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Media and Screen Studies and Philosophy, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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        • Media and Screen Studies and English, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and History, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Journalism, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Media Arts, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Philosophy, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Political Science, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Sociology, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Theatre, BA
        • Political Science and Communication Studies, BA
        • Business Administration and Communication Studies, BS
        • Computer Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Communication Studies and Speech-​Language Pathology and Audiology, BS
        • Health Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Media and Screen Studies and Theatre, BS
        • Music and Communication Studies with Concentration in Music Industry, BS
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        • Argumentation and Law, Minor
        • Cinema Studies, Minor
        • Communication Studies, Minor
        • Digital Communications, Minor
        • Film Production, Minor
        • Human Communication, Minor
        • Improvisation and Storytelling, Minor
        • Media Screen Studies, Minor
        • Media Production, Minor
        • Oratory and Public Speaking, Minor
        • Political Communication, Minor
        • Rhetoric, Minor
        • Social Activism, Minor
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The Media and Screen Studies Program and the Department of Philosophy and Religion offer a combined major in media and screen studies and philosophy. The combined major integrates the analysis, research, and production of traditional and emerging media along with the study of questions and theories related to morality, society, religion, and the natural and social sciences.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ), Societies and Institutions (SI), Analyzing and Using Data (AD), and Ethical Reasoning (ER) are met through the major course requirements.

NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND), Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), and Difference and Diversity (DD) may be met through electives in the major.

Media and Screen Studies Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Media and Screen Studies Common Requirements
MSCR 1220Media, Culture, and Society4
MSCR 1320Media and Social Change4
or MSCR 1420 Media History
Foundation Course
Complete one of the following:4
MSCR 1230
Introduction to Film Production
MSCR 2220
Understanding Media
Diversity or Globalization Course
Complete one of the following:4
MSCR 3392
Gender and Film
MSCR 2325
Global Media
MSCR 2505
Digital Feminisms
MSCR 3437
Media and Identity
Writing-Intensive
Complete two of the following:8
MSCR 2505
Digital Feminisms
MSCR 3600
Film Theory
MSCR 3420
Digital Media Culture
MSCR 3422
Media Audiences
MSCR 3700
Queer Media
MSCR 4208
TV History

Media and Screen Studies Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
(NUpath capstone recommendation: Complete MSCR 4623 as one of your MSCR electives if a philosophy capstone course is not selected for "Restricted Philosophy Electives.")
Complete three courses from MSCR or from the following:12
ARTD 2380
Video Basics
ARTD 3480
Video: Sound and Image
ARTD 3485
Experimental Video
COMM 1450
Sound Production for Digital Media
COMM 2550
Television Field Production
COMM 2655
Television Studio Production
COMM 3655
Digital Editing for TV
COMM 3750
Special Effects and Postproduction for Television
COMM 4755
Production Capstone

Philosophy Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Philosophy Required Courses
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
PHIL 2325Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought4
or POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2330Modern Philosophy4
Restricted Philosophy Electives
Complete three of the following with at least one course at the 4000 or 5000 level:12
PHIL 3100
The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
PHIL 3343
Existentialism
PHIL 3360
Scientific Approaches to Philosophy
PHIL 3435
Moral Philosophy
PHIL 3460
Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 4510
Philosophy of Science
PHIL 4500
Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 4515
Advanced Logic
PHIL 4535
Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 4555
Philosophy of Biology
PHIL 4903
Seminar in Religion
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
PHIL 5002
Ethics and Public Policy
PHIL 5005
Information Ethics
PHIL 5010
AI Ethics
Philosophy Electives
Complete three additional electives from the philosophy department. 12

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
MSCR 3600Film Theory4

Media and Screen Studies Grade Requirement

No more than two grades below a C in media and screen studies courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements

Major Credit Requirement

Complete 76 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MSCR 10001MSCR 1320 or 14204Foreign Language4Elective4
MSCR 12204MSCR foundation4Elective4Elective4
PHIL 11154PHIL 2325 or POLS 23254  
ENGW 11114Foreign Language4  
Foreign Language4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EEAM 20001Restricted PHIL elective 14Elective4Co-op
MSCR elective4MSCR writing-intensive4Elective4 
PHIL 23304PHIL elective4  
MSCR diversity/globalization4Elective4  
PHIL elective4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opRestricted PHIL elective 24Elective4Co-op
 MSCR writing-intensive4Elective4 
 PHIL elective4  
 MSCR elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opMSCR 36004  
 MSCR elective4  
 Restricted PHIL elective 34  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130
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