Courses

The 18-credit Minor in Media Studies is composed of one required communications course, and four elective courses selected in consultation with an adviser. At least 9 of your 18 credits must be at the 400 level. A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses that you take to fulfill requirements for the minor.

Course List - Undergraduate Minor in Media Studies

Prescribed Courses (3 credits)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
The Mass Media and Society	COMM 100	Mass communications in the United States: organization, role, content, and effects of newspapers, magazines, television, radio, books, and films.	3 credits

Additional Courses (15 credits total); Choose 3 credits from:
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
The Art of the Cinema	COMM 150	The development of cinema to its present state; principles of evaluation and appreciation; examples from the past and present.	3 credits
Survey of Electronic Media and Telecommunications	COMM 180	The development of electronic media and telecommunications, emphasizing social, economic, political, and global impact.	3 credits

Additional Courses (15 credits total); Choose 12 credits from:
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Women, Minorities, and the Media	COMM 205	Analysis of historical, economic, legal, political, and social implications of the relationship between women, minorities, and the mass media.	3 credits
Law of Mass Communications	COMM 403	Nature and theories of law; the Supreme Court and press freedom; legal problems of the mass media.	3 credits
Political Economy of Communications	COMM 405	Structure and functions of American and other mass communications systems and their relationship to political and economic systems. Prerequisite: ECON 102	3 credits
News Media Ethics	COMM 409	Ethical problems in the practice of journalism; principal public criticisms of news media; case study approach.	3 credits
International Mass Communications	COMM 410	The role of international media in communication among and between nations and peoples. Prerequisite: select 3 credits from the following: COMM 100, COMM 110, COMM 118, COMM 150, COMM 180, COMM 251, COMM 260W, COMM 320 or COMM 370	3 credits
World Media Systems	COMM 419	Comparative study of modern mass systems and the evolution and structure of specific countries' systems. Prerequisite: COMM 410; and select 6 credits in the arts or the humanities	3 credits

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