The minor in Media Arts and Studies will help prepare students interested in the creation, production, dissemination and use of digital media content.
MAS 101—Introduction To Media and Culture
and MAS 201—Communication Technologies and Society
In addition, complete twelve (12) credits of coursework with MAS prefix; six (6) credits must be from among social-cultural media studies group of courses, three (3) credits must be from media industry courses, and three (3) additional credits from upper-division MAS courses (300-level or above).
Social-Cultural Media Courses
World Media Systems; Electronic Media Criticism; Mass Communication and Social Issues; Media and Popular Culture; Social Effects of the Mass Media; Theory of Multimedia; The Internet and Social Change; Media Psychology, Video Game Studies, Special Topics in Social-Cultural Media Studies (Subtitle required).
Industry Courses
Introduction to the Media Industries; Communication and Information Systems in Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship for Media; The History of Video Games & Industry; Electronic Media Sales Management; Telecommunications Network Management
Media Production Courses
Video Production I; Multimedia I; Social Topics in Media Production (Subtitle required); Video Production II; Multimedia II; Audio Production; TV Newscast Producing and Directing.
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