Course Requirements
The Media and Cinema Studies concentration requires 12 courses (48 credit hours) and a completion requirement. Students must complete: three core courses, four media and cinema studies electives, and five communication and media electives. Each course taken can only count towards one program requirement.
Students must take at least one, but no more than two, production courses as part of their electives.
Core Courses
Students take a total of 3 core courses (12 credit hours).
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Students are required to take the following (4 credits):
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Students must choose two from the following, at least one of which must be an MCS course (8 credits):
Elective Courses
Students take a total of 9 electives (36 credit hours). Topics courses can be taken multiple times for credit as long as the specific topic differs each time. At least one (but no more than two electives) must be a production course*.
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Students must choose four media and cinema studies electives (16 credits):
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Students must choose five communication & media electives (20 credits)**:
*The first production course can count towards the media and cinema studies electives, provided it is an MCS course. A second production course, if taken, can only count towards communication and media electives. With approval of the graduate program director or graduate advisor, students can take their production course in a related topic from outside the program. If a student takes a production course outside of the program, it will be counted as one of the two outside elective courses.
** With approval of the graduate program director or graduate advisor, students can take up to two relevant elective courses from other College of Communication graduate programs or relevant elective courses from other graduate departments/programs outside of the College of Communication.
Second Concentration Option
Students who are interested in declaring a secondary concentration area (in Multicultural Communication, Organizational Communication, or Relational Communication) must meet with the graduate advisor regarding requirements and declaration.
Students declaring a second concentration in one of the above areas must complete the corresponding core class to the concentration, a communication studies methods requirement, and four elective courses from the corresponding concentration area.
Completion Requirement
Comprehensive Final Exam or Project/Thesis
Students in the Master of Arts in Communication and Media complete their degree requirements by passing a comprehensive final exam. Students who attain a 3.75 GPA or higher and obtain prior approval from the graduate program director have the option to complete a culminating project or thesis instead of the comprehensive final exam. Students completing a project or thesis will enroll in MCS 599 as their 12th and final course in the quarter they defend their project/thesis.
Students who are pursuing two concentrations must pass a comprehensive final exam and do not have the option of the project or thesis.
Grade Requirements
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in their graduate courses to remain in good academic standing. Students who do not meet this minimum cumulative requirement will be placed on academic probation and will be expected to attain the minimum cumulative requirement within two quarters. Failure to do so may result in dismissal from the program.
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