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Media and Popular Culture (Minor)

The Media and Popular Culture minor provides students with the skills to analyze and produce contemporary media (cinema, television, new media, comics) in the broader context of popular cultural studies. 

​Course Requirements

A minor in Media and Popular Culture requires students to complete six courses (24 credits). 

Course Title Quarter Hours
AMS 205INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE 1
or MPOP 205 INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
MPOP 271MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Select three History/Criticism courses from the following:12
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 273
STORYTELLING & STYLE IN 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 316
SOUND AND VISION
MPOP 331
TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
MPOP 341
TOPICS IN RADIO STUDIES
MPOP 342
HISTORY OF TELEVISION & RADIO
MPOP 343
MEDIA ETHICS
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 354
TOPICS IN MEDIA AND MATERIAL CULTURE
MPOP 358
TOPICS IN COMICS STUDIES
MPOP 360
B-MOVIES
MPOP 361
FANDOM & PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
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 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 380
BOARD GAMES AS MEDIA
MPOP 383
TALKING ABOUT FILM: THEORY & CRITICISM
MPOP 393
TOPICS IN ADVANCED MEDIA ETHICS
CMN 394
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
CMN 395
COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS
CMNS 309
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
Select one Production course from the following:4
MPOP 339
RADIO BROADCASTING
MPOP 373
AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
MPOP 386
AUDIO PRODUCTION FOR RADIO AND THE WEB
MPOP 389
TOPICS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
ANI 101
ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS
ANI 105
MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS
ART 328
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 377
PHOTOJOURNALISM
CMN 394
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
CMN 395
COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS
DOC 224
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I
DOC 324
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II
FILM 110
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I
FILM 210
CINEMA PRODUCTION II
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
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Students cannot earn credit for both AMS 205 and MPOP 205. 

Students majoring in Media and Popular Culture (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.

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