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2025-2026 Academic Catalog

MPC 421 - Media Law and Ethics

3 Credit Hour(s)

This course offers lecture and research into mass communication law and ethics, with emphasis on libel, privacy, free press, copyright, broadcast and advertising regulations, court systems, indecency and obscenity, as well as the ethical standards that apply to these issues.

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Instructor Permission
Liberal Arts Core Fulfillment: 5.1a Ethical Awareness
Offered: Spring Even