The University of British Columbia

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 100
• FIST 240
• FIST 340
• GERM 412
• 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 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
• 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
• 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)