1. Media School Core.
   1. Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 101 Media i
   2. Managing Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management i
   3. Thinking Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context i
   4. Making Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 220 Game Technology i
      • MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Filmmaking i
      • MSCH-C 250 Story Lab I i
2. Concentration.
   1. Media Technologies and Culture. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 249 Media Technologies and Culture i
   2. Communications Law. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-H 300 Honors Media Law in the Digital Age i
      • MSCH-J 300 Communications Law i
   3. Internet Ecosystems. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-M 322 Internet Ecosystems i
   4. Electives. Five (5) courses:
      • MSCH-D 337 Digital Media i
      • MSCH-H 310 Honors Media Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • MSCH-H 410 Honors Media as Social Institutions i
      • MSCH-J 407 Current Issues in Media Law i
      • MSCH-J 409 Media Management i
      • MSCH-L 317 Media Ethics and Professional Responsibility i
      • MSCH-L 322 Media Policymaking i
      • MSCH-M 310 Disruptors: Internet Industries i
      • MSCH-M 330 Production Management i
      • MSCH-M 332 Media Law for Producers i
      • MSCH-M 413 Global Media Issues i
      • MSCH-M 421 Media Economics i
      • MSCH-T 311 History of Electronic Media i
      • MSCH-T 427 International Media Networks i
      • MSCH-V 334 Current Topics in Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • MSCH-X 360 The Media School in Los Angeles i
      • MSCH-X 373 Media Internship in Los Angeles i
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   5. Additional Requirements.
      • At least nine (9) credit hours in the concentration must be at the 300–499 level.
      • Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
      • A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
3. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
   3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
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2. Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
4. College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
   1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
   2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
   3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
   4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
   5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   7. CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.

Students will be able to:

• Understand media content as circulated information created, shaped, modified in response to a wide variety of motives and pressures;
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of the media "ecosystem," a complex system of interrelated institutions, technologies and organizations shaped by a variety of policies, laws, and principles that have developed over time with its own history;
• Master specific knowledge and skills essential to success in the creative industries, such as creating cash-flow statements and clearing music rights; and
• Combine their general knowledge of the "ecosystem" with the specific knowledge and skills they acquire to map out a rewarding, ethical, and successful career in media.