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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CA 220 - Introduction to Broadcasting


Credit Hours: 3

The course will introduce the student to broadcasting technology, history, infrastructure, programming and regulation. The content of television and radio will be analyzed as a component of student research.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to …

  • describe highlights of the history of broadcasting;
  • understand audio/video signal generation, processing, transmission, reception, storage and retrieval
  • define and outline the organizational structure of the broadcast industry
  • explain broadcast regulation;
  • compare and contrast the effects of electronic mass media; and
  • understand the process and strategies of broadcast programming.


F/S (S)