Training
•An 18-credit minor explores how media messages are interpreted, used to persuade, and shaped by institutional control and bias.
•The core consists of CMS 140 How Media Means, CMS 240 Introduction to Media Studies, and CMS 247 Media Issues and Problems.
Degree Flexibility
•Nine elective credits must be taken in Media Studies at the 300 or 400 level.
•The department describes elective interests spanning television, cinema, social media, propaganda, and gender or relationship issues, allowing students to shape their study around personal or career interests.
