2016-2017 Undergraduate General Catalog


Media Studies Major

39 credit hours

Required Courses: 30 credit hours

COMM 210WRhetorical Criticism

3

COMM 260Persuasion

3

COMM 290Communication Research

3

COMM 395Internship

3-4

MDST 110Media and Society

3

MDST 150Introduction to New Media

3

MDST 220History of Electronic Media

3

MDST 230Media Aesthetics and Production

3

MDST 380Mass Media Effects

3

MDST 390Critical Media Studies

3

Interdisciplinary Electives: 9 credit hours

Choose one course from the Aesthetics category: 3 credits

ART 112/HIST 112Art History I: Prehistory to the Renaissance

3

ART 113/HIST 113Art History II: Renaissance through the 20th Century

3

EDUC 355Human Relations in Education

3

ENGL 140Contemporary Film Aesthetics

3

ENGL 150American Cinema

3

ENGL 168Criminal Behavior in Society and Media

3

ENGL 289Seminar in Literary Criticism and Theory

3

MDFL 152Central and West-African Cinema

3

Topics courses as approved by the department chair.

Choose one course from the Production category: 3 credits


ART 120Design I: Two-Dimensional Design

3

ART 180Photography I: Introduction

3

ART 190Graphic Design I

3

COSC 180Web Site Development and Design

3

JOUR 115W/ENGL 115WNews Reporting and Writing

3

JOUR 243Editorial Skills

3

JOUR 245Photojournalism

3

JOUR 255Multimedia Storytelling

3

Topics courses as approved by the department chair.

Choose one course from the Social Influence category: 3 credits

BSAD 310Principles of Marketing

3

BSAD 413Marketing Promotions

3

GOVT 335/COMM 335/JOUR 335Elections, Public Opinion and The Media

3

JOUR 302Ethics and Law of the Press

3

Topics courses as approved by the department chair.

Media Studies Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110First Year Seminar I

4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Interim

Spring Semester

FYS 111First Year Seminar II

4

Second Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester

Third Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester