(41 credits)1
The major in Media Studies focuses on the history, impact, and content of mass media and aims to promote critical thinking and media literacy at all levels of media production and consumption. Our curriculum cultivates greater awareness of issues of diversity and representation in mass media and helps students develop the research and professional skills needed to succeed in today's media industry. A broad selection of elective courses enables students to focus on specific areas of interest, while a required internship and a senior capstone experience provides students with hands-on experience creating, producing, and managing media content.
- Grades of at least C- are required for courses to count toward majors in the Department of Digital Media & Journalism.
- A 2.0 average in Department of Digital Media & Journalism courses is required for degree application.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (24 Credits) | ||
| DMJ101 | Media and Society | 3 |
| DMJ211 | Media Theory | 3 |
| DMJ215 | Digital Storytelling | 4 |
| DMJ224 | Media Industries | 3 |
| DMJ310 | Media and Diversity | 3 |
| DMJ350 | Media Research Methods | 4 |
| DMJ432 | Media and Popular Culture | 4 |
| Required Electives (9 Credits) | ||
| Select three additional DMJ courses (or designated related courses), of which two (6 credits) must be upper division and Liberal Arts. | 9 | |
| Investigating the News | ||
| Introduction to Advertising | ||
| Journalism 1 | ||
| Digital Media/Journalism Selected Topics | ||
| Photojournalism | ||
| Being Digital | ||
| Feature Writing | ||
| Writing for Digital Media | ||
| Milestones in Documentary | ||
| History of American TV | ||
| Podcasting | ||
| The Literature of Journalism | ||
| Media Criticism and Aesthetics | ||
| Media Ethics | ||
| Reel Women: Women in Film | ||
| 90 Minutes to Die: Film Noir | ||
| Digital Media/Journalism Selected Topic | ||
| Global Media | ||
| Mass Media Law | ||
| Ottaway Seminar | ||
| Picture Culture | ||
| Required Capstone (4 Credits) | ||
| DMJ444 | Seminar in Media Studies | 4 |
| Required Internship (4 Credits) | ||
| DMJ490 | Internship in Digital Media/Journalism | 3 |
| or DMJ461 | Legislative Gazette | |
| DMJ491 | Internship Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credits | 41 | |
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Credit total is based on a 3-credit internship (DMJ490 or DMJ461) and corequisite 1-credit Internship Seminar (DMJ491).
