The Media and Cinema Studies minor combines courses from film, television, radio and new media. You will gain a historical and critical understanding of the media industry with the option to focus on one type of media.
Course Requirements
A minor in Media and Cinema Studies requires students to complete six courses (24 credits).
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MCS 271 | MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES | 4 |
| MCS 273 | STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA | 4 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 II | ||
| DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I | ||
| CINEMA PRODUCTION II | ||
| CINEMATOGRAPHY I | ||
| EDITING I | ||
| SOUND DESIGN I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION WRITING | ||
| WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY | ||
Students majoring in Media and Cinema Studies (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.