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 205 | INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE 1 | |
| or MPOP 205 | INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | |
| MPOP 271 | MEDIA 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.