Media Arts Minor, Available on B.S. in B.A. degree only

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

In order to declare a Media Arts major or minor, a student must first meet with an assigned Media Arts advisor.
Students pursuing Media Arts majors and minors are required to earn a minimum grade of C in each core (required) curriculum course.

Additional Notes for the Media Arts Minor on the BSBA degree:

At least 12 hours of coursework in the minor must be taken at CMU. Only 3 hours of intern credit may count toward the minor. Courses taken for credit/no credit do not count toward the minor, except for MCA 329.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (12 hours)

MCA 210	Revolutions in Mass Media: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg and Beyond	3(2-2)
MCA 265QR	Understanding Media Measurement	3(3-0)
MCA 311WI	Electronic Media Copywriting	3(3-0)
MCA 510	Electronic Media Law	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

MCA 222	Audio Production	3(1-4)
MCA 223	Video Production	3(1-4)

Required Courses III (6 hours)

Select two of the following:

MCA 512	Electronic Media Promotion	3(3-0)
MCA 513	Media Entrepreneurship	3(3-0)
MCA 516	Media Leadership	3(3-0)
MCA 524	Producing Live Television	3(1-4)
MCA 533	Advanced Theory and Practice for Content Creators	3(2-2)
MCA 540WI	Music Industry and Business	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (1 hour)