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The Media School

Minor in Cinema and Media Studies (Minors)

Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements CNMDASTMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory Electives. Two (2) courses:
    • MSCH-C 211 Screening Gender and Sexuality
    • MSCH-C 212 Screening Race and Ethnicity
    • MSCH-C 215 History of Videogames
    • MSCH-C 241 Watching Film
    • MSCH-C 247 Screen Cultures
    • MSCH-C 249 Media Technologies and Culture
  2. Critical Studies. One (1) course:
    • MSCH-D 413 Global Screen Cultures
    • MSCH-F 326 Authorship in the Media
    • MSCH-F 375 Race, Gender, and Representation
    • MSCH-F 377 Cinemas of the Black Diaspora
    • MSCH-F 392 Media Genres
    • MSCH-F 415 Contemporary Filmmakers
  3. Media Technologies and Culture. One (1) course:
    • MSCH-C 366
    • MSCH-D 301 Media Technologies and Culture II
    • MSCH-D 302 Games, Culture, and Society
    • MSCH-D 331 Social Media Cultures
    • MSCH-D 337 Digital Media
    • MSCH-M 310 Disruptors: Internet Industries
    • MSCH-M 322 Internet Ecosystems
    • MSCH-M 411 Media Industries and Cultural Production
  4. Historical Studies of Cinema and Media. One (1) course:
    • MSCH-F 311 History of Media and Culture
    • MSCH-F 380 Hollywood I: The First Fifty Years, 1895-1945
    • MSCH-F 381 Hollywood II: 1945 to the Present
    • MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
    • MSCH-F 420 Topics in Media History
  5. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Minor 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 minor.
    3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. 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.