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Degree Requirements for students who entered the program in 2022/2023 or earlier

All students in the Bachelor of Media Studies must complete the following degree requirements1:

  1. Writing and Research Requirement
  2. Upper-level Requirement
  3. Arts Credit Minimum Requirement

1For additional information, see Credit Requirements and Regulations.

The following courses, defined as “Core” courses, are required (listed in alphabetical, not sequential, order):

  • ARTH 380
  • ARTH 480 (or JRNL 400)
  • ASTU 100
  • CPSC 103 or 110
  • CPSC 344
  • CRWR 213
  • CRWR 312
  • ENGL 232
  • ENGL 332
  • FIPR 133
  • FIST/CINE 100
  • FIST/CINE 240
  • FIST/CINE 340
  • GERM 412/GMST 475
  • INFO 250
  • INFO 419
  • INFO 456
  • JRNL 100
  • JRNL 400 (or ARTH 480)
  • VISA 110
  • VISA 210
  • VISA 241

Students must complete a minimum of 12 credits of “Core Plus”, chosen from the following list. Core courses are excluded from “Core Plus”.

  • ACAM 250, ACAM 320D, ACAM 350
  • AFST 351
  • ANTH 206, ANTH 213, ANTH 215, ANTH 217, ANTH 331, ANTH 332, ANTH 378, ANTH 478
  • Any course in ARTH
  • ASIA 254, ASIA 319, ASIA 325, ASIA 326, ASIA 327, ASIA 354, ASIA 355, ASIA 356, ASIA 365, ASIA 367, ASIA 369, ASIA 375, ASIA 394, ASIA 395, ASIA 433, ASIA 495
  • CENS 201, CENS 202, CENS 308
  • COMM 280
  • Any course in CPSC
  • Any course in CRWR
  • DES 200
  • DMED 500, DMED 503, DMED 540 (by permission)
  • Any course in ENGL
  • Any course in FIPR
  • Any course in FIST/CINE
  • FNEL 380
  • FNIS 100, FNIS 210, FNIS 220, FNIS 454
  • GEOG 250 (equivalent to URST 200), GEOG 374, GEOG 450
  • Any course in GERM
  • GRSJ 101, GRSJ 224C, GRSJ 304, GRSJ 307
  • HIST 109, HIST 494
  • Any course in INFO
  • LIBR 541, LIBR 555, LIBR 556, LIBR 559A (by permission)
  • Any course in JRNL
  • MUSC 119, MUSC 319A, MUSC 320, MUSC 419, MUSC 420
  • PHIL 120, PHIL 250, PHIL 339, PHIL 375
  • PSYC 216, PSYC 325
  • RUSS 321, RUSS, 323
  • SCAN 337/NORD 337
  • THTR 205, THTR 250
  • URST 200 (equivalent to GEOG 250)
  • Any course in VISA
  • WRDS 250, WRDS 360
  • one of (POLI 380, SOCI 328, GEOG 374, STAT 200, STAT 203)

 


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