Instructions for Completing Form #3 Are in Section II

Instructions for completing Form #3 are in Section II.A.3 in the EPC Manual

Anne Arundel Community EPC USE ONLY College Educational Policies and Curriculum Form #3 - New Course EPC NO.:A&S-43 Committee Date Submitted:12/5/08

School Arts and Sciences Department Women’s Studies/ American Studies

12/2/08 Suzanne J. Spoor, WMS Coordinator 26 Nov 08 Signature of Approving Dean Date Signature of Approving Department Chair/Program Date Manager Thomas J. Karwoski, Chair, AMS 12/1/08

Heather Rellihan 25 Nov 08 Initiator Date Phone Extension of Initiator 1233

EPC Subcommittee Review EPC Committee Action Approved Disapproved Date Academic Council Action Subcommittee Chair Date Approved Disapproved Date

New Course Information

1. Suggested Course Prefix & No.: WMS 211/AMS 211 Approved Course Prefix & No. :

2. Suggested Course Title: Gender and Mass Media in the United States Fall 2009 (offered as Special 3. Credit Hours 3 4. Anticipated date of initial offering: Topics course in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009) 5. Lab Fee Yes (If yes, submit Form 10A) No Amount:

6. Other Fees (Travel expenses, admission fees, etc.) Yes No Amount: Brief justification

of other fee: 7. Check any or all that apply: Submit Form: Approved

Program Requirement N/A Specify program

Program Elective N/A Specify program Women’s Studies Certificate or Women’s Studies Letter of Recognition

General Education #6 – General Education Course Diversity #12A – Diversity Course Computer Competency #7 – Computer and Information Technologies Worksheet

EPC Form 3 – Revised 7/08 Special Topics course proposals, use Form #5 If you checked general education, select all of the following categories that apply: Arts and Humanities Biological & Physical Sciences English Composition Health/Fitness/Wellness Interdisciplinary Studies and Emerging Issues Mathematics Computer Technology Social and Behavioral Sciences In a society with an ever-growing media presence it is imperative that students develop “media 8. Statement of purpose and need literacy.” This class will enable students to interpret media constructions of gender, race, class, for the course: sexuality, disability, and other variables of difference and analyze the effect that these constructions have on the social hierarchies and inequalities in U.S. society. WMS 211 Gender and Mass Media in the United States 3 credit hours – Three hours weekly; one term. Learn principles of contemporary mass media scholarship. Examines how media creates and perpetuates constructions of masculinity and femininity and how these constructions relate to 9. Complete Catalog Description race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and other variables of difference. Explores the political economy of media production, the relationship between media and ideology and audience reception. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 111. Note: Also offered as AMS 211; credit is not given for both WMS 211 and AMS 211. 10. Does this course require any of the following? If so, please list these along with other notes and special requirements in the course description. a. Co-requisites: Yes No

Restate Co-requisite statement from the catalog description: b. Prerequisites: Yes No

Restate Prerequisite statement from the Eligibility for ENG 111. catalog description: 11. Has this course been taught as a special topics course? Yes No

If yes, enter the course number and WMS 208, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semester(s) taught:

12. Credit Hours: - 3 Choose one: Credit-bearing course Developmental equivalent credit hours 13. Contact Hours Calculation List contact hours per semester. Please read “Time Requirements for Award of College Credit” in Section III.G.2 of the EPC Manual

Contact Hours Lecture 45 Laboratory (specify type) Recitation Other (specify type) Total Contact Hours 45

EPC Form 3 – Revised 7/08 14. Colleges and Universities consulted during course University of Maryland Baltimore County, The College of New development: Jersey, San Francisco State University, Georgetown University, the University of Kansas, University of Illinois at Chicago 15. Level at which four-year colleges and universities 200 level offer this course: If course is usually an upper level course, explain why it is being offered at freshman/sophomore N/A level. 16. Have you consulted with Truxal Library staff to ensure that adequate resources (books, reference materials, online databases) are available to support this course/program? Yes No

17. Grade Policy: A/F If Pass/Fail, give brief rationale:

Pass/Fail

19. Repeatable for additional credit: If yes, enter maximum credits allowed: Yes No

20. Maximum section size: If fewer than 20, state rationale:

Lecture 20 Lab Other(specify type) Recitation 22. Facility Required: General Purpose Explain what kind of Special Purpose facility is needed: Special Purpose A smart classroom is necessary. 24. Continuing Education Share – Is this course to be If yes, state rationale: shared with Continuing Education-

Yes No

The checklist that follows contains the documentation required to accompany this proposal form. Submit all documents in one email to the EPC Committee Chair and the Secretary.

Form #3 Checklist

(See “Instructions for Submitting Electronic Forms” in Section II.B of the EPC Manual)

Document Attache N/A d Form # 3 – New Course Form Form #3A – Course Outline WIDS Course Outcomes Summary Form #10A – Recommendation to Create a New Course Lab Fee As Appropriate: Please submit the following forms, Form #6 – General Education Course Form #12A – Diversity Course Form #7 – Computing and Information Technologies Competency Designated Course

EPC Form 3 – Revised 7/08 Form #3A – Course Outline Instructions for completing Form #3A are in Section II.A.4 in the EPC Manual

ARNOLD, MARYLAND

Course Information: Course Name: Gender and Mass Media in the United States Course Number: WMS 211/AMS 211 Credit Hours: 3 Initiator: Heather Rellihan School: Arts and Sciences Department: Women's Studies/American Studies Date: 10/15/08

Catalog Description: WMS 211 Gender and Mass Media in the United States 3 credit hours – Three hours weekly; one term. Learn principles of contemporary mass media scholarship. Examines how media creates and perpetuates constructions of masculinity and femininity and how these constructions relate to race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and other variables of difference. Explores the political economy of media production, the relationship between media and ideology and audience reception. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 111. Note: Also offered as AMS 211; credit is not given for both WMS 211 and AMS 211.

Division Of Subject Matter: Lecture Lab Main Topics Hours Hours 1.0 Media Theory 16 2.0 Production and Distribution 8 3.0 Textual Analysis 10 4.0 Audience Reception 3 5.0 Consumerism, Marketing and Advertising 2 6.0 Media Activism 3 Testing 3 Total 45

EPC Form 3 – Revised 7/08 Detailed Course Outline Lecture Lab Main Topic Hours Hours 1.0 Media Theory 16 1.1 Cultural studies approach to media: Origins of culture, cultural texts, multiculturalism and high versus low culture 1.2 Feminist theory, critical race theory, postcolonial theory and queer theory 1.3 Media theory and politics: ideology, hegemony and capitalism 1.4 Social construction: gender, race, class and sexuality 2.0 Production and Distribution 8 2.1 Media ownership: conglomerates and politics 2.2 Global media production 2.3 Genre: Formulas and conventions of production for television (talk shows, soap operas, sitcoms, reality TV, cartoons, etc.); film; music; magazines; advertising and Internet 2.4 Changing technology 3.0 Textual Analysis 10 3.1 Quantitative approaches 3.2 Qualitative approaches 3.3 Ideological significance 4.0 Audience Reception 3 4.1 Effect of gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality on audience interpretation 4.2 Oppositional reading 5.0 Consumerism, Marketing and Advertising 2 5.1 Marketing and media conglomerates: Intra-conglomerates and crossover artists 6.0 Media Activism 3 6.1 Media literacy as empowering for media consumers 6.2 Documentary film and political activism Testing 3 Total 45

Textbooks Title Author Publisher Yr of Publication ISBN Gender, Race and Gail Dines and Jean Sage Publications 2003 0-7619-2261-X Class in Media M. Humez, Eds.

References (Optional)

EPC Form 3 – Revised 7/08