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EDUC 102Education, Media, and Society

5 creditsGE IMUndergraduateStudent Option

Focusing on ways the media (both news and the entertainment industry) portrays schools, teachers, and students to the public, investigates the way society views education, the way education is presented in the media, and the way education is influenced by society.

Prerequisites

Enrollment is restricted to declared EDJ majors or education minors or by permission of instructor.

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When it runs

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Tue Thu 8:00am–9:35am
PhysSciences 130N. HigdonOpen 44/45

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Nolan Higdon3.8 / 52.5 / 566%46

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