Mass Communications vs Media Literacy?

Question

Is there a difference in taking one class over the other?
I am thinking about going back to school and was wondering which class I should take first? I am leaning towards taking intro to mass communications class. Can any one help me out? Both would maybe meet the requirements at a 4 year school.

Answer 1

Mass communication is going to be about studying the ways people communicate from the perspective of the sender or professional communicator. It will concentrate on ways to send the message that you want to have communicated.

Media Literacy is going to be about studying the ways we receive and interpret information from the perspective of the receiver (and usually from a student perspective). It will concentrate on ways to sort through information and avoid being manipulated by the people who study mass communication.

There will be some overlap.

Answer 2

both r good