COURSE DETAIL
NRSG 805 Understanding Disability through Mass Media
Credit hours: 2 per Semester
Cluster: Advanced Nursing Practice, Other
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Course Level: Doctoral Intermediate
Course Type:
IPE: No
Course Open to: all
Institution:University of Kansas
Pre-requisites: Consent of Instructor
Course Description: This class is an overview of how mass media frames disability for the public. This course will focus on issues related to disability and the mass media representation including journalism, TV, film, advertising, and the internet. Topics discussed will be the various models of media representation of disability, the impact of stigma in mass media disabilities, content created by and for people with disabilities, news about disability rights in the US society, and "hidden" disabilities. Also considered will be the healthcare response to these images and to people with disabilities. The course will be offered online in a synchronous format.
Method of Instruction: Online - some synchronous activities involved
Delivery Platform: Blackboard
Campus visits required: None
Course Contact: Katharine Garrity
email: kgarrity@kumc.edu
Tuition: NEXus Common Price
Other considerations: Open to master's students.
Available Seats by Semester for this course:
SUMMER 2020
Section: 1001
Instructor: TBA
Seats: 3
Credits: 2 / Semester
Start Date: 06-02-20
End Date: 07-24-20
SUMMER 2022
Section: 1001
Instructor: Moya Peterson
Seats: 3
Credits: 2 / Semester
Start Date: 06-07-22
End Date: 07-29-22