Media Study majors who select the Critical Studies concentration will take courses
in history, analysis, and theory, which address the complex interrelationship
between artistic practice and theoretical discourses. Concepts in film theory,
digital media design, the role of the machine, semiotics, political theory and
cultural studies are addressed through examination of works, critiques and theoretical
texts. Students are required to take at least one basic production course to underscore
the relationship between production and theory. Media Study is a humanistic discipline,
and Critical Studies is a concentration specifically situated within this context.
The concentration is designed for students who are devoted to developing their
intellectual and rhetorical faculties and who are especially interested in film
theory, media analysis, and cultural theory. Many students in Critical Studies
find rewarding careers in education, law, journalism, business, the entertainment
industry, and other such vocational areas that value strong writing skills and
anaylitical ability.
You may print this sheet out for your own advising purposes and check off courses
as you take them (or plan to take them) to fulfill the 48 credit hours required
for the major.
CRITICAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
CATEGORIES
A. Introduction to Interpretation (3 courses) ___ ___ ___DMS 107 FILM HISTORY I
___ ___DMS 108 FILM HISTORY II
___ ___DMS 259 MEDIA ANALYSIS
B. Advanced Analysis (4 courses) ___ ___ ___DMS 303 VIDEO ANALYSIS I
___ ___DMS 304 VIDEO ANALYSIS II
___ ___DMS 305 FILM ANALYSIS I
___ ___DMS 306 FILM ANALSYS II
___ ___DMS 409 NONFICTION FILM
___ ___DMS 411 FILM THEORY
(note: select 303 or 304; 305 or 306)
C. Media & Culture (1 course)___ ___ ___DMS 213 IMMIGRATION AND FILM
___ ___DMS 331 URBAN MEDIA
___ ___DMS 333 3rd WORLD CINEMA
___ ___DMS 405 ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM
___ ___DMS 409 NONFICTION FILM
___ ___DMS 440 WOMEN DIRECTORS
___ ___DMS 452 FILMS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
D. New Media Theory (1 course)___ ___ ___DMS 350 INFORMATION THEORIES
___ ___DMS 415 DIGITAL THEORY (SPECIAL TOPICS)
___ ___DMS 461 CYBERTHEORY
___ ___DMS 480 BODYWORKS
E. Production (1 course) ___ ___ ___DMS 101 BASIC FILMMAKING
___ ___DMS 103 BASIC VIDEO
___ ___DMS 105 BASIC DOCUMENTARY
___ ___DMS 121 BASIC DIGITAL ARTS
___ ___DMS 155 NEW MEDIA
F. Electives (2 courses)___ ___ ___DMS 109 INTRO TO FILM INTERP
___ ___DMS 211 SYMBOLISM & FILM
___ ___DMS 213 IMMIGRATION & FILM
___ ___DMS 215 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 216 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 303 VIDEO ANALYSIS I
___ ___DMS 304 VIDEO ANALYSIS II
___ ___DMS 305 FILM ANALYSIS I
___ ___DMS 306 FILM ANALYSIS II
___ ___DMS 329 ITALIAN CINEMA
___ ___DMS 331 URBAN MEDIA
___ ___DMS 333 3RD WORLD CINEMA
___ ___DMS 350 INFORMATION THEORIES
___ ___DMS 381 FILM COMEDY
___ ___DMS 405 ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM
___ ___DMS 409 NONFICTION FILM
___ ___DMS 412 THEORY OF FILM NARRATIVE
___ ___DMS 415 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 416 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 417 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 418 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 430 THE DREAM IN FILM & TV
___ ___DMS 440 WOMEN DIRECTORS
___ ___DMS 450 FILM & DEV OF CONTEMP ART
___ ___DMS 452 FILMS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
___ ___DMS 455 SPECIAL TOPICS
___ ___DMS 461 CYBERTHEORY
___ ___DMS 474 SEMINAR ON POSTMODERNISM
___ ___DMS 480 BODYWORKS
___ ___DMS 490 MEDIA ARTS INTERNSHIP
___ ___DMS 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY
___ ___other
___ ___other
