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Media Studies, BS

This major is administered through the area of Media Studies in the School of Design and Communication .

If you are interested in declaring a Media Studies major, you should enroll in MSTU 1 .

Consists of a minimum of 43 credits in Media Studies courses.

Upper-level requirement, 18 credits

Eighteen credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

Media Studies Core, 13-18 credits

MSTU 1 - Media Studies Essentials Credits: 0
MSTU 105 - Foundations of Media Practice: Time, Motion, and Video Credits: 3
MSTU 106 - Foundations of Criticism: Understanding Media Credits: 3
MSTU 107 - Foundation of Media Writing Credits: 3
MSTU 460 - Media Studies Symposium and Capstone Credits: 3

Required, 12 credits

Internship or Externship, 1-6 credits

You must also complete an internship or externship:

MSTU 480 - Internship in Media Studies Credits: 1-12
MSTU 485 - Externship in Media Studies - London Credits: 6

Quantitative and Social Science Methods, 6-7 credits

Choose one of the following two course sequences:

BUS 330 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
BUS 333 - eMarketing Credits: 3
COMM 201 - Communication Research Credits: 3
COMM 391 - Persuasion Credits: 3
MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences Credits: 4
MATH 367 - Mathematics of Decision and Choice Credits: 3
NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere Credits: 3
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists Credits: 4
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 351 - Social Statistics Credits: 4

Area Requirements 24 credits

15 credits must be 300-level or higher; minimum 6 credits from each area:

Media History, Theory Criticism Area

MSTU 108 - Social Media Cultures and Practices Credits: 3
MSTU 160 - Introduction to the Art of Film Credits: 3
MSTU 190 - History of Media Credits: 3
MSTU 292 - Transmedia Storytelling Credits: 3
MSTU 325 - Media Law Credits: 3
MSTU 357 - Media and Popular Culture Credits: 3
MSTU 359 - Topics in Media Credits: 3 *
MSTU 360 - Film History: Beginning to 1945 Credits: 3
MSTU 361 - Film History: 1945 to Present Credits: 3
MSTU 363 - Media Genres Credits: 3
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MSTU 367 - International Media Credits: 3
MSTU 394 - Sex, Media, and Rape Culture Credits: 3
MSTU 395 - Hashtag Activism Credits: 3
MSTU 396 - Communication and Gender Credits: 3

Media Writing Area

MSTU 221 - Introduction to Journalism Credits: 3
MSTU 251 - Media Writing Credits: 3 *
MSTU 320 - Multimedia Writing Credits: 3
MSTU 323 - Topics in Journalism Writing Credits: 3 *
MSTU 327 - Culinary Journalism: Food & Wines of the World Credits: 3
MSTU 351 - Advanced Media Writing Credits: 3 *

Media Production Area

DSN 104 - Foundation Studio: Color, Light, and Perception Credits: 3
MSTU 102 - Effective Podcasting Credits: 3
MSTU 253 - Video Production I Credits: 3
MSTU 254 - Audio Production I Credits: 3
MSTU 322 - Introduction to Digital Photography Credits: 3
MSTU 352 - Audio Production II Credits: 3 *
MSTU 354 - Special Topics in Producing Media Credits: 3 *
MSTU 356 - Video Production II Credits: 3 *

Note

Courses listed above with an asterisk (*) may be repeated for credit under different subtitles.