Minor in media and social change
The minor in media and social change provides the opportunity for students who are interested in media content creation and research to take classes in a focused curriculum on the various aspects of media for change. Students will gain insight into the professional practices of creating media content, analyzing existing content, and learning how they can influence the future by integrating social issues into the work they are doing in related fields.
Information about declaring the minor, courses and other program offerings can be obtained by emailing the Media Arts and Practice program at map@cinema.usc.edu.
course requirement
A total of 22 units is required to complete the minor. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
courses
Introductory Courses
Choose 4 units from the following courses:
CTCS 192gm Race, Class, and Gender in American Film Units: 4
CTWR 211g The Television Writer: An Agent of Change Units: 4
IML 295Lm Race, Class and Gender in Digital Culture Units: 4
Electives, Group I
Choose 14 units from the following courses:
CTPR 474 Documentary Production Units: 4
CTWR 402 Writing and Social Change Units: 2
IML 320 Designing and Writing for Transmedia Narratives Units: 4
IML 340 Remixing the Archive Units: 4
IML 4219 Emotion in Digital Culture Units: 4
IML 420m New Media for Social Change Units: 4
IML 477 Embodied Storytelling and Immersive Docu-Narratives Units: 4
Electives, Group II
Choose 4 units from the following courses: