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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
The Media School

Minor in Media and Diversity

Students on Fall 2026, Spring 2027, or Summer 2027 requirements MDIADIVMIN

The Media and Diversity minor approaches diversity as an important social principle that is continually examined, debated and circulated in a wide variety of media. The social concept of diversity has eclipsed concepts like "integration" in part because the older term was tied to a concept of proximity in space that could not anticipate the rapid evolution of virtual social spaces such social networks and fora. The growing importance and understanding of diversity as a broad spectrum of people, ideas and experiences has paralleled the rapid evolution of the connected world. Courses in this minor examine how media and mediated experience simultaneously break down old barriers at the same time that new types of digital divides arise. It connects The Media School curriculum with the teaching and research of faculty from many units. It also promotes a core feature of the Media School's mission: the study and analysis of the interaction of technology and media in the creation of new social, economic and entertainment networks.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introduction to Media and Diversity. One (1) course:
    • MSCH-C 214 Race, Prejudice, and the Media
    • MSCH-C 218 Sports, Media and Society
    • MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
    • MSCH-C 233 Media and Pluralism
  2. Advanced Media and Diversity Electives.
    1. Media School Electives. Two (2) courses:
      • MSCH-C 232 Media, Fashion and Politics
      • MSCH-C 233 Media and Pluralism
      • MSCH-D 332 Media Technology and Difference
      • MSCH-D 413 Global Screen Cultures
      • MSCH-F 326 Authorship in the Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • MSCH-F 375 Race, Gender, and Representation
      • MSCH-F 377 Cinemas of the Black Diaspora
      • MSCH-J 360 Journalism Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    2. Additional Electives. Two (2) courses:
      • Additional course from the Media School Elective list
      • AMST-A 202 U.S. Arts and Media
      • NAIS-A 150 Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies
      • AAAD-A 330 African American Cinematic Experience
      • AAAD-A 359 Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes in American Film
      • AAAD-A 430 The Cinema of Africana Women
      • AAAD-A 447 Race, Crime, and Media
      • LATS-L 302 Latinos in the Media
  3. Minor Hours and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. Minor Upper Division Courses. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300-499 level.
    3. Minimum Grade. A grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.

Minor 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 subject area 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 at the time the course is taken—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
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:

  • ANTH-E 422 Native American and Indigenous Media
  • ENG-R 339 Freedom of Speech

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Area Certificate in Journalism [JOURUGACR1]
  • Major in Cinematic Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts) [CINEARTBFA]
  • Major in Game Design (Bachelor of Science) [GAMEDSGNBS]
  • Major in Global Media (Bachelor of Science) [GLBMEDIABS]
  • Major in Journalism (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism) [JOURBAJ]
  • Major in Media (Bachelor of Arts) [MEDIABA]
  • Major in Media Advertising (Bachelor of Science) [MEDIAADVBS]
  • Major in Public Relations (Bachelor of Science) [PBLCRELNBS]
  • Major in Sports Media (Bachelor of Science) [SPTMEDIABS]

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor 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.