Students majoring in any discipline may pursue a minor in Critical Media Practices. Although any student on campus may pursue this minor, it's particularly appropriate for the following: CMCI students, theatre and dance, film studies, anthropology, art and art history and English. In addition, students in the colleges of music and engineering could benefit from this coursework.
The minor consists of a total of 19 credit hours, with three required media production courses totaling 10 hours. These courses combine theory with technical skill in order to prepare students for upper-division study.
Program requirements
Overall, the course requirements are as follows for a total of 19 credit hours:
1. Three lower-division foundation courses
2. Three upper-division media production classes
After successfully completing the three required courses, students may select three additional upper division 3000 or 4000 level courses as electives across any of the concentrations (Documentary Media, Performance Media, or Sound Practices).