Dec 03, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

2023-2024 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: Majors must complete all major course requirements with a grade of C (2.00) or better.

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
Major Requirements	45 hours*
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	16-22 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

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

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Required (12 hours)

JOUR 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
EMC 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 2720 - Digital Media Skills 3 credit hours

History (3 hours)

Choose one:

RIM 3000 - History of the Recording Industry 3 credit hours
PHOT 2000 - History of Photography 3 credit hours
JOUR 4240 - Television, Culture, and History 3 credit hours
JOUR 4510 - Media History and Culture 3 credit hours
VCOM 3810 - History of Visual Communication 3 credit hours
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
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
Approved elective 3 credit hours

Media Technology (9 hours)

Choose three:

Section F

VFP 1060 - Basic Video Production 3 credit hours
VFP 1080 - Post-Production I 3 credit hours
Approved elective 3 credit hours

Advanced Writing (3 hours)

Choose one:

ADV 3170 - Advertising Copy and Creativity 3 credit hours
EMC 3030 - Electronic Media Advertising 3 credit hours
IAM 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours
JOUR 3090 - Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 3430 - Radio News Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 3530 - Feature Writing 3 credit hours
PR 3360 - Strategic Communication Writing for Public Relations 3 credit hours
RIM 3770 - Publicity in the Recording Industry 3 credit hours
RIM 3780 - Entertainment Reporting and Writing 3 credit hours
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours
Approved elective 3 credit hours

Media and Society (3 hours)

ADV 3060 - Issues in Advertising: Sexuality and Gender 3 credit hours
JOUR 3600 - Digital and Media Literacy 3 credit hours
JOUR 4700 - Mass Media and National Security 3 credit hours
JOUR 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures 3 credit hours
JOUR 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours
JOUR 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media 3 credit hours
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
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
EMC 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours

Area of Emphasis (15 hours)

Choose five courses, including electives. No more than 6 credit hours or two courses may be chosen in one prefix.

Entertainment Media

ANIM 2350 - 2D Animation I 3 to 4 credit hours
ANIM 2300 - Introduction to 3D Animation 3 to 4 credit hours
IAM 3065 - Audiences and Messaging 3 credit hours
IAM 3070 - Introduction to Social Media Practice 3 credit hours
IAM 4950 - Advanced Seminar-Interactive Media 3 credit hours
JOUR 3590 - Magazine Writing and Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3000 - Journalism and Media in the Movies 3 credit hours
RIM 3100 - Introduction to Popular Music Studies 3 credit hours
RIM 3600 - Survey of the Recording Industry 3 credit hours
RIM 3890 - International Recording Industry 3 credit hours
RIM 4570 - Film Sound Theory and Analysis 3 credit hours
SPM 2100 - Media and Sports 3 credit hours
SPM 3200 - Sports Media Relations 3 credit hours
VFP 2410 - History of American Television 3 credit hours
VFP 2510 - History of American Cinema 3 credit hours
Approved elective 3 credit hours

Entrepreneurial Media

ADV 3020 - Principles of Advertising 3 credit hours
ADV 4230 - Case Studies in Strategic Communication 3 credit hours
EMC 4010 - Media Sales 3 credit hours
EMC 4430 - Media Management 3 credit hours
EMC 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours
Approved Topics: Online Marketing and Search Engine Optimization and Content Strategy and Content Management
ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
PR 2040 - Public Relations Principles 3 credit hours
PR 3400 - Case Studies in Public Relations 3 credit hours
RIM 3690 - International Entertainment Transactions 3 credit hours
RIM 3700 - Entertainment Intellectual Property I 3 credit hours
RIM 4130 - Cyber PR® in the Entertainment Industry 3 credit hours
RIM 4640 - Entertainment Branding 3 credit hours
RIM 4690 - Digital Strategies for the Music Business 3 credit hours
RIM 4700 - Entertainment Intellectual Property II 3 credit hours
Approved elective 3 credit hours

Choose Your Own Path

Five courses
Must follow prerequisites (or have permission of instructor)
Only one course at the 1000/2000 level
No more than 9 credit hours/3 courses in one prefix
Internship from 1 to 3 credit hours is an option for this path.

Note:

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

Minor (15-18 hours)

Students may minor any University-approved minor. However, minors in journalism, advertising, public relations, visual communication, animation, video/film production, interactive media, media management, photography, or mass communication are recommended.

Electives (16-22 hours)

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 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
JOUR 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
RIM 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 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
Media 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 - World Literatures 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 2720 - Digital Media Skills 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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Advanced Writing 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

History 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Media Technology 3 credit hours
Area of emphasis 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Junior Spring

EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
Area of emphasis 6 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Media Technology 3 credit hours

Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Required (12 hours)

History (3 hours)

Media Technology (9 hours)

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Section E

Section F

Advanced Writing (3 hours)

Media and Society (3 hours)

Area of Emphasis (15 hours)

Entertainment Media

Entrepreneurial Media

Choose Your Own Path

Note:

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (16-22 hours)

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