Academic Programs / Intercollegial Programs
American Culture and Media Arts
Bryant Simon, Director
946 Anderson Hall
215-204-1491
bryant.simon@temple.edu
The American Culture and Media Arts major is a response to the fact that mediated culture – film, television, radio, photography, print journalism – has come to dominate the experience of Americans, while, at the same time, American values and traditions inform our creation and reception of the media. Students pursue coursework in American Studies and other CLA programs, with the addition of certain courses from the School of Communications. Majors are encouraged to sign up for an internship at one of any number of media-related industries and museums in the Philadelphia area, designed to give students practical experience. The capstone requirement is usually satisfied by the Senior Seminar in American Studies.
Students graduating with the American Culture and Media Arts degree can expect to pursue careers in media-related organizations, e.g., film, video, and radio production; archival and library positions, particularly in media institutions; public relations jobs in media; museum research positions supporting exhibitions and media; and writing about media for publications. Graduates can also pursue advance training at the graduate level in documentary film production. American Culture and Media Arts is administered by the American Studies Program and is part of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.
Requirements for the Major
36 credits are required for the major.
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Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Select one of these two: |
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3 |
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Film & Media
Arts
Journalism |
0102
C055 |
Production of Media Culture
Introduction to Mass Media |
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IN |
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Select five courses from this list (SCT): |
15-20 |
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Film & Media
Arts
Film & Media
Arts
Film & Media
Arts
Film & Media
Arts
Film & Media
Arts
Advertising
Journalism
Journalism
Journalism
Journalism |
0155
0202
0203
W360
W368
0055
0222
0320
0335
0352 |
Introduction to Film and Video Analysis
Production Research and Development
Theory and Practice of Media Culture
History of Documentary
History of Narrative Film
Intro to Advertising
Intro to Magazines
Race and Racism in the News
History of Journalism
Gender and American Mass Media |
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WI
WI |
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Select five courses from this list (American Studies): |
15 |
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American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies
American Studies |
0102
0103
0104
0105
0108
R112
W118
0124
0125
0126
0127
0128
R136
W140 |
Technology and American Culture
American Places: Home, City, Region
The Arts in America
Ideal America: Reform, Revolution and Utopia
Immigrant Experiences in America
African American Experiences
The American Woman: Vision and Revision
Political Protest and Culture in the 60s
Photography in America
Documentary Film and American Society
Mass Media and Amer. Pop Culture
Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Asian American Experience
Radicalism in the U.S. |
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RS
WI
RS
WI |
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Capstone Course (select one from list below): Majors sign up, in their senior year, for either an academic thesis project or an internship at a media-related industry or museum in the Philadelphia area.
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3-4
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American Studies
Film & Media Arts
Journalism |
W393
0380
0391 |
Senior Seminar in American Studies
Senior Media Culture Thesis I (Writing Capstone)
Special Projects I |
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4
4 |
WI* |
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Total |
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36-42 |
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* Indicates Writing Capstone for the Major |
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