Course Descriptions
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Media and Cultural Studies
MCST 110 - Texts and Power: Foundations of Media and Cultural Studies
Frequency: Every semester.
MCST 114 - News Reporting and Writing
MCST 126 - Local News Media Institutions
Frequency: Every year.
MCST 128 - Film Analysis/Visual Culture
Frequency: Every semester.
MCST 160 - Culture Power Difference
Frequency: Every year.
Cross-Listed as: AMST 160
MCST 194 - Topics Course
MCST 202 - Global Media Industries
Cross-Listed as: INTL 202
MCST 232 - Fundamentals of Video Production
Frequency: Every year.
MCST 234 - New Media Theories/Practices
Frequency: Every year.
MCST 248 - History of Film 1893-1941
Frequency: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): MCST 128 recommended, sophomore status or permission of instructor.
MCST 249 - History of Film Since 1941
Frequency: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): MCST 128 recommended.
MCST 258 - The Middle East Through Film
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
Cross-Listed as: INTL 258
MCST 266 - Cinema Studies
Frequency: Alternate spring semesters.
Cross-Listed as: GERM 366
MCST 268 - On Television
Frequency: Every year.
MCST 271 - "Dead White Men" in the Era of Antiracism
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
Cross-Listed as: GERM 271
MCST 273 - German-French Dialogues in Critical Theory: Marx-Freud-Sartre-Lacan
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
Cross-Listed as: GERM 273
MCST 275 - Theoretical Approaches to European and American Cinema
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
Cross-Listed as: GERM 275
MCST 276 - Marx, the Imaginary, and Neoliberalism
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
MCST 278 - Marx, Religion, and Biopolitical Race
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
MCST 279 - Value: The Bad, the Ugly, and the Cheap
Frequency: Occasionally.
Cross-Listed as: GERM 279
MCST 281 - Bruce Lee, His Life and Legacy
Frequency: Every year.
MCST 284 - Radical Reelism: Indigeneity, Politics, and Visual Culture
Frequency: Fall semester only.
Cross-Listed as: AMST 284
MCST 294 - Topics Course
MCST 321 - Cultures of Neoliberalism
Cross-Listed as: INTL 321
MCST 330 - Surveillance and Power
Frequency: Every year.
Cross-Listed as: INTL 330
MCST 357 - Advanced Journalism: New Media
Frequency: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): MCST 114 - News Reporting and Writing or permission of instructor.
MCST 388 - Advanced Research Topics
Frequency: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): MCST 110
MCST 394 - Topics Course
MCST 488 - Advanced Topics Seminar
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): MCST 110 - Texts and Power: Foundations of Media and Cultural Studies or permission of instructor. MCST 128 - Film Analysis/Visual Culture recommended for film studies seminars. Non-majors are welcome if they have taken MCST 110 or a comparable course.
MCST 494 - Topics Course
MCST 601 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 602 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 603 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 604 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 611 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor.
MCST 612 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor.
MCST 613 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor.
MCST 614 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 621 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor; work with Internship Office.
MCST 622 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor; work with Internship Office.
MCST 623 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor; work with Internship Office.
MCST 624 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
MCST 631 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor; work with Academic Programs.
MCST 632 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor; work with Academic Programs.
MCST 633 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor; work with Academic Programs.
MCST 634 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
MCST 641 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 642 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 643 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
MCST 644 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.