The course is designed into two major parts: a) the history of developments of media technology; b) a sociological approach towards cultural studies. In the first half of the semester, theories and concepts of mass communication studies and paradigms of cultural studies will be introduced along with the history of developments of media technology. After introducing basic concepts of media studies, the teacher will move on to bring in sociological concerns on race, gender, romantic love, aging, and disability into the discussion of media representation so that the students could read media messages with broader knowledge of sociology.The development of technology has transformed the society as well as human behaviour. Nowadays, we are bombarded by information transmitted through different types of media technology, which makes it necessary for people to develop media literacy as a tool to deconstruct media messages as well as an essential element to live in a civilized society. The aims of this course is to a) introduce concepts and methods of media studies, b) incorporate sociological approach into discussions of media representation so that the students could develop the ability of critical thinking when reading media messages in everyday life.