The 18-hour media studies minor offers interdisciplinary study in three areas:

• Criticism, theory and history of film, and related technologies
• Production and practical aspects of video and computer technologies
• Analysis of the social impact of visual media such as film, television, video, and computers

Two core courses, one in mass communication and one in film, provide the foundation for further in-depth study of media in specific fields such as anthropology, art, family and consumer sciences, geography and planning, literature, modern languages, political science, speech communication, and theatre arts.

• MC 2319 - Visual Communication
• ENG 3307 - Film and Prose Fiction

Note: Students whose major requires MC2319 should see the Director of Media Studies for permission to substitute another course in the minor.

These courses provide strategies for analyzing the nature, function, and influence of visual images in the Information Age. Students are advised to take Mass Communication 2319 before enrolling in English 3316.

After completing the two required courses, students may select 12 semester hours from courses below, choosing not more than three courses from a single department (including core courses).

• Anthropology 3309
• Art 4304
• English 3316, 3327, 3329, 3340P
• Family and Consumer Sciences 3391
• Geography and Planning 2411, 3416, 4412, 4422, 4426, 4427
• Honors 3391H, 3391L, 3391R, 3391S
• Mass Communication 3355, 3375, 4301, 4336B
• Spanish 4350
• Political Science 4301
• Speech Communication 4317D
• Theatre Arts 3341, 3342

For prerequisites, see departmental information and individual course descriptions in the undergraduate catalog.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Flowers Hall room 335, E-Mail RB12@txstate.edu, or call at (512)245-2163.