2026-2027 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

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Media Studies Minor

Requirements: (17 credits)

Required course:

COMM 230Introduction to Mass Media

3

Any two of the following (6-7 credits)

COMM 220/CINE 220Intro to History of Film

3
or
COMM 255Visual Communication

3
COMM 227Introduction to Television Production

3
or
COMM 228Introduction to Digital Film Production

3
COMM 231Communication Technologies

3
COMM 336Media Literacy

4

Additional credits from the following list (7-8 credits to reach the required 17 credits)

COMM 315Political Communication

4
COMM 319/CINE 319Filmic Narrative

4
COMM 327Studio Production I

4
COMM 328Digital Film Production 1

4
COMM 329Screenwriting

4
COMM 332Web Publishing

4
COMM 345Writing for the Electronic Media

4
COMM 380/CINE 380/WGSS 380Women and Film

4
COMM 382/CINE 382American Cinema

4
COMM 399Current Topics in Communication

1
COMM 410Public Opinion

4
COMM 420Principles of Digital Photography for Convergent Media

4
COMM 427Studio Production II

4
COMM 428Digital Film Production II

4
COMM 431Mass Media and Society

4
COMM 432Media In Film

4
COMM 435/WGSS 435Images of Gender in the Media

4
COMM 436Streaming Media in Web Publishing

4
COMM 455Global Visual Communication

4
COMM 457Converging Media

4
COMM 465Sports and Media: Images and Representations

4
COMM 485Topics in Media and Culture

3 to 4
COMM 487Documentary Production

4
COMM 488Film Documentary

4
COMM 496Field Studies in Communication

3

Total Credit Hours: 17