A total of 40 credits as follows:
1. MST 202: Topics in Media Studies OR Art 102: Intro to Digital Art (4 credits)
2. MST 385: Film and Media Theory (4 credits)
3. MST 485: Senior Seminar in Media Studies (4 credits)
4. 16 credits in one of the following two concentrations:
A. Film Studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Studies 285: Classical Myth and Its Reception in Modern Film
- Art 166/266: Midnight Movies
- Chinese 207: Orientalism and Global China on Screen
- Chinese 216/Urban Studies 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema
- Chinese 220/320: Contemporary Chinese Cinema
- English 190: Shakespeare on Screen
- English 380: Children's Literature and Media
- English 381: African American Film
- English 381: Film Adaptation
- French 334: French and Francophone Cinema
- German 240/340: German Cinema
- History 105: Black Cinema
- History 105: British Empire through Film
- History 105: Europe Since 1945 Through Film
- History 105: History of Latin America through Film
- History 105: Medieval at the Movies
- History 105: Sex and Death in African Cinema
- Media Studies 380: American Television
- Russian 400: Russian Film
- Spanish 414: Cinema of Spain
B. Media Production
- Art 105: Painting OR Art 107: Sculpture
- Art 110: Film and Experimental Video Production
- Art 116: Digital Animation
- Art 202: Intermediate Digital Art
- Art 212: Performance Art
- Art 216: 3D Animation/Virtual Realities
- Art 302: Advanced Digital Art
- Art 386: Experiments in Media and Methods
- English 204: Introduction to Screenwriting
- Media Studies 120: Acting for New Media
- Media Studies 245: Screenwriting
- Media Studies 250: Podcasting
- Media Studies 265: LGBTQ+ Culture in Media
- Music 146/346: Psychology of Film Music
- Music 222: Music Technology
- Music 323: Audio Engineering: History, Theory, Practice
- Music 365: Advanced Topics in Music Technology
- Urban Studies 262: Music and Community in Memphis
- Urban Studies 382: Music and Community in Memphis
5. Electives (12 credits)
- Any courses from the other Media Studies concentration
- Anthropology/Sociology 333: Sociology of Hip-Hop
- Anthropology/Sociology 335: Social Class in the United States
- Art 245: Guernica and Antiwar Art
- English 264: Race, Media, and Culture
- History 105: Elvis Presley and America
- History 105: Medieval at the Movies
- History 209: Politics of Natural Disasters
- History 305: History of American Popular Music
- International Studies 256: Weapons of Mass Deception
- Media Studies 240: Public Speaking
- Media Studies 260: Athletes, Activism, and Media
- Media Studies 300: Rhetorical Criticism
- Media Studies 360: Public Memory, Race, and Place in Memphis
- Media Studies 370: Cities in Film
- Media Studies 460: Internship in Media Studies
- Music 250: Music Urbanism
- Philosophy 105: Black Mirror and Philosophy
- Politics and Law 208: Media and Politics
- Politics and Law 308: Political Advertisement
- Russian 285: Putin’s Russia and Media
- Urban Studies 365: The Sounds of the City: Music and Urban Experiences
-- 16 out of 40 credits should be at the 300 or 400 level.
-- 8 out of 40 credits must be in courses that focus on media outside the US. (CHIN 207, CHIN 216/URBN 265, CHIN 220/320, FREN 334, GRST 240/340, HIST 105 (Depending on Topic), INTS 256, RUSS 285, RUSS 400, SPAN 414)