COMM 320 - User-Generated Content

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): COMM 101 with a grade of C or higher
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course will examine digital cultures and user-generated content (UGC) such as social media, YouTube videos, live streams, and other productions. Emphasis will be placed on the participatory technologies and how these affordances allow media consumers to transform into active producers of digital content.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Evaluate user-generated content as a cultural tool
Analyze different uses of user-generated content
Apply participatory cultural theory to a specific context