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
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Chinese 216/Urban Studies 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema
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Chinese 220/320: Contemporary Chinese Cinema
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English 190: Shakespeare on Screen
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English 380: Children's Literature and Media
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English 381: African American Film
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English 381: Film Adaptation
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French 334: French and Francophone Cinema
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German 240/340: German Cinema
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History 105: Black Cinema
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History 105: British Empire through Film
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History 105: History of Latin America through Film
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History 105: Medieval at the Movies
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History 105: Sex and Death in African Cinema
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Russian 400: Russian Film
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Spanish 414: Cinema of Spain
B. Media Production
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Art 105: Painting OR Art 107: Sculpture
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Art 110: Film and Experimental Video Production
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Art 116: Digital Animation
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Art 202: Intermediate Digital Art
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Art 216: 3D Animation/Virtual Realities
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Art 302: Advanced Digital Art
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Art 386: Experiments in Media and Methods
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English 204: Introduction to Screenwriting
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Media Studies 120: Acting for New Media
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Media Studies 245: Screenwriting
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Media Studies 265: LGBTQ+ Culture in Media
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Music 222: Music Technology
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Music 323: Audio Engineering: History, Theory, Practice
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Music 365: Advanced Topics in Music Technology
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Urban Studies 262: Music and Community in Memphis
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Urban Studies 382: Music and Community in Memphis
5. Electives (12 credits)
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Any courses from the other Media Studies concentration
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Anthropology/Sociology 333: Sociology of Hip-Hop
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Anthropology/Sociology 335: Social Class in the United States
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Art 245: Guernica and Antiwar Art
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English 264: Race, Media, and Culture
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History 105: Elvis Presley and America
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History 305: History of American Popular Music
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International Studies 256: Weapons of Mass Deception
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Media Studies 240: Public Speaking
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Media Studies 460: Internship in Media Studies
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Philosophy 105: Black Mirror and Philosophy
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Russian 285: Putin’s Russia and Media
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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 216/URBN 265, CHIN 220/320, FREN 334, GRST 240/340, HIST 105 (Depending on Topic), RUSS 400, SPAN 414, INTS 256, RUSS 285)