Course Description
First Amendment principles and communication law affecting print, telecommunications, advertising, and public relations.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Evaluation of graduate students differs significantly from that
of undergraduate students. Not only will graduate students be
assigned more readings and additional projects, they will also
be graded with higher expectations than undergraduate students.
Specifically, graduate students will be assigned an additional
research or applied project depending upon the discretion of the
instructor. Research projects may involve secondary research
reviews and synthesis, whereas primary research studies will
involve collection and analysis of data. Applied projects will
consist of an original professional-level project delivered as a
written report and/or oral presentation.
Athena Title
Law of Mass Communication
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JRLC 5040H, JRLC 5040 or JRLC 7040
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
ADPR 3100 or ADPR 3100H or ADPR 3850 or ADPR 3850H or JOUR 3030 or JOUR 3030H or EMST 3010 or EMST 3010H
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To acquire practical legal knowledge to help practitioners protect themselves and to use the law to serve their professional goals; To understand judicial reasoning and constitutional tools; To apply legal principles, law, and reasoning to real and hypothetical cases involving the media and media professions.
Topical Outline
First Amendment purposes Prior restraints Libel Obscenity Privacy Copyright Commercial speech Access to information Telecommunications regulations