2014-2015 Academic Catalog 
    
    May 09, 2024  
2014-2015 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Media and Communication, A.B.


Major Requirements


Majors will complete a minimum of nine courses including the following:

Culminating Undergraduate Experience (CUE)


Beginning with the Class of 2016, all majors must fulfill the Media and Communication CUE requirement. The department has identified several pathways to fulfilling the CUE in the major. Students may choose from the following:

Note:


COM 201 - Media & Society  and COM 231 - Documentary Research  will normally be completed prior to fulfilling additional major requirements. These courses do not count towards fulfillment of distribution requirements in the major.

Distribution Areas


Discovery


These introductory courses emphasize the breadth of media and communication. They provide an overview of different sub-specializations within the field.

Structure


These courses use media and communication theories and methodologies to provide in-depth exploration of significant media and communication institutions, traditions, or cultural forms.

Practice


These courses provide students with opportunities to become producers, not merely consumers, of print, video, digital, and audio information. Each course gives students in-depth opportunities to put theory into practice in research, writing, or digital media production.