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B. A.  Media Communications with an Emphasis in Media Literacy

Media literacy is a critical thinking skill that focuses on the source of much of our information: the media. The emphasis in media literacy consists of the following areas of study: an awareness of the impact of the media on the individual and society; an understanding of the process of mass communication; the development of critical approaches with which to analyze and discuss media messages; an awareness of media content as a "text" that provides insight into our contemporary culture and ourselves; an awareness of the depiction of diverse groups within a culture by the media; and the cultivation of an enhanced enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of media content

Degree Requirements:
51 required credit hours
36 general education credit hours
41 elective credit hours
Required Courses:
EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production 3 hours
MEDC 1010  Introduction to Mass Communications 3 hours
MEDC 1050  Introduction to Media Writing 3 hours
MEDC 1630 Media Literacy 3 hours
MEDC 2200  Ethics in the Media 3 hours
MEDC 2630 Media Literacy II 3 hours
MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media 3 hours
MEDC 3190 Introduction to Media Research 3 hours
MEDC 3900  Studies in Media Literacy 3 hours
MEDC 4100  The Law and the Media 3 hours
MEDC 4110 Digital Media Culture 3 hours
MEDC 4190 Media Research Methodologies 3 hours
*MEDC 4620   Senior Overview (Capstone Course) or 3 hours
  4950 Professional Media 3 hours
MEDC 4850 Seminar in Media Studies 3 hours
    *Capstone Course

A minimum of 15 credit hours must be chosen from the following:
MEDC 1500 Applied Media Aesthetics 3 hours
VIDE 1810 Video Production 3 hours
SPCM 2600 Nonverbal Approaches to 3 hours
Media.Analysis
 3 hours
MEDC 3260  International Comm 3 hours
MEDC 3500 Political Communications 3 hours
MEDC 3800 Studies in Cultural Diversity 3 hours
MEDC 3850  Television: A Critical Study 3 hours
MEDC 3900 Studies in Media Literacy 3 hours
MEDC 4220  Genre Studies 3 hours
MEDC 4440 Patterns of Media Ownership 3 hours
JOUR 4500 Media Criticism 3 hours
MEDC 4950 Professional Media Practicum 3 hours

Portfolio Review Course Requirements:
EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production
MEDC 1010 Introduction to Mass Communications
MEDC 1630 Media Literacy
MEDC 2630 Media Literacy II
MEDC 3190 Introduction to Media Research

 



Curriculum
Graduate

M.A. Media Communications with Emphasis in Media Literacy

The emphasis in media literacy provides students with a critical perspective that will enable them to decipher the information they receive through the channels of mass communications and to develop independent judgments about media content. This emphasis examines the cultural, political, and economic context of media, which affects media programming. The media literacy emphasis focuses on research strategies for the systematic analysis of content and provides opportunities for fieldwork experiences in different sectors, including education, community, professional, and media arts. In the case of media communicators, the media literacy emphasis facilitates the ability to produce effective and responsible media messages. Finally, students in the M.A.T. program may apply specific courses from the following list toward an emphasis in media literacy. The course of study for media communications students with an emphasis in media literacy is as follows:

Core Courses:(24 credit hours)
MEDC 5000 Media Communications (Requisite Course)
MEDC 5310 Media and Culture
MEDC 5350 Media Organization and Regulations
MEDC 5360 International Communications
MEDC 5460 Media Research: Media Literacy
MEDC 5480 Comparative Approaches to Media Literacy  
MEDC 5981 Integrated Studies in Media Literacy
MEDC 6000 Seminar in Media Communications
Emphasis Courses:
A minimum of 12 credit hours must be completed from the following.
COMM 5340 Language Arts Seminars
COMM 5440 Integrated Language Arts  
COMM 5460 Curriculum Design  
JOUR 4500 Media Criticism for Publication
MEDC 4220 Genre Studies
MEDC 4440 Patterns of Media Ownership
MEDC 5250 Visual Communication in the Media
MEDC 5331 Media Communications Production: Video
MEDC 5390 Practicum
MEDC 5550 Special Topics in Media Comm.: Media Literacy and Video Production
MEDC 5985 Media Literacy Fieldwork  
PSYC 4825 Advanced Research Methods

 

Updated: December 02, 2007