Requirements for a Minor in Media Studies

A total of twenty (20) credits as follows:

  1. MST 202: Topics in Media Studies or Art 102: Intro to Digital Art
  2. MST 385: Film and Media Theory
  3. Three courses to be chosen from a list of offerings in various departments. One of these requirements may be satisfied by a directed inquiry or an internship (on approval of the Media Studies Committee). Courses regularly offered include:
    1. Art 116: Animation
    2. Art 202: Intermediate Digital Art
    3. Art 216: 3D Animation/Virtual Realities
    4. Art 245: Guernica and Antiwar Art
    5. Art 302: Advanced Digital Art
    6. Chinese 216/Urban Studies 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema
    7. Chinese 220/320: Contemporary Chinese Cinema
    8. English 190: Shakespeare on Screen
    9. English 204: Introduction to Screenwriting
    10. English 241: History and Criticism of American Cinema
    11. English 242: World Film
    12. English 245: Special Topics in Film
    13. English 381: Advanced Topics in Film
    14. French 334: French and Francophone Cinema
    15. German 240/340: German Cinema
    16. History 105: Black Cinema
    17. History 105: British Empire through Film
    18. History 105: History of Latin America through Film
    19. History 105: Medieval at the Movies
    20. International Studies 254: South Africa through Documentary Film
    21. International Studies 256: Weapons of Mass Deception
    22. Media Studies 120: Acting for New Media
    23. Media Studies 202: Topics in Media Studies
    24. Media Studies 240: Public Speaking
    25. Media Studies 245: Screenwriting
    26. Media Studies 265: LGBTQ+ Culture in Media  
    27. Philosophy 105: Black Mirror and Philosophy 
    28. Politics and Law 208: Media and Politics
    29. Politics and Law 308: Political Advertising
    30. Russian 285: Putin's Russia and Media
    31. Russian 400: Russian Film
    32. Spanish 414: Cinema of Spain
    33. Urban Studies 262: Music and Community in Memphis
    34. Urban Studies 365: Urban Queer Cinema
    35. Urban Studies 382: Music and Community in Memphis
    36. Any course listed under Media Studies requirements for the major