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Media, Culture, and Communication

Students enrolled in other undergraduate majors and schools at New York University are welcome to minor in Media, Culture, and Communication. Our department engages the sociological, political, and cultural dimensions of our media landscape. The program’s diverse faculty encourage students to think broadly and deeply about topics at the intersection of media and culture.

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Degree Details

Official Degree Title

Minor in Media, Culture, and Communication

Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
16

What You'll Learn

The 16-credit Minor in Media, Culture, and Communication introduces you to the social and cultural dimensions of our global media landscape. By completing two of our core courses and two from within the Department’s Areas of Study, you’ll learn to think broadly and deeply about topics at the intersection of media and culture.

If you wish to declare a minor in Media, Culture, and Communication, you must complete the online Minor Application, available in the dropdown menu of your Albert Student Center. Please consult with an advisor from your home department and school before applying.

Note: Professional Elective courses cannot be used toward the minor. Students must earn a B- or better in their two core classes to use them for the minor. All four classes for the minor must be taken within the MCC department; transfer courses from other institutions will not be accepted.

Program Requirements

The minor requires the completion of 16 credits. 

Course Title Credits
Required Courses
Select two of the following:8
MCC-UE 1
Introduction to Media Studies
MCC-UE 3
History of Media & Comm
MCC-UE 14
Methods in Media Studies
Area of Study Courses
Select two four-credit courses from within the Department’s five areas of study8
Total Credits16

Areas of Study

Global Communication and Media

Framing Courses
MCC-UE 5Language and Culture4
MCC-UE 1037Media and Music4
MCC-UE 1300Media and Globalization4
Focus Courses
MCC-UE 1002Space and Place in Human Communication4
MCC-UE 1005The Culture Industries4
MCC-UE 1011Media and Migration4
MCC-UE 1016Media Audiences4
MCC-UE 1020Business of Media4
MCC-UE 1022Latino Media4
MCC-UE 1302Global Television4
MCC-UE 1304Global Media and International Law4
MCC-UE 1306Global Media Flows4
MCC-UE 1310Culture & Media in Urban China4
MCC-UE 1341Middle East Media4
MCC-UE 1342Sounds In and Out of Africa4
MCC-UE 1351War as Media4
MCC-UE 1352Revolution and Media4
MCC-UE 1401Global Cult/Identities4
MCC-UE 1403Postcolonial Visual Culture4
MCC-UE 1405Copyright, Commerce and Culture4
MCC-UE 1407Gender, Sex and The Global4
MCC-UE 1413Cultural Memory4
MCC-UE 1762Cultural Geography of Commodities: Coffee4
MCC-UE 9452Global Media Seminar: Media Activism and Democracy4
MCC-UE 9453Global Media Seminar: East-Central Europe4
MCC-UE 9454Global Media Seminar: Media & Cultural Globalization in France4
MCC-UE 9455Global Media Seminar: Latin America4
MCC-UE 9456Global Media Seminar: Sydney, Australia4
MCC-UE 9457Global Media Seminar: Britain and Europe4

Visual Culture and Sound Studies

Framing Courses
MCC-UE 1006Television:History/Form4
MCC-UE 1015Advertising and Consumer Society4
MCC-UE 1037Media and Music4
MCC-UE 1412Introduction to Visual Culture4
Focus Courses
MCC-UE 1007Film:History and Form4
MCC-UE 1008Video Game Economies4
MCC-UE 1009Psychoanalysis: Desire and Culture4
MCC-UE 1012Crime, Violence & Media4
MCC-UE 1024Amateur Media4
MCC-UE 1029New Media Research Studio4
MCC-UE 1030Architecture as Media:4
MCC-UE 1031Digital Media: Context and Practice4
MCC-UE 1036On The Phone: Telephone and Mobile Technology4
MCC-UE 1043Queer and Trans Game Studies4
MCC-UE 1044Black Screen Cultures4
MCC-UE 1045Queer Film and TV4
MCC-UE 1065Media Events and Spectacles4
MCC-UE 1140Projecting History4
MCC-UE 1141Hollywood Films and American Life4
MCC-UE 1142Critical Video: Theory & Practice4
MCC-UE 1151Media History of NY4
MCC-UE 1152Cultural Capital: Media and Arts in New York City4
MCC-UE 1162Cultural Capital: Food & Media in NYC4
MCC-UE 1171History of Computing4
MCC-UE 1339Theory of the Digital4
MCC-UE 1345Fashion and Power4
MCC-UE 1346Fame4
MCC-UE 1347Cultural History of The Screen:4
MCC-UE 1409Consumption, Culture and Identity4
MCC-UE 1411Visual Culture of Medicine and Technology4
MCC-UE 1517Photography and The Visual Archive4
MCC-UE 1717Listening: Noise, Sound and Music4

Technology and Society

Framing Courses
MCC-UE 1034Technology and Society4
MCC-UE 1039Platform Cultures4
MCC-UE 1349Data and Society4
MCC-UE 1423AI & Society4
Focus Courses
MCC-UE 1007Film:History and Form4
MCC-UE 1008Video Game Economies4
MCC-UE 1009Psychoanalysis: Desire and Culture4
MCC-UE 1012Crime, Violence & Media4
MCC-UE 1024Amateur Media4
MCC-UE 1029New Media Research Studio4
MCC-UE 1030Architecture as Media:4
MCC-UE 1031Digital Media: Context and Practice4
MCC-UE 1036On The Phone: Telephone and Mobile Technology4
MCC-UE 1043Queer and Trans Game Studies4
MCC-UE 1044Black Screen Cultures4
MCC-UE 1045Queer Film and TV4
MCC-UE 1065Media Events and Spectacles4
MCC-UE 1140Projecting History4
MCC-UE 1141Hollywood Films and American Life4
MCC-UE 1142Critical Video: Theory & Practice4
MCC-UE 1151Media History of NY4
MCC-UE 1152Cultural Capital: Media and Arts in New York City4
MCC-UE 1162Cultural Capital: Food & Media in NYC4
MCC-UE 1171History of Computing4
MCC-UE 1339Theory of the Digital4
MCC-UE 1345Fashion and Power4
MCC-UE 1346Fame4
MCC-UE 1347Cultural History of The Screen:4
MCC-UE 1409Consumption, Culture and Identity4
MCC-UE 1411Visual Culture of Medicine and Technology4
MCC-UE 1517Photography and The Visual Archive4
MCC-UE 1717Listening: Noise, Sound and Music4

Media Industries and Politics

Framing Courses
MCC-UE 1008Video Game Economies4
MCC-UE 1013Political Communication4
MCC-UE 1015Advertising and Consumer Society4
Focus Courses
MCC-UE 1010Censorship in American Culture4
MCC-UE 1014Mass Persuasion and Propaganda4
MCC-UE 1025Race and Media4
MCC-UE 1035Forensic Media4
MCC-UE 1040Media and the Culture of Health and Disease4
MCC-UE 1404Media and Culture of Money4
MCC-UE 1408Queer and Trans Identity4
MCC-UE 1750Rethinking Public Relations4
MCC-UE 1800Political Rhetoric4
MCC-UE 1826Media Activism & Social Movements4

Questions?

If you have additional questions about our degree, please contact us at comm.advisors@nyu.edu.

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