Program Recognition
•Majors must maintain a 2.5 GPA average in MDIA 201 and MDIA 202 to remain in the program, and a 2.3 GPA average across all major coursework thereafter (source: media-studies-b.a/index.html)
Training
•The 13-course major requires six core courses: MDIA 201 (Introduction to Media Studies), MDIA 202 (Media and History), MDIA 301 (Critical Methods in Media and Communication Studies, required for the Class of 2028 and beyond), MDIA 302 (Introduction to Video Production: Media Rhetoric and Aesthetics), MDIA 399 (Junior Seminar), and MDIA 499 (Senior Seminar, offered in Production or Critical Studies options), plus seven advanced electives (source: media-studies-b.a/index.html)
•The program is rooted in rhetorical and historical criticism across the humanities, and up to two approved courses from other departments, such as ART 309 Introduction to Photography, may count toward the major; students also gain professional experience through for-credit internships (source: media-studies-b.a/index.html)
