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The Media and Popular Culture minor provides students with the skills to analyze and produce contemporary media (cinema, television, new media, comics) in the broader context of popular cultural studies. 

​Course Requirements

A minor in Media and Popular Culture requires students to complete six courses (24 credits). 

Course Title Quarter Hours
AMS 205INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE 1
or MPOP 205 INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
MPOP 271MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Select three History/Criticism courses from the following:12
HISTORY OF CINEMA I, 1890-1945
HISTORY OF CINEMA II, 1945-1975
HISTORY OF CINEMA III, 1975-PRESENT
INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
TELEVISION STYLE AND NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
SPACES OF CINEMA IN ROME
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM
IMAGINING ITALY: CINEMA AS A COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE
MEXICAN CINEMA
TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING: BUILDING A NARRATIVE WORLD
INTRODUCTION TO FAN STUDIES
FAITH,REDEMPTN,& TRANSCENDENCE IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION
COMICS STUDIES
BAH HUMBUG! CHRISTMAS MOVIES/TV AND MEDIA METHODS
SOUND AND VISION
TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
TOPICS IN RADIO STUDIES
HISTORY OF TELEVISION & RADIO
MEDIA ETHICS
THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION: HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1960S
TOPICS IN FILM GENRE
TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES
TOPICS IN GLOBAL CINEMA
TOPICS IN TELEVISION STUDIES
TOPICS IN NEW MEDIA
TOPICS IN MEDIA AND MATERIAL CULTURE
TOPICS IN COMICS STUDIES
B-MOVIES
FANDOM & PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
TOPICS IN FAN STUDIES
MONSTERS IN POPULAR CULTURE
HORROR FILMS
COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
SPORTS FANDOM
TIME TRAVEL ON TELEVISION
ADAPTATION: MOVIES/TV/NOVELS/COMICS/TOYS/VIDEO GAMES
WRITING TELEVISION CRITICISM
DIGITAL CULTURE AND NEW MEDIA
BOARD GAMES AS MEDIA
TALKING ABOUT FILM: THEORY & CRITICISM
TOPICS IN ADVANCED MEDIA ETHICS
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
Select one Production course from the following:4
RADIO BROADCASTING
AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
AUDIO PRODUCTION FOR RADIO AND THE WEB
TOPICS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS
MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOJOURNALISM
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I
CINEMA PRODUCTION II
CINEMATOGRAPHY I
EDITING I
SOUND DESIGN I
INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING
DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES
WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY
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Students cannot earn credit for both AMS 205 and MPOP 205. 

Students majoring in Media and Popular Culture (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.