COMM 4220

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COMM 4220
Psychology of Entertainment Media

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Every media format uses entertainment, including video games, advertising, television, movies, sports, and news. This course examines the psychology (conscious and unconscious) of entertainment, including why people like entertainment, what makes a story entertaining, how people mentally process entertainment, what makes things frightening or funny, and whether or not entertainment can persuade.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: introductory psychology or COMM 1101 or COMM 2200.

Distribution Category (SBA)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1458 COMM 4220   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: introductory psychology or COMM 1101 or 2200.