Feb 20, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Media Arts and Studies, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Media Arts and Studies requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
MAS 101 - Introduction to Media and Culture 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
MAS 201 - Communication Technologies and Society 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

MAS 300+ Credit(s): 3
CS / MA / STA Course Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

MAS 300 - Media Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
MAS 335 - Introduction to the Media Industries 3 Credit Hours
CS / MA / STA Course Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

MAS Socio-Cultural Course Credit(s): 3
MAS 300+ Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
CS / MA / STA Course Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

MAS Industry Course Credit(s): 3
MAS Socio-Cultural Course Credit(s): 3
MAS 300+ Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JAM 399 - Internship: Journalism and Media 1 - 3 Credit Hours
MAS 300+ Credit(s): 3
MAS 300+ Credit(s): 3
Course in Minor Credit(s): 3
Science Elective Credit(s): 3