Concentration in Media Management, Law and Policy (Bachelor of Arts in Media)
Media Management, Law and Policy students will attain a general knowledge and familiarity with the structures of the media "ecosystem," from television to movies, from games to conventional journalism, to broadband and mobile applications and beyond. This "ecosystem" is a complex environment in which people, law, policy, ethics, history, innovation, technology, and organizations function together to create and distribute media content for many different purposes. For this reason, many courses are taught from a "macro" point of view with the intent to help students understand the motivators and pressures which help and limit the success of creative industry of any size, anywhere.
Students must also attain specific knowledge and work methods to enable them to work professionally within the creative industry. While journalism companies and movie studios may share an environment, within their organizations they are very different. These differences are cultural, social, economic, geographical, and ideological. While the attainment of general knowledge helps students appreciate how these businesses are similar, specific knowledge and work methods will help them understand the differences. In a practical sense, specific knowledge—such as how to create project cash-flow statements, or how to clear music rights—may help a student gain a first job with a small production company, that, in combination with a broad understanding, will help them develop a career, no matter what type of company they work for, and no matter how the media "ecosystem" changes over time.
Requirements
- Media School Core.
- Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 101 Media
- Managing Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management
- Thinking Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
- Making Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 220 Game Technology
- MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Filmmaking
- MSCH-C 250 Story Lab I
- Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
- Concentration.
- Media Technologies and Culture. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 249 Media Technologies and Culture
- Communications Law. One (1) course:
- MSCH-H 300 Honors Media Law in the Digital Age
- MSCH-J 300 Communications Law
- Internet Ecosystems. One (1) course:
- MSCH-M 322 Internet Ecosystems
- Electives. Five (5) courses:
- MSCH-D 337 Digital Media
- MSCH-H 310 Honors Media Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-H 410 Honors Media as Social Institutions
- MSCH-J 407 Current Issues in Media Law
- MSCH-J 409 Media Management
- MSCH-L 317 Media Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- MSCH-L 322 Media Policymaking
- MSCH-M 310 Disruptors: Internet Industries
- MSCH-M 330 Production Management
- MSCH-M 332 Media Law for Producers
- MSCH-M 413 Global Media Issues
- MSCH-M 421 Media Economics
- MSCH-T 311 History of Electronic Media
- MSCH-T 427 International Media Networks
- MSCH-V 334 Current Topics in Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-X 360 The Media School in Los Angeles
- MSCH-X 373 Media Internship in Los Angeles
- 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.
- Media Technologies and Culture. One (1) course:
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- 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.
- 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.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- 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.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Major Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
MSCHprefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course, consistent with the policies herein, that is part of a concentration, track, and/or specialization being pursued as part of this academic program
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement:
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (JOURBAJ)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts (CINEARTBFA)
- Bachelor of Science in Game Design (GAMEDSGNBS)
- Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling (NMISTACRT1)
- Minor in Black Cinema and Media Studies (BLKCNMDMIN)
- Minor in Cinema and Media Studies (CNMDASTMIN)
- Minor in Fashion Media (FAMEDIAMIN)
- Minor in Film Production (FILMPRDMIN)
- Minor in Game Design (GAMEDSNMIN)
- Minor in Global Media (GLVMDIAMIN)
- Minor in Media and Creative Advertising (MDCRADMIN)
- Minor in Media and Diversity (MDIADIVMIN)
- Minor in Media Law and Ethics (MDLWETMIN)
- Minor in Media Persuasion (MDIAPRSMIN)
- Minor in Media, Sex and Gender (MDGNDRMIN)
- Minor in Public Relations (PBLCRELMIN)
- Minor in Sports Media (SPORTMDMIN)
- [Name unavailable] (NMISTACRT)
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- 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.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- 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.