Media Studies and Production Minors
Starting Fall 2013, the Media Arts Department will offer three 15 credit Minors to students outside the Major in: Digital Video Production, Interactive Media, and Cinema Studies.
Course Requirements for the minors
Digital Video Production Minor
The Digital Video Production Minor is open to all majors and is designed to give students fundamental knowledge and experience in production and writing for various media. It is an ideal minor for students majoring in fields where having solid production skills will given them that competitive edge, such as Communication majors with Journalism, Sports Communication, Advertizing, and Public Relations concentrations.
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Required Courses MDIA 103 Digital Toolbox MDIA 203 Video Production Select three: MDIA 201 Writing for Media MDIA 301 Screenwriting for Film & TV' MDIA 302 Editing MDIA 304 Audio Production MDIA 305 Lighting & Cinematography MDIA 306 Media Performance MDIA 403 Multi-Camera Production MDIA 405 Digital Filmmaking |
The Interactive Media Minor gives students from all disciplines the essential knowledge and cutting edge skills in social media and technologies shaping commerce and culture in the 21st century.
Required Courses
MDIA 103 Digital Toolbox
MDIA 210 Interactive Media I
Select three:
MDIA 201 Writing for Media
MDIA 310 Interactive Media II
MDIA 311 Media Theory: Com Revolution
MDIA 312 Participatory Media
MDIA 313 Convergent Media
MDIA 314 Concepts in Game Design
The Cinema Studies Minor emphasizes the critical study of cinema as an art form, a business, a technology, a form of entertainment, and a cultural product that both reflects and shapes culture. It brings knowledge and concerns from various disciplines--such as history, literature, and philosophy--to bear on the critical study of domestic and international cinemas.
This minor complements majors in fields such as communication, theater, art, digital media, literature, history, or psychology, and deepens students' critical thinking and analytical skills. The minor advances the Marist tradition of enhancing students' appreciation and respect for ideological, cultural, and artistic diversity.
Required Courses
MDIA 120 Art of Film
MDIA 322 Film Theory and Criticism
Select three:
MDIA 323 Film & History
MDIA 324 Experimental Film & Video
MDIA 325 Documentary
MDIA 326 Race & Ethnicity in Film
MDIA 332 Current Issues in Film
MDIA 335 Gender & Media
MDIA 339 Film & Literature
MDIA 422 Topics in Global Cinema
FREN 305 Studies in French Film & Literature
SPAN 330 Themes in Spanish Cinema
SPAN 335 Theme in Latin American Cinema
PHIL 333 Philosophy & Film
