Media Studies, B.A.

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This major is administered through the School of Design & Communication .

If you are interested in declaring a Media Studies major, you shoulld enroll in MSTU 1 Media Studies Essentials.

Consists of a minimum of 37 credits in Media Studies courses.

Upper-level Requirement, 18 credits:
Eighteen credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

Media Studies Core, 13-18 credits

Required, 12 credits

Internship or Externship, 1-6 credits

You must also complete an internship or externship:

MSTU 480 - Internship in Media Studies 1-12 cr. (take 1-3 credits)
MSTU 485 - Externship in Media Studies - London 6 cr.

World Language Courses, 0-8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures for details.

Electives, 24 credits

15 credits must be 300-level or higher; minimum 6 credits from each category:

Note

Courses listed above with an asterisk (*) may be repeated for credit under different subtitles.