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Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
Required Courses:20
AMS 205
INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE 5
or MPOP 205
INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
MPOP 271
MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
MPOP 273
STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA
MPOP 342
HISTORY OF TELEVISION & RADIO
MPOP 343
MEDIA ETHICS
Select ONE of the following three film history courses:4
MPOP 207
HISTORY OF CINEMA I, 1890-1945
MPOP 208
HISTORY OF CINEMA II, 1945-1975
MPOP 209
HISTORY OF CINEMA III, 1975-PRESENT
Select ONE of the following two American Studies courses: 4
AMS 202
UNITED STATES POPULAR MUSIC HISTORY
AMS 340
AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE: 1890s - 1930s
Select 16 credit hours of additional MPOP elective coursework 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
MPOP 207
HISTORY OF CINEMA I, 1890-1945
MPOP 208
HISTORY OF CINEMA II, 1945-1975
MPOP 209
HISTORY OF CINEMA III, 1975-PRESENT
MPOP 231
INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
MPOP 242
TELEVISION STYLE AND NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
MPOP 251
SPACES OF CINEMA IN ROME
MPOP 252
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM
MPOP 254
IMAGINING ITALY: CINEMA AS A COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE
MPOP 257
MEXICAN CINEMA
MPOP 260
TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING: BUILDING A NARRATIVE WORLD
MPOP 261
INTRODUCTION TO FAN STUDIES
MPOP 265
FAITH,REDEMPTN,& TRANSCENDENCE IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
MPOP 274
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION
MPOP 275
COMICS STUDIES
MPOP 280
BAH HUMBUG! CHRISTMAS MOVIES/TV AND MEDIA METHODS
MPOP 290
MEDIA & CINEMA STUDIES WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS) (2.0 quarter hours ) 4
MPOP 316
SOUND AND VISION
MPOP 331
TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
MPOP 341
TOPICS IN RADIO STUDIES
MPOP 344
THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION: HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1960S
MPOP 348
TOPICS IN FILM GENRE
MPOP 349
TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES
MPOP 350
TOPICS IN GLOBAL CINEMA
MPOP 351
TOPICS IN TELEVISION STUDIES
MPOP 352
TOPICS IN NEW MEDIA
MPOP 353
TOPICS IN MEDIA STUDIES
MPOP 354
TOPICS IN MEDIA AND MATERIAL CULTURE
MPOP 355
SEX IN THE BOX: U.S. TELEVISION, SEX, AND SEXUALITY
MPOP 358
TOPICS IN COMICS STUDIES
MPOP 359
TOPICS IN CULT STUDIES
MPOP 360
B-MOVIES
MPOP 361
FANDOM & PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
MPOP 362
BLACKNESS IN AMERICAN TV
MPOP 363
TOPICS IN FAN STUDIES
MPOP 364
MONSTERS IN POPULAR CULTURE
MPOP 365
HORROR FILMS
MPOP 366
COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
MPOP 367
SPORTS FANDOM
MPOP 368
MUSIC INDUSTRIES AND CULTURE
MPOP 369
TIME TRAVEL ON TELEVISION
MPOP 370
ADAPTATION: MOVIES/TV/NOVELS/COMICS/TOYS/VIDEO GAMES
MPOP 371
WRITING TELEVISION CRITICISM
MPOP 372
DIGITAL CULTURE AND NEW MEDIA
MPOP 375
LATINO/A TELEVISION AND MEDIA
MPOP 376
LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
MPOP 380
BOARD GAMES AS MEDIA
MPOP 383
TALKING ABOUT FILM: THEORY & CRITICISM
MPOP 385
SEMIOTICS, STORYTELLING, & FILM FORM
MPOP 393
TOPICS IN ADVANCED MEDIA ETHICS
Select 4 credit hours of media production coursework from the following: 4
CMN 292
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD WORKSHOP (2.0 quarter hours) 1, 4
CMN 295
ADOBE INDESIGN (2.0 quarter hours ) 1, 4
CMN 296
ADOBE AUDITION (2.0 quarter hours ) 1, 4
CMN 297
ADOBE PREMIERE VIDEO EDITING (2.0 quarter hours) 1, 4
MPOP 286
RADIO PRACTICUM (1.0 quarter hour)
MPOP 290
MEDIA & CINEMA STUDIES WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS) (2.0 quarter hours) 1, 4
MPOP 339
RADIO BROADCASTING
MPOP 373
AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
MPOP 386
AUDIO PRODUCTION FOR RADIO AND THE WEB
MPOP 389
TOPICS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
DOC 224
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I
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
DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES
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 any THREE additional courses from the College of Communication, production course offerings of the School of Cinematic Arts, and/or courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, subject to the approval of the MPOP chair.12
Total Hours60
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. 

5

Students may not earn credit for both AMS 205 and MPOP 205.

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. ​