Program: Film & Digital Media with Media Studies Concentration (B.S.) - University of North Georgia

Mar 03, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) - 42 hours

Refer to Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)

Area A1: No exceptions

Area A2: No exceptions

Area B: No exceptions

Area C: No exceptions

Area D: No exceptions

Area E: No exceptions

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major - 18 hours

No grade below a “C” will be accepted in the major or minor area, including any classes offered by the department

Required Courses - 12 hours

Electives - 6 hours

Any non-English language course numbered 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002 or other courses relevant to the student’s plan of study, chosen in consultation with an advisor.

Courses Required for the Major - 60 hours

Required for all Majors - 15 hours

Media Studies Concentration

Required Courses - 15-18 hours

COMM 3740 - Communication Research
COMM 4800 - Communication & Media Theory
MDST 3350 - Media History
MDST 3600 - Television Studies
MDST 4200 - Diversity in the Media
Completion of a foreign language at the 2001-level or higher, if not taken elsewhere in the student’s plan of study

Media Studies and Communication Electives - 9-15 hours

Must be chosen from the following list or from the Production concentration:

Minor or Electives - 15-18 hours

Media Studies majors may take a minor or a selected group of electives outside the department, to acquire a broader knowledge of a subject area beyond the field of media. These will be chosen with the assistance of an advisor.

Film & Digital Media with Media Studies Concentration (B.S.)