3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture HumanitiesUpper DivisionData from last updated 1/3/2026
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Instructors:
This course introduces students to the study of images, their relationship to language, and their functions in media. From decoding advertising messages to analyzing digital journalism, students will learn how images and their viewers make meaning in a variety of media contexts.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze images using multiple critical methods.
2Explain how images and their viewers make meaning.
3Explain what role images play (or have played) in our cultures.
4Explain what it means to negotiate so many images in our daily lives.
5Produce effective written, verbal, and visual communication that demonstrates critical thinking, creative problem solving, empathy, and visual literacy.
6Access and analyze information.
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