Nov 28, 2024

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media, B.S.

An interdisciplinary concentration across the College of Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media uses the college core and then provides students with options across the college in history, writing, technology, aesthetics, and digital literacy. Students choose an area of emphasis that reflects their professional interests.

NOTE: Students must earn a C (2.00) or better in each course in the college in order to graduate.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses

Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (42 hours)

College Core (9 hours)

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 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours OR
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours

History (3 hours)

Choose one:

RIM 3000 - History of the Recording Industry 3 credit hours
PHOT 3040 - History of Photography 3 credit hours
JOUR 4510 - Media History and Culture 3 credit hours
VCOM 3810 - History of Visual Communication 3 credit hours

Introduction to Technology (6 hours)

Choose two:

RIM 3010 - Audio Fundamentals 3 credit hours
EMC 2030 - Visual Journalism Production 3 credit hours
ANIM 1300 - Animation and the Illusion of Motion 3 credit hours
EMC 1050 - Basic Digital Photography and Imaging 3 credit hours
VFP 1060 - Basic Video Production 3 credit hours
VFP 1080 - Post-Production I 3 credit hours
ANIM 2300 - Introduction to Digital Animation 3 credit hours
JOUR 2720 - Digital Media Skills 3 credit hours
VCOM 2950 - Visual Communication Applications 3 credit hours
JOUR 3070 - Introduction to Social Media Practice 3 credit hours

Writing (3 hours)

Choose one:

RIM 3780 - Entertainment Reporting and Writing 3 credit hours
EMC 3030 - Electronic Media Advertising 3 credit hours
EMC 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours
JOUR 3090 - Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 4300 - Reviewing and Criticism 3 credit hours
JOUR 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours
JOUR 4670 - Cultural Approaches to Media 3 credit hours
*Approved elective 3 credit hours

Media Aesthetics and Literacy (6 hours)

Choose two:

JOUR 3000 - Introduction to Motion Pictures 3 credit hours
JOUR 3600 - Digital and Media Literacy 3 credit hours
JOUR 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours
JOUR 4240 - Television, Culture, and History 3 credit hours
JOUR 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media 3 credit hours
RIM 3100 - Introduction to Popular Music Studies 3 credit hours
RIM 4440 - Critical Listening 3 credit hours
RIM 4570 - The Art of Soundtrack Design 3 credit hours
VFP 3000 - Films and Filmmakers 3 credit hours
EMC 2120 - Sight, Sound, and Motion 3 credit hours
VFP 2410 - Networks Then and Now 3 credit hours
*Approved elective 3 credit hours

Area of Emphasis (15 hours)

Gender and Media

JOUR 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media 3 credit hours
WGST 3500 - Women in the Media 3 credit hours
Three additional courses from the following:
ADV 3060 - Issues in Advertising: Sexuality and Gender 3 credit hours
JOUR 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours (Crime and Gender in Media)
JOUR 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours (Women in Journalism History)
*Electives on Women and Gender Studies course list (or other approved electives)

Choose Your Own Path

Five courses
Must follow prerequisites (or have permission of instructor)
Only one course at the 1000/2000 level
Students who qualify may consider this program as part of the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s program (ABM).

Note:

*Courses selected from required course lists may not be reused for area of emphasis.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (19-22 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Introduction to Technology 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences or elective 3 credit hours
Media Aesthetics and Literacy 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours OR
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Writing 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Media history 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Introduction to Technology 3 credit hours
Area of Emphasis 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (42 hours)

College Core (9 hours)

History (3 hours)

Introduction to Technology (6 hours)

Writing (3 hours)

Media Aesthetics and Literacy (6 hours)

Area of Emphasis (15 hours)

Gender and Media

Law and Ethics

Global Media

Content Strategy

Choose Your Own Path

Note:

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (19-22 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours