Boston University is open to all during the summer. Each year, more than 7,500 motivated students from the United States and around the world take the opportunity to attend Summer Term. Why study at BU in the summer?because: Choose from 700+ courses in a wide selection of subjects from 12 of BU’s schools and colleges. Benefit from convenient six-week sessions and offerings on campus and online. Fulfill your Hub units—BU summer courses count for Hub requirements the same as in the school year. Catch up on credits, complete a prerequisite, or finish a degree requirement. Focus on one or two courses in an intensive academic environment. Build up your subject-matter expertise or explore a new subject for your own enrichment. Hone your professional skillset with a course focusing on analytics, business, communication, information. technology, project management, or writing. Enjoy smaller class sizes—or study with a BU professor you’ve heard about. Connect with a global community of students and professionals. Experience Boston at its best: in the summer! Understanding Media Traces the development, surveys the literature, and explores the impact of media--whether traditional, interactive, social, or mobile--examining conceptual, theoretical, and practical aspects of today's global media environment. Reviews the factors that have shaped the nature of contemporary media, including their content, uses, functions, and audiences. Provides students with a broad understanding of the social and psychological impact of mediated communication and empowers students to think originally and critically about how media technologies evolve, function, advance, and shape society, industry, and professional practices. The course makes dynamic connections between theoretical frameworks, everyday life, and industry practices in a manner that engages undergraduate students in Advertising, Media Science, and Public Relations and informs them of the significance of using strategic approaches to constructing, disseminating, and evaluating media initiatives and media messages.