Broadcast Television History is a special topics course in the Department of Communication's mass communication sequence. This course fills the 400-level course requirement and may also serve as an elective course for all Communication majors. In addition, this course is a second-writing course.

Broadcast Television History focuses on the Golden Age of television broadcasting and examines some of the dominant genres of that era, including comedy, variety, drama, western, action-adventure, music, and children's programming. Students will explore how societal structure, social norms, economic support, and U.S. broadcasting policy are reflected in the cultural products of television.

• Course Syllabus
• WebCT Course Site
• Listing of Names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers
• Course Schedule
• List of In-Class Presenters by Week
• Reading List
• Guidelines for In-Class Presentations
• Listing of Videos We Will be Watching by Genre
• Course-Related WWW Links
• Paper Critics Schedule
• Types of Critical Essays
• E-Mail John Courtright
• E-Mail Elizabeth Perse
• Department of Communication Home Page
• John Courtright's Faculty Page
• Elizabeth Perse's Faculty Page
• University of Delaware Home Page
• Department of Communication Style Manual
• Style for Citing Web Sites
• A Tribute to Roy Rogers
• TV and Movie Theme Songs