Communication and Media Studies Minor
Interdisciplinary Minor
The Communication and Media Studies (CMS) program prepares students to become discerning media consumers, producers, critical thinkers, confident speakers, skilled writers, and creative storytellers. CMS is an interdisciplinary program that draws from thirteen programs and departments on campus to enable students to study a wide range of topics and develop critical academic and professional skills including persuasive writing; public speaking; strategic communication; media and information literacy; critical analysis; project management; and research design and execution.
CMS is a versatile and flexible major that pushes students to expand their understanding of human communication, culture, and social institutions. The knowledge, understanding, and skills students acquire in CMS prepares them for a wide range of opportunities after graduation, in grassroots organizations, non-profits, global media companies, political offices, legal professions, journalism, education, and everything in-between. CMS students critically assess information sources, address issues of representation and equity in media and communication systems, and learn to communicate effectively in a variety of media channels to a range of different audiences. These skills make our graduates not only exceptionally qualified for a wide variety of careers, but prepared to engage in the world thoughtfully and ethically, with a broad understanding of what it means to be a responsible global citizen.
Distribution Credit in CMS
Student can complete their Humanities Distribution credit with CMS courses. Students taking one Humanities course can take CMS 101 Intro to Communication & Media Studies or CMS 201 Contemporary Popular Film & TV. Students who choose to take two Humanities courses must take both CMS 101 Intro to Communication & Media Studiesand CMS 201 Contemporary Popular Film & TV.
Minor Requirements
The requirements for minors in Communication and Media Studies include two core courses and four elective courses:
Code | Title | Credits |
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Two Core Courses | 8 | |
Intro to Communication & Media Studies (offered every semester) | ||
Intermediate Comm & Media Theory (offered every Fall) | ||
Four Elective courses selected from any of the Foundation, Applied, or Structured Courses Below | 16 | |
Elective 1 | ||
Elective 2 | ||
Elective 3 | ||
Elective 4 | ||
Total Credits | 24 |
Elective Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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Select 4 additional CMS electives | ||
CMS Courses | ||
Public Speaking | ||
Introductory Podcasting Practicum | ||
World Cinema I | ||
Contemporary Popular Film & TV | ||
Persuasion: The User Experience | ||
Global Media & Technology | ||
Introduction to Journalism | ||
Video Editing | ||
Video Production | ||
Intermediate Podcasting Practicum | ||
Creative and Information Economies | ||
Media and Politics | ||
Film Theory | ||
Comm & Media Studies Internship | ||
Interdisciplinary Courses | ||
Introduction to American Culture II | ||
Introduction to American Culture I | ||
Introduction to Anthropology | ||
Culture, Power & the Human Experience | ||
Visual Anthropology | ||
Visual and Critical Thinking | ||
Introductory Photography Studio | ||
Introductory Video & New Media | ||
The Creative Process | ||
20th Century Art | ||
Photography's First Century | ||
Photography Intensive | ||
Arts Administration | ||
Women Artists & Feminist Art History | ||
Language and Culture | ||
Visual Anthropology | ||
Principles of Marketing | ||
Creativity&Innovation for Products&Serv | ||
Intro to Nonprofit Management | ||
Organizational Behavior | ||
Consumer Behavior | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Marketing Research Methods | ||
Advertising | ||
Arts Administration | ||
Introduction to Game Design | ||
Data Ethics and Practicum | ||
Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
The Art of Rhetoric | ||
Introduction to American Culture I | ||
Introduction to American Culture II | ||
African Am Literature & Culture I | ||
African Am Lit & Culture II | ||
Introduction to Journalism | ||
Literary Editing & Publishing | ||
The Harlem Renaissance | ||
Book History & American Print Culture | ||
Black Men & Women: Images | ||
German Cinema (English) | ||
German Cinema (German) | ||
Cltures&communities Spanish-Speakng Wrld | ||
Intro to World Music & Ethnomusicology | ||
Rock, Pop, and American Culture | ||
Cuba Music and Culture | ||
Music Technology | ||
Arts Administration | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Intro to Sociology | ||
Sociology of Gender | ||
Social Inequalities | ||
Self and Society | ||
Drama, Stage, and Society II | ||
Research Methods in Sociology | ||
Introduction to Theatrical Design | ||
Arts Administration |