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Major: Film and Media Studies, B.A. (0699), 45 Credits

General Education: 30 Credits; Major: 45 Credits; Elective Credits: 45 Credits

Communication and Media Arts Division Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how communication affects individuals, society, and/or diverse public/professional groups.
  • Produce oral, written, or mediated communication that engages with culturally relevant and/or social justice issues.

Film and Media Studies Major Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of cinema, television, and/or emerging media aesthetics and forms.
  • Explain the relationship between media texts and industrial, technological, and/or social forces.

Required Courses: (24 credits)

COMM 107Principles & Theories of Communication

3
COMM 112Storytelling Across Media

3
COMM 131Introduction to Cinema Studies 

3
COMM 227Styles & Genres in Cinema and Television

3
COMM 230Cultural History of Media

3
COMM 305Race, Class, and Gender in Media

3
COMM 312Digital Cultures

3
COMM 450Research Seminar

3

Choose one of the following courses: (3 credits)

 
COMM 320The American Television Industry 

3
COMM 367American Independent Cinema

3
 

Select an additional six courses: (18 credits)

Please note that 3 of the 6 courses MUST be at the 300 level or higher:

COMM 205Journalism in the 21st Century

3
COMM 216/DANC 216/MUS 216Digital Sound Workshop

3
COMM 218Public Relations and Strategic Communication 

3
COMM 222TV Studio Production

3
COMM 225New Media Workshop

3
COMM 233Video Field Production

3
COMM 299Independent Study / Internship

1-6
COMM 304Global Media Studies

3
COMM 308Special Topics in Communication

1-3
COMM 309/EWL 321Arts & Media Reporting and Criticism

3
COMM 320The American Television Industry 

3
COMM 321Communication Campaigns

3
COMM 322Writing for Television

3
COMM 326Producing For Creative Media

3
COMM 328/EWL 350Special Topics in Literature and Media

3
COMM 330Film And History

3
COMM 335Music as Media

3
COMM 338On Air Reporting

3
COMM 342Advanced TV Studio Production 

3
COMM 346Podcasting

3
COMM 353Screenplay Writing

3
COMM 357Contemporary World Cinema

3
COMM 363Black Female Sexuality in Film

3
COMM 367American Independent Cinema

3
COMM 395Media, Law & Ethics

3

NOTES:

COMM 299: Students may take up to 15 credits of Internships and Independent Studies combined. A maximum of 3 Internship credits can be applied towards the major. Independent Studies cannot be applied towards the major.

COMM 308, COMM 321: Can be repeated with different topics.

For course descriptions please refer to the Communication Arts section.