COMM 4220

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COMM 4220
Psychology of Entertainment Media

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

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.


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

Distribution Category (SBA)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1410 COMM 4220   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: Introductory psychology or COMM 1101 or 2200.

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