Media Studies - (Bachelor of Arts)
Department of Communication | College of Arts & Sciences

The Media Studies degree is geared to those who wish to explore the media and their effects and influences in society, politics and culture.

The major requires eight core courses (24 semester hours), along with four elective courses (12 semester hours) in the major, all with grades of C or better. Transfer students must complete at least 15 semester hours of these courses at Roosevelt.

This program does not require a professional internship or certain pre-professional courses and is not intended for students who hope to work in media fields such as broadcasting, magazines, newspapers, public relations or advertising.

Requirements

• Jour 201  Communication in the Information Age
• Jour 240  Communication Research
• Jour 243  Visual Communication and Technology
• Jour 342  Politics and Media
• Spch 345 Cross-cultural Communication
• Jour 351  Public Opinion and Propaganda
• Jour 375  Media Criticism
• Jour 389  New Media and Technology

For electives in the major, Media Studies students may take any non-required courses at the 200 or 300 level in Journalism or Speech.

We also recommend a minor. This generally is 15 to 18 semester hours beyond the Arts and Sciences general education requirements in one department or program, such as English, American Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, History, Political Science, or various humanities.

The degree is Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communications and a concentration in Media Studies.

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