The Media School
Specialization in Black Cinema Studies: Aesthetics, History, and Image (Bachelor of Arts in Media)
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements MDAS03
Requirements
The specialization requires at least 9 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Media School Electives. Two (2) courses:
- MSCH-F 309 Images of War and Peace in Public Culture (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-F 326 Authorship in the Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-F 375 Race, Gender, and Representation (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-F 377 Cinemas of the Black Diaspora
- MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-X 472 Media Internship (approved internship at Black Film Center/Archive)
- AMST-A 200 Comparative American Identities
- CMLT-C 361 African Literature and Other Arts
- FRIT-F 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
- Specialization GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the specialization.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the specialization—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to specialization requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.