JOUR M05

Introduces the significant theories of visual communication through images employed by the mass media and distributed via the Internet, print, electronic, and advertising media. Examines the tools used in analyzing visual communication. Creates and analyzes images for print, Web and video. Evaluates critically, using the framework of visual literacy, how society communicates through still and moving images, cartoons, typography and infographics. Analyzes how visual communication affects society and its cultural values. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.