Media Studies Program
222B Armory
505 East Armory Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-1549
To be graduated from the media studies curriculum, a student must
meet the general University and college requirements for the degree
listed on College of Communications General Requirements and must complete the following courses:
| HOURS | REQUIRED COURSES |
|---|---|
| 3 | COMM 101--Social and Cultural Foundations of Mass Media see footnote 1 |
| 3 | COMM 217--History of Communications |
| 3 | COMM 220--Communications and Popular Culture |
| 3 | COMM 231--Mass Communications in a Democratic Society |
| 3 | COMM 251--Social Aspects of Mass Communications |
| 3 | COMM 264--Economic Structure of Communications |
| 3 | COMM 310--Media Ethics |
| 12 | College of Communications electives from the list below |
| At least four elective courses totaling at least 12 hours up to a maximum of six courses totaling no more than 18 hours must be chosen from the following list: | |
| ADV 281--Introduction to Advertising | |
| ADV 309--Public Relations | |
| COMM 218--Communications and Public Opinion | |
| COMM 241--Law and Communications | |
| COMM 261--American Broadcasting and Telecommunications | |
| COMM 310--Media Ethics | |
| COMM 322--Politics and the Media | |
| COMM 366--Film as Business | |
| JOURN 223--Photo-journalism | |
| JOURN 350--Reporting, I | |
| COMM 361--Telecommunications Programming | |
| COMM 362--Telecommunications Management | |
| COMM 368--Legal and Policy Issues in Telecommunications | |
| 30 | Total |
| 20 | At least 20 hours of advanced (200- and 300-level) credits in one or two areas outside of the College of Communications, such as economics, management, political science, sociology, psychology, literature, philosophy, physics, or engineering see footnote 2 |