Media Arts Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.F.A.; B.S.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. In order to declare a Media Arts major or minor, a student must first meet with an assigned Media Arts advisor.
2. 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 BA, BAA, BFA, or BS degree:

At least 12 hours of coursework in the minor must be taken at CMU. Only 3 hours of intern credit (MCA 529) may count toward the minor. Courses taken for credit/no credit do not count toward the minor, except for MCA 329. Only 2 hours of MCA 329 can count toward the minor.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (9 hours)

MCA 210	Revolutions in Mass Media: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg and Beyond	3(2-2)
MCA 222	Audio Production	3(1-4)
MCA 223	Video Production	3(1-4)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

MCA 311WI	Electronic Media Copywriting	3(3-0)
MCA 318WI	Newswriting for Production and Performance	3(3-0)
MCA 506WI	Writing for the Small Screen	3(3-0)
MCA 508WI	Writing the Feature-Length Screenplay	3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

MCA 101	At the Movies: History and Analysis of Cinema	3(2-2)
MCA 309/COM 309	Mediated Communication and Global Identity	3(3-0)
MCA 350/WGS 350	Women in Film	3(2-2)
MCA 351/WGS 351	Queer Cinema	3(2-2)
MCA 503WI	Critiquing Mass Media	3(3-0)
MCA 528	History and Analysis of Documentary Film	3(2-2)

Required Course IV (1 hour)

Select one of the following:

MCA 329	Media Arts Practicum	1-8(Spec)
MCA 399	Media Career Building	1(1-0)
MCA 529	Internship in Media & Cinema Arts	1-6(Spec)

Electives (9 hours)

Minimum of 9 additional hours of MCA coursework selected by the student in conjunction with a MCA academic advisor.

Total: 25 semester hours