2011-2012 CATALOG
Media Studies Minor Checklist
BGS Degree
This checklist is for advising purposes only. Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for
degree requirements.
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Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required.
A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for the BGS degree.
18 Hours
_____ MC 3319 - Visual Communication (was MC 2319)
_____ ENG 3307 (WI) – Introduction to the Study of Film (offered fall only)
Choose 4 courses (no more than 3 courses in a single department, including Media Studies core courses):
_____ ANTH 3309 - Cultures through Film
_____ ARTH 4304 (WI) - History of Cinema
_____ COMM 4307 - Media Criticism
(Prerequisite: COMM 2338)
_____ ENG 3302 (WI) - Film and Video Theory and Production
_____ ENG 3309 (WI) - The Southwest in Film
_____ ENG 3316 (WI) - Film and Prose Fiction
_____ ENG 3326 - American Drama on Film
_____ ENG 3327 (WI) - Types of World Drama in English
_____ ENG 3329 (WI) – Mythology
(Repeatable once, in special situations, when topic varies.)
_____ FCS 3391 - Communication Skills and Techniques
_____ GEO 2411 – Maps and Society
_____ GEO 3416 - Principles of Remote Sensing
(Prerequisite: GEO 2410 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ GEO 4412 (WI) - Digital Remote Sensing
(Prerequisite: GEO 3416 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ GEO 4422 - Web Mapping
(Prerequisite: GEO 3411 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ GEO 4427 – GIS Design and Implementation
(Prerequisite: GEO 4426 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher, Junior or Senior standing)
_____ MC 3355 - Mass Media and Society (cannot be combined with a Mass Comm. minor)
_____ MC 3375 - Programming in Electronic Media (cannot be combined with a Mass Comm. minor)
_____ MC 4301 - Media Law and Ethics
(Prerequisites: MC 1313)
_____ MC 4336B (WI) – Documentaries
(Prerequisites: MC 3312)
_____ POSI 4301 (WI) - Politics in Film
_____ SPAN 4350 - Latin American Novel and Film
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2320; SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ TH 3342 - Television/Film Performance
(Prerequisite: TH 1364)
_____ TH 4363- Directing for Film
Updated 3/12