COMM 454: Free Speech and Ethics

COMM 454-002: Free Speech and Ethics
(Fall 2016)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W

Section Information for Fall 2016

How has freedom of speech developed in  America and what does it mean for us today? We will answer these questions through extensive discussion of current issues in free speech, including many being debated on college campuses -- college speech codes, file sharing, Internet trolling, Wikileaks, hate speech, pornography, obscenity, and more. We will also examine the similarities and differences between these contemporary issues and similar controversies that arose in the past.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Major issues surrounding roles of speech, press, and electronic media in society. Includes history of free speech and press issues in society, government role in regulating marketplace of ideas, and responsibility of individual in free society. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Synthesis
Recommended Prerequisite: 60 credit hours or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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