Communication: Media Studies, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Division of Communication .

If you are interested in declaring a communication major, you must meet with a division representative. Contact the Communication office to make an appointment.

Consists of a minimum of 41-49 credits in communication courses (depending upon language placement):

Communication Core

Required

COMM 100 - Orientation to Communication 1 cr or
ARTM 100 - Orientation to Arts Management 1 cr. (must be taken during first seven UW-Stevens Point Communication credits)
COMM 200 - Communication Theory 3 cr.
COMM 400 - Communication Capstone 1 cr.
COMM 201 - Introduction to Communication Research 3 cr.

Upper-level requirement, 18 credits

Eighteen credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

Note

COMM 101 may not be used to complete the major.

World Language Courses, 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, then you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement.

Media Studies emphasis

Required Courses (12 credits)

You must also complete an internship or externship

COMM 480 - Communication Internship 1-8 cr. or
COMM 485 - Externship in Communication 6 cr.

Electives

12 credits with 9 at the 300/400-level and a minimum of 3 total credits in each category:

Media History, Theory, Criticism

COMM 160 - Introduction to the Art of Film 3 cr.
COMM 190 - History of Media 3 cr.
COMM 292 - Transmedia Storytelliing 3 cr.
COMM 306 - Media Theory 3 cr.
COMM 307 - Media Research Planning and Management 3 cr.
COMM 325 - Media Law 3 cr.
COMM 329 - Topics in Journalism 3 cr. *
COMM 357 - Media and Popular Culture 3 cr.
COMM 359 - Topics in Media 3 cr. *
COMM 360 - Film History: Beginning to 1945 3 cr.
COMM 361 - Film History: 1945 to Present 3 cr.
COMM 362 - Topics in Media History 3 cr. *
COMM 363 - Media Genres 3 cr. *
COMM 367 - Topics in Global Media 3 cr. *
COMM 369 - Media Auteurs 3 cr. *
COMM 373 - Communication and Social Change 3 cr.
COMM 390 - Seminar 3 cr. *
(The following subtitles only: Persuasion Theory and Application; Political Communication; Theory and Research; From Ancient Campfires to Touch Screens; The Evolution of Communication Technology; Networked Media Practice; Introduction to Game Design; Theory and History)

Media Writing

Media production

COMM 253 - Video Production I 3 cr.
COMM 254 - Music Production and Recording 3 cr.
COMM 322 - Multimedia Production 3 cr. *
COMM 352 - Audio Production 3 cr. *
COMM 354 - Special Topics in Media Studies 3 cr. *
COMM 356 - Video Production II 3 cr. *

Note

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

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

COMM 400 - Communication Capstone 1 cr.