The School of Journalism & Media Studies offers a rich mix of courses in global communication, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; a diverse faculty with research interests in global communication; and a broad variety of study abroad and international exchange programs for students.

Study abroad

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In addition to an array of courses with global connections and a diverse faculty with global research interests, the School of Journalism & Media Studies offers several study abroad and international exchange programs for its students, including five in China, one in Singapore, and one in Italy.

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Courses with a global focus

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Among the School’s curricular offerings are the following courses, whose content is focused on issues of global communication:

JMS 200, Mediated Communication in the Information Age: Mass media and emerging forms of niche media in the global community. Theories, structures, functions, practices, problems, interrelationships, economics, critical analyses, history, and ethics.
JMS 375, Media Technology in the Global Environment: Technology’s crucial role in shaping the knowledge economy and communication policies affecting life and work in the global age. Emphasis on digital communication, media convergence, media regulation, and economic development.
JMS 450, Using Media to Understand Cultures: Cultural phenomena through media products, including films, television programs, and print media. Appreciation of various cultures and practices through the analysis of media products. Focus may vary depending on the instructor.
JMS 475, Mediated Communication in Intercultural Contexts: Cultures and the role of culture in professional fields, such as advertising, journalism, media studies, and public relations. Cultural values and practices as applied to various mediated communication products and contexts.
JMS 494, Media Law and Ethics: Importance of freedom of expression. Legal rights and responsibilities of print, electronic, and online media, and applications to advertising, journalism, and public relations. Ethical dilemmas encountered by media professionals and communication specialists, including challenges posed by global technologies.
JMS 574, International Advertising: Comparative cultural, economic, legal, political, and social conditions relevant to international advertising.
JMS 591 , International Telecommunications : Comparative study of economic, social, political determinants of broadcasting, and telecommunication systems around the world.
JMS 596 , Special Topics: Crisis Communication in PR Management : Examines classic crisis communication cases; analyzes contemporary cases of crises in public relations, both U.S. and international.
JMS 775 , Seminar: Mediated Communication in International Settings: Cultural differences and the role culture plays in the construction and interpretation of mediated communication in international media contexts.

Research in global communication

Several faculty members in the School of Journalism & Media Studies have research interests in global communication. For more infomormation about specific faculty memebers and a list of selected publications follow the link below.

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Teaching and Service

Professor Glen Broom (Emeritus) teaches public relations in the School of Journalism & Media Studies during spring semesters as part of San Diego State University’s faculty early retirement program. For the past four years, he also has taught at universities in Australia during parts of August and September. He has been under contract as visiting adjunct professor with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, where he lectures to classes, consults on faculty research, and makes presentations to professional public relations and marketing groups.

Following his two or three weeks at QUT each year, he also has taken on similar assignments at the University of Technology Sydney and RMIT University in Melbourne. Teaching in Australia not been all work, however, as he and his wife Betty (School of Nursing faculty) have gone snorkeling at a resort on the Great Barrier Reef, traveled into the “Outback” (or “Red Center”) to visit Uluru (Ayers Rock) National Park (see photo below), traveled the Great Ocean Road on Victoria’s western coast, climbed the Sydney Harbor bridge and visited the late Steve Irwin’s Australian Zoo.

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