Media Studies, B.A.

The graduation requirements are listed below. In addition, students select free electives to reach 120 credits overall required for the degree.  The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/communication/programs. 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (33 Credits)

(*) When up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements, they are recommended below; only two courses within Explorations (T2) may be fulfilled by courses in the same subject.  

MDS 200 – How Media Means
MDS 222 – Media Theory
MDS 245 – Introduction to Media Studies
MDS 280 – Media Issues and Problems
MDS 333 – Media Research
MDS 442 – Media Criticism
MDS 482 – Seminar in Media Studies

Select 12 additional credits of MDS in consultation with a departmental advisor

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (9 Credits)

Select 9 credits from:
ART 317 – History of Women and Art
ART 364 – Documentary Photography
ENG 371 – Literature into Film
ENG 421 – Feminist Theory and Literary Criticism
HIS 201 – U.S. History through Film
JRN 260 – Anthropology of Media
PHI 320 – Ethical & Social Implications of Science
PHI 331 – Philosophy of Media
PSC 312 – Media and American Politics
PSY 303 – Perception
SOC 404 or WGS 404 – Gender and the Law
THR 285 – American Silent Film
THR 382 –The Movies
THR 383 – The Westerns
THR 384 – American Film Directors: Ford, Hawks, and Wilder
Other courses may be taken with departmental permission.