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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
The Media School

Concentration in Fashion Media – Bachelor of Arts in Media

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements MDAC12

Requirements

The major requires at least 39 credit hours (12 in the Media Core and 27 in the Concentration), including the requirements listed below.
  1. Media School Core.
    1. Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 101 Media
    2. Managing Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-A 250 Foundations of Advertising
      • MSCH-C 203 Foundations of Journalism
      • MSCH-C 208 Principles of Public Relations
    3. Thinking Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 213 Introduction to Media Psychology
      • MSCH-C 214 Race, Prejudice, and the Media
      • MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
      • MSCH-C 249 Media Technologies and Culture
    4. Making Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 250 Story Lab I
  2. Concentration.
    1. Fashion, Media, and Politics. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-C 232 Media, Fashion and Politics
    2. Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Media. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-J 326 Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Media
    3. PR Strategies for Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Communication. One (1) course:
      • MSCH-R 350 PR Strategies for Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Communication
    4. Apparel Industries. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-M 109 Apparel Industries
    5. Fashion and Merchandising Focal Area. Two (2) courses:
      • SOAD-F 203 Materials for Merchandising and Fashion Design
      • SOAD-F 301 Fashion Studies: Topics in Cultural Analysis
      • SOAD-F 312 Fashion Studies: Autobiographies of Dress and the Body
      • SOAD-F 401 Fashion Studies: Fashion and Social Issues
      • SOAD-F 406 Fashion Studies: Fashion Theory
      • SOAD-F 411 Fashion Studies: Behavioral Analysis
      • SOAD-F 485 Advanced Special Topics in Fashion Design
      • SOAD-M 308 Brand Management and Advertising
      • SOAD-M 350 Omnichannel Innovation
    6. Fashion Media Focal Area. Three (3) credit hours:
      • MSCH-J 426 Reporting on Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle
      • MSCH-X 373 Media Internship in Los Angeles
      • MSCH-X 478 Field Experience in Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    7. Elective. Six (6) credit hours:
      • MSCH-A 301 Media and Consumer Behavior
      • MSCH-A 315 Advertising and Consumer Culture
      • MSCH-A 360 Media Advertising Topics
      • MSCH-B 321 Sports Media Imagery
      • MSCH-B 322 Global Sports Media
      • MSCH-B 360 Sports Media Topics
      • MSCH-C 251 Story Lab II
      • MSCH-C 320 Social Media Tactics
      • MSCH-C 350 Media Topics
      • MSCH-D 331 Social Media Cultures
      • MSCH-D 332 Media Technology and Difference
      • MSCH-D 337 Digital Media and Society
      • MSCH-H 300 Honors Media Law in the Digital Age
      • MSCH-H 310 Honors Media Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • MSCH-H 410 Honors Media as Social Institutions
      • MSCH-J 331 Podcasting and Audio Storytelling
      • MSCH-J 344 Photojournalism Reporting
      • MSCH-J 360 Journalism Topics
      • MSCH-J 365 Graphic Design I
      • MSCH-R 360 Public Relations Topics
      • MSCH-R 455 Social Media Communication Strategies
      • MSCH-X 360 The Media School in Los Angeles
      • MSCH-X 373 Media Internship in Los Angeles
      • MSCH-X 472 Media Internship
      • MSCH-X 490 Projects in Media (Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies required)
    8. 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 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.
    2. Major Upper Division Courses. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300-499 level.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    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.

Major Area Courses

  • 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 MSCH prefix—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
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement:

  • None
    • Restrictions

    The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the major:

    • No more than 6 credit hours of the following may count toward the concentration:
      • MSCH-X 360 The Media School in Los Angeles

    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]

    Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.