Minor in Media Studies

The Minor in Media Studies requires 20 units.

Foundation (4 units required)

• MS - 100 Introduction to Media Studies

Core courses (4 units required)

• MS - 200 Media Institutions
• MS - 205 Media Audience and Research

Production Foundations (4 units required)

• MS - 221 Audio Production
• MS - 222 Video Production
• MS - 223 Journalism 1: Reporting
• MS - 224 Journalism II: Advanced Reporting

Advanced Area Studies (4 units required)

• MS - 306 The Documentary
• MS - 311 Communication Law and Policy
• MS - 313 Media Theory and Criticism
• MS - 322 Media Production III: Advanced Production
• MS - 323 Journalism III: Publication Editing and Design
• MS - 390 Special Topics in Media Studies

Seminars (4 units required)

• MS - 400 Politics and the Media
• MS - 405 Gender and the Media
• MS - 407 Alternative Media and Social Change
• MS - 409 International/Global Media
• MS - 410 Popular Music and Communication
• MS - 490 Honors Seminar in Media Studies