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Children and Youth Media Cultures CMNS 427 (4)

Examines the nature, meaning and pedagogical implications of children’s screen use, youth media making cultures, including their relationship to the development of a digitally literate citizenry. These developments are examined with a view to how they shape young people's lives. Through self-directed projects students will explore select issues concerning children’s media, advertising to children, screen time practices, youth media production, ESRB ratings globally, as well as global digital policy on children’s digital literacy and media use. Prerequisite: 26 CMNS units with a minimum grade of C- or 60 units with a minimum CGPA of 2.00.