# MCOM 204 — From Telegraph to Twitter (AUB)

> MCOM 204 From Telegraph to Twitter at American University of Beirut. 5.0/5 from 1 rating · 2 student reviews · 1 shared file.

Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/780
Retrieved: 2026-09-17

## Facts

- Course code: MCOM 204
- Title: From Telegraph to Twitter
- University: American University of Beirut (AUB)
- Subject: Media Studies
- Department: Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies
- Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 3
- Counts toward General Education: Cultures and Histories
- Professors on record (2): Blake Atwood, Blake Robert Atwood

## Catalogue description

This course situates the history of communication – from the telegraph to today’s social media – as more than a history of technology, and discusses the complexity with which the social world is constructed. Both technology and history enter into conversation, opening up points of critical engagement of modern understandings of the world.

## Quick answers

### What is MCOM 204 at AUB?

MCOM 204 From Telegraph to Twitter is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. This course situates the history of communication – from the telegraph to today’s social media – as more than a history of technology, and discusses the complexity with which the social world is constructed.

### How many credits is MCOM 204?

MCOM 204 From Telegraph to Twitter is worth 3 credits at AUB.

### Is MCOM 204 hard?

Students rate MCOM 204 5.0 out of 5 overall, from 1 rating.

### Who teaches MCOM 204 at AUB?

Studiety has 2 professors on record for MCOM 204: Blake Atwood, Blake Robert Atwood. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now.

### Are there past papers for MCOM 204?

Yes — 1 file for MCOM 204 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account.

## Student ratings

- Overall: 5.0/5 from 1 rating

## What to expect

- Has Midterm
- Has Final

## Shared course material

1 file shared by students. Free to download after signing up.

- Syllabus: 1 (most recent from 2018)

## Student reviews

2 of 2 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from
elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line.

- **5/5 · 2022-11** — Blake Atwood, who teaches MCOM 204, is considered one of the most understanding and helpful professors at AUB, offering fun activities while covering important media topics.

- **2019-08** — sweetest professor ever, and makes the course so interesting but the course itself has quite the workload

## See also

- [All Media Studies courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/media-studies.md)
- [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md)

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