Minor in Popular Culture
About This Program
The Popular Culture Minor allows students from across campus to develop important skills no matter their major. Students in the Popular Culture Minor prepare themselves to 1) work in the entertainment industry; and/or 2) understand the role and power of popular culture in their everyday lives. Whether students seek employment in the creative industries (video games, music, film, social media, etc.) or other employment areas, they will be able to look at complex problems and develop innovative solutions. Students will have the opportunity to analyze popular culture, its production, consumption, and reception. The minor mixes a classic approach to a liberal arts education with opportunities to prepare for real-world employment.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to analyze popular culture, its production, consumption, and reception.
- Upon completion, students will be able to evaluate sources of popular culture.
- Upon completion, students will be able to critically think about the role of popular culture in their everyday lives.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| SOCI 1310 | INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | 3 |
| SOCI 3373 | SOCIAL THEORY THROUGH POPULAR CULTURE | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Internships require prior approval from the Popular Culture Minor advisor | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| INFLUENCERS, CREATORS, AND UBER DRIVERS | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| CONFERENCE COURSE | ||
| CONFERENCE COURSE | ||
| THEATRE INTERNSHIP LEVEL I | ||
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| DISABILITY STUDIES INTERNSHIP | ||
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE ARTS | ||
| TOPICS IN RECORD LABEL AND STUDIO MANAGEMENT I | ||
| INFLUENCERS, CREATORS, AND UBER DRIVERS | ||
| Specialization | ||
| Select 9 hours from the following: | 9 | |
| SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY | ||
| RACE, SPORT AND MEDIA | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT | ||
| SELF AND SOCIAL IDENTITY | ||
| STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION I | ||
| ADVERTISING MEDIA | ||
| DIGITAL ADVERTISING DESIGN | ||
| GLOBAL CULTURES | ||
| FOOD AND CULTURE | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOUTH ASIA | ||
| VISUALIZING CULTURE: MEDIA, IDENTITY AND POLITICS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM | ||
| SEX, GENDER, AND CULTURE | ||
| TOPICS IN ARABIC LITERATURE AND CULTURE 1 | ||
| FILM ANALYSIS AND AESTHETICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BROADCASTING | ||
| CHINESE CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| CHINESE CONVERSATION AND CULTURE II 1 | ||
| CONTEMPORARY CHINESE CULTURE | ||
| VISUALIZING CULTURE: MEDIA, IDENTITY AND POLITICS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD | ||
| RACE, GENDER, AND MEDIA | ||
| EMERGING MEDIA STRATEGY | ||
| DISABILITY AND ART | ||
| CYBORGS AND PROSTHETICS | ||
| DISABILITY IN MASS MEDIA | ||
| TOPICS IN FILM AND LITERATURE | ||
| J. R. R. TOLKIEN | ||
| CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | ||
| YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | ||
| FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CULTURES IN THE WORLD | ||
| TOPICS IN CITIES OF FRANCE AND THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD 1 | ||
| GLOBAL FRENCH CULTURES TODAY 1 | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS I | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS II | ||
| GERMAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, & SOCIETY | ||
| HISTORY AND FILM | ||
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY | ||
| HISTORY OF HIP HOP | ||
| HOLLYWOOD AND THE WEST | ||
| KOREAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| CONSTRUCTED LANGUAGES | ||
| LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES | ||
| HISTORY AND APPRECIATION OF HIP HOP AND R&B MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC | ||
| APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN FILM | ||
| MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY IN GAME AUDIO | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING | ||
| STRATEGIC SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS | ||
| RUSSIAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| HISPANIC CULTURE IN THE WORLD | ||
| SPANISH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| MEXICAN POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE | ||
| CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC CULTURE | ||
| THEATRE AND FILM APPRECIATION | ||
| FILM STUDIES | ||
| PLAYWRITING I | ||
| GENDER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS | ||
| WOMEN IN THEATRE | ||
| COSPLAY COSTUME FABRICATION | ||
| MODERN THEATRE HISTORY | ||
| MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY | ||
| POLITICS IN POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Special topics courses require prior approval by the Popular Culture Minor advisor.