What I Expect From Media Studies

Many of my reasons for taking this course would have to be from the suggestions I have received from my friends.  A lot of the subjects and topics that are shown in the syllabus to be discussed in this class (such as semiotics and feminism for example) are subjects that I have either never learned about anywhere else or have always wanted to learn about.  I feel that I have done a great deal of critical thinking and analysis on my own, and being an artist of sorts, it’s a necessity.

The chance to expand on these analyses is a crucial step for me. I intend to use that to my advantage especially in the realm of imagery.  Since I plan to get involved with Advertising, concepts explained throughout the syllabus such as Semiotics, Critical thinking, and Blogging, to name a few, all stand out as important steps for me to continue to expand my knowledge and understanding of imagery and the advertising world. Though I have already had experience with some of these concepts and forms of media, such as blogging, I am eager to gain more experience with media such as Pod casting, something I've never worked with before. Both will provide me with practice in crucial skills like writing and speech

The way this class was explained to me, we write a great deal of papers and analyze a lot as well. I love the chance to do both of these tasks either separately or together in order to expand my abilities in either area or simply to practice. Chapters 5 and of the syllabus help to convince me that I’ll have ample opportunity, in this class and throughout my Communications career, to grow more adept in my skill set with media literacy, technologies, critical thinking and creative assignments.