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Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
Required Courses:16
MCS 271
MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
MCS 273
STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA
MCS 342
HISTORY OF TELEVISION & RADIO
MCS 343
MEDIA ETHICS
Select one of the following:4
MCS 207
HISTORY OF CINEMA I, 1890-1945
MCS 208
HISTORY OF CINEMA II, 1945-1975
MCS 209
HISTORY OF CINEMA III, 1975-PRESENT
Select four History/Criticism courses from the following:16
CMN 394
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
CMN 395
COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS
CMN 397
RESEARCH PRACTICUM 3
CMN 398
STUDY ABROAD
CMN 399
INDEPENDENT STUDY 3
CMNS 309
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 337
ASIAN-AMERICAN MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS
MCS 207
HISTORY OF CINEMA I, 1890-1945
MCS 208
HISTORY OF CINEMA II, 1945-1975
MCS 209
HISTORY OF CINEMA III, 1975-PRESENT
MCS 231
INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
MCS 242
TELEVISION STYLE AND NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
MCS 251
SPACES OF CINEMA IN ROME
MCS 252
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM
MCS 254
IMAGINING ITALY: CINEMA AS A COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE
MCS 260
TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING: BUILDING A NARRATIVE WORLD
MCS 265
FAITH,REDEMPTN,& TRANSCENDENCE IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
MCS 274
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION
MCS 275
COMICS STUDIES
MCS 280
BAH HUMBUG! CHRISTMAS MOVIES/TV AND MEDIA METHODS
MCS 290
MEDIA & CINEMA STUDIES WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS) (2.0 quarter hours) 4
MCS 316
SOUND AND VISION
MCS 331
TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
MCS 341
TOPICS IN RADIO STUDIES
MCS 344
THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION: HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1960s
MCS 348
TOPICS IN FILM GENRE
MCS 349
TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES
MCS 350
TOPICS IN GLOBAL CINEMA
MCS 351
TOPICS IN TELEVISION STUDIES
MCS 352
TOPICS IN NEW MEDIA
MCS 353
TOPICS IN MEDIA STUDIES
MCS 354
TOPICS IN MEDIA AND MATERIAL CULTURE
MCS 355
SEX IN THE BOX: U.S. TELEVISION, SEX, AND SEXUALITY
MCS 358
TOPICS IN COMICS STUDIES
MCS 359
TOPICS IN CULT STUDIES
MCS 360
B-MOVIES
MCS 361
FANDOM & PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
MCS 362
BLACKNESS IN AMERICAN TV
MCS 363
TOPICS IN FAN STUDIES
MCS 364
MONSTERS IN POPULAR CULTURE
MCS 365
HORROR FILMS
MCS 366
COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
MCS 367
SPORTS FANDOM
MCS 368
MUSIC INDUSTRIES AND CULTURE
MCS 369
TIME TRAVEL ON TELEVISION
MCS 370
ADAPTATION: MOVIES/TV/NOVELS/COMICS/TOYS/VIDEO GAMES
MCS 371
WRITING TELEVISION CRITICISM
MCS 372
DIGITAL CULTURE AND NEW MEDIA
MCS 375
LATINO/A TELEVISION AND MEDIA
MCS 376
LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
MCS 380
BOARD GAMES AS MEDIA
MCS 383
TALKING ABOUT FILM: THEORY & CRITICISM
MCS 385
SEMIOTICS, STORYTELLING, & FILM FORM
MCS 393
TOPICS IN ADVANCED MEDIA ETHICS
Select one Production course from the following:4
CMN 292
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD WORKSHOP (2.0 quarter hours) 1, 4
MCS 286
RADIO PRACTICUM (1.0 quarter hour)
MCS 290
MEDIA & CINEMA STUDIES WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS) (2.0 quarter hours) 1, 4
MCS 339
RADIO BROADCASTING
MCS 373
AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
MCS 386
AUDIO PRODUCTION FOR RADIO AND THE WEB
MCS 389
TOPICS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
DOC 324
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II
FILM 110
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I
FILM 210
CINEMA PRODUCTION II
FILM 245
MEDIA LITERACIES
FILM 250
CINEMATOGRAPHY I
POST 110
EDITING I
POST 124
SOUND DESIGN I
SCWR 100
INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING
SCWR 250
INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION WRITING
SCWR 302
WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY
JOUR 276
PHOTOJOURNALISM
ANI 101
ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS
ANI 105
MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS
ART 328
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Select three additional electives 212
1

Must be taken 2x w/ different creative topics to count for Production elective.

2

Select from any College of Communication course or from the Digital Cinema offerings listed above, provided that the DC classes in question have not already been taken under a MCS course number.

3

Students may take up to 4 hours of credit in this course toward graduation requirements. 

4

A maximum of 8 credits from two credit College of Communication courses can be applied to major requirements. 

Internships

Students in the major may take CMN 394 and/or CMN 395 (when work relates to the major). In order to take CMN 394 or CMN 395, students must have completed two of the four communication core classes (CMN 101, CMN 102, CMN 103, CMN 104), two courses in the chosen major and have fulfilled internship program eligibility requirements.

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. ​

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