MSCR 1420 — Media History
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Examines the historical relationships between media, culture, and society with a focus on the role of media technologies as tools of communication. Emphasizes the broad social and cultural conditions that shape media and the ways in which people experience culture and understand meaning. Introduces the concept of mediation to analyze how different forms of communication have emerged in different historical moments. Critically examines past interactions between media and culture, and also examines the emergence of historically specific conceptions of audience, identity, content, industry, information, perception, and so forth.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 35 | 38 | 92% | 1.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63% | 10.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 74% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 87% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 71% | 14.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 33% | 20.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 41% · T 39% · W 41% · Th 41% · F 39%
Common patterns: MWR (41% of sections), TF (39% of sections), async (20% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Craig Robertson (76% of students) · reviews
- Murray Forman (24% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Patrick Jones (67% of students) · reviews
- Murray Forman (33% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Joshua Grimm (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (MSCR course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All MSCR courses · Plan it at numap.app