Program: Communications Media/Media Studies, BS - Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Apr 05, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

The Media Studies Track seeks to broadly educate students in communications media by encouraging them to develop their communication skills - written, oral, and visual. Courses include components to develop critical thinking, collaboration, and research skills. The flexibility of the program allows students to explore a range of courses in media theory, criticism, culture, and current media issues. Beginning level production courses introduce concepts of producing media messages.

Liberal Studies: 46-47

As outlined in the Liberal Studies Requirements with the following specifications:

Mathematics: 3

Social Science:

PSYC 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Liberal Studies Electives: 6

no COMM courses or courses cross-listed with COMM

Major: 45

Required Courses:

COMM 101 - Introduction to Communications, Media, and Culture Credits: 3
COMM 150 - Media Aesthetics Credits: 3
COMM 400 - Professional Preparation Credits: 3
COMM 493 - Internship Credits: 9 (summer only)

Writing-Intensive Course:

One writing-intensive COMM course Credits: 3

Media Studies: 12

Minimum of four courses from the following:

COMM 205 - Making Presentations with Media Credits: 3
COMM 206 - History and Theory of Making Games Credits: 3
COMM 230 - Global Media and Communication Credits: 3
COMM 261 - Teamwork and Communication Skills for College and Career Credits: 3
COMM 302 - Research in Communications Media Credits: 3
COMM 303 - Scriptwriting Credits: 3
COMM 315 - Persuasive Media Writing Credits: 3
COMM 325 - Gender in Media Credits: 3
COMM 335 - Communications Consulting and Project Management Credits: 3
COMM 345 - Television Criticism Credits: 3
COMM 354 - Media Law and Policy Credits: 3
COMM 375 - Mass Media and Behavior Credits: 3
COMM 380 - The History of African Americans in Film Credits: 3
COMM 401 - Media Programming and Promotion Credits: 3
COMM 403 - Multimedia News Writing Credits: 3
COMM 414 - Music, Media, and Culture Credits: 3
COMM 420 - Media Portrayal of Crime Credits: 3
COMM 445 - Cinematic Directors Credits: 3
COMM 460 - Disturbing Trends in Communication Technology Credits: 3
COMM 470 - Media Management and Sales Credits: 3
COMM 477 - Freelancing and Entrepreneurship in Media Credits: 3
COMM 480 - Seminar in Communications Media Credits: 3

Minimum of Two Production Courses from the Following: 6

COMM 207 - Online Media Production Credits: 3
COMM 240 - Communications Graphics Credits: 3
COMM 249 - Basic Audio Production Credits: 3
COMM 251 - Television Production Credits: 3
COMM 271 - Beginning Photography Credits: 3
COMM 306 - 2-D Digital Game Development Credits: 3
COMM 340 - Advanced Communication Graphics Credits: 3
COMM 348 - Animation Credits: 3
COMM 349 - Radio Production Credits: 3
COMM 350 - Digital Storytelling Credits: 3
COMM 351 - Advanced Video Production Credits: 3
COMM 355 - Editing for Video and Film Credits: 3
COMM 360 - Digital Sports Production Credits: 3
COMM 371 - Advanced Photography Credits: 3
COMM 374 - Documentary Photography Credits: 3
COMM 406 - 3-D Game and Simulation Design and Development Credits: 3
COMM 407 - Television Feature Production Credits: 3
COMM 408 - Media Field Studies Credits: 3
COMM 440 - Multimedia Production Credits: 3
COMM 446 - 3-D Modeling and Animation for Games and Simulations Credits: 3
COMM 449 - Advanced Audio Recording Techniques Credits: 3
COMM 451 - Multimedia News Production Credits: 3
COMM 471 - Advanced Image Editing Credits: 3
COMM 474 - Commercial Photography Credits: 3

Controlled Electives: 6

Other COMM elective courses including courses from the above lists not taken as part of those requirements

Other Requirements: 21

Only courses outside Communications Media. At least 9 credits must be of 300 level or higher. A minor is strongly encouraged.