Media Law and Ethics

Examines the secular and religious perspectives of law and ethics in the media communication fields. Study includes First Amendment issues, prior restraint, defamation, privacy and copyright. Perspectives on personal and social meaning and moral judgement within contemporary writers in philosophy and theology of communication. Fulfills interdisciplinary course requirements. Cross-listed with COM 433. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: COM 200 and RE 103 or RE 205 or permission of instructor.