SOC 342 - Internet-Based Social Networks (Cross-listed as COMM 342, COMP 342)

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Explores the ongoing evolution of Internet-based social networks using an interdisciplinary approach. Incorporates research from sociology, computer science, media studies, and philosophy to understand: Internet-based social networks, cultural and structural conditions of online communication, virtual identity construction, management of digital media, and the impact online social networks have on various institutions of society.
Same as: COMM 342 , COMP 342
GenEd: UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches