MCS 139: MASS MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 or SOC 001H. A comparative analysis of the television, radio, record, cinema, and journalism industries as social institutions and a discussion of contemporary developments in mass communications theory. A study of the relationship between the social processes of modern society and the content of popular culture. Cross-listed with SOC 139.
Average GPA: 3.19
Grade distribution records: 160 students across 9 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 19 | 11.9% |
| A | 21 | 13.1% |
| A- | 49 | 30.6% |
| B+ | 15 | 9.4% |
| B | 12 | 7.5% |
| B- | 16 | 10.0% |
| C+ | 10 | 6.3% |
| C | 3 | 1.9% |
| C- | 5 | 3.1% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.6% |
| D | 1 | 0.6% |
| D- | 1 | 0.6% |
| F | 7 | 4.4% |
Based on 160 student grade records across 9 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Stephen James 31 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Leah Washburn 21 students, Average GPA 3.06
- Stefan Torralba 20 students, Average GPA 3.74
- Tabassum Khan 19 students, Average GPA 2.87
- Stina Attebery 15 students, Average GPA 3.39