Program: Media, History, and Culture Minor - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

Advisor: Kristine McCusker, Department of History

The minor in Media, History, and Culture consists of 18 hours. Two core history courses selected from HIST 3050 , HIST 4070 , HIST 4730 , or HIST 4740 are required. Students who have not had JOUR 1020 /EMC 1020 must take it also; history majors must substitute JOUR 1020 /EMC 1020 for one of the core history courses. Journalism and Electronic Media Communication majors must select their four electives from College of Liberal Arts courses. No more than two courses may be taken for minor credit from any one department.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors require the student to complete a minimum of 15 to 21 hours from a list of specific courses. Unless otherwise noted, a student may take no more than 6 hours of courses from a single department until he or she surpasses the required minimum number of hours necessary for completing the minor. Exceptions to this rule may be found within the discussions of several of the minors. In most cases, a student is also limited to just 3 hours of credit toward the minor in the same department or discipline in which he or she is taking a major. Except for the Paralegal Studies minor, no course may be counted both for major and minor credit. Students must fulfill all departmental prerequisites for any course within an interdisciplinary minor. In some cases, advisors may approve course substitutions within these program requirements.

Required Courses (6 hours)*

*History majors must substitute JOUR 1020 /EMC 1020 for one of the history core.

HIST 3050 - Topics in Southern Studies 3 credit hours
HIST 4070 - Modern America, Post-1945 3 credit hours
HIST 4730 - Everyday Life in America 3 credit hours
HIST 4740 - American Cultural and Intellectual History 3 credit hours

Electives (12 hours)

ENGL 3815 - Survey of Popular Culture 3 credit hours
ENGL 3850 - Literature and Film 3 credit hours
ENGL 3860 - Film Genre 3 credit hours
ENGL 3870 - Film History 3 credit hours
ENGL 4855 - Film Theory and Criticism 3 credit hours
ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Film Studies 3 credit hours
HIST 3050 - Topics in Southern Studies 3 credit hours
HIST 4070 - Modern America, Post-1945 3 credit hours
HIST 4740 - American Cultural and Intellectual History 3 credit hours
MUHL 3670 - History of Popular Music in America 3 credit hours
PHIL 3600 - Philosophy and Film 3 credit hours
PS 3100 - Politics and Film 3 credit hours
PS 3320 - Public Opinion 3 credit hours
THEA 4810 - Theatre History II: Restoration to Present 3 credit hours

Non-College of Liberal Arts Courses

JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
JOUR 3000 - Introduction to Motion Pictures 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3000 - Introduction to Motion Pictures 3 credit hours
JOUR 3100 - Introduction to Popular Music Studies 3 credit hours OR
RIM 3100 - Introduction to Popular Music Studies 3 credit hours
JOUR 3510 - Media History and American Culture 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3510 - Mass Media and American Culture 3 credit hours
JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
RIM 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours
RIM 3000 - History of the Recording Industry 3 credit hours
UH 4600 - Senior Interdisciplinary Seminar 3 credit hours
WGST 4204 - Symposium in Women’s Studies: Women and Television 3 credit hours

NOTE:

Courses in Media and Entertainment cannot be taken for minor credit by Journalism and Electronic Media Communication majors.