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Popular Culture, Media, Consumerism
This area of concentration (for the AMS major) focuses on consumer culture, popular culture, and mass media. It addresses issues of representation, visual culture, and the marketplace.
Students must select and take 18 credit hours with at least 12 hours at the 200 level and above, incorporating at least 3 different disciplines, from among the following courses.
[View course descriptions (The Miami Bulletin, 2012-2013).]
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| COM 143 | Introduction to Mass Communication |
| COM 146 | Media Aesthetics |
| COM/FST 205 | American Film as Communication |
| COM/FST 206 | Diversity and Culture in American Film |
| COM 215 | Electronic Media History |
| COM 354 | Media and Society |
| COM 447 | Mass Media Criticism |
| CMS 201 | Introduction to Comparative Media Studies |
| CMS 301 | Introduction to Comparative Approaches |
| EDL 282 | Cultural Studies, Power, and Education |
| EDL 344 | Youth Subcultures, Popular Culture, & Non-Formal Education |
| ENG/FST 235 | Classics of Film * |
| ENG/FST 350 | Topics in Film * |
| FST 201 | Intro to Film Criticism and History |
| FST/ENG 236 | Alternative Traditions in Film * |
| FST/HST 250 | History and Popular Culture * |
| FST/HST 252 | Representations of History in Film and Video * |
| HST 250 | History and Popular Culture * |
| HST/AMS 379 | US Consumerism 1890s to the Present |
| IMS 201 | Information Studies in the Digital Age |
| MKT 485 | Sports Marketing in American Society |
| MUS 135 | Understanding Jazz, Its History and Evolution |
| MUS 385 | The Roots of Black Music: Blues, Gospel, and Soul |
| MUS 386 | History & Development of Hip Hop Culture in America |
| PHS 276 | The Meaning of Leisure |
| PHS 279 | African Americans in Sport |
| PHS 378 | Sport and Social Status |
| PHS 475 | Women, Gender Relations, and Sports |
| POL 220 | Movies and Politics |
| POL 356 | Mass Media and Politics |
| SOC 272 | Women and Popular Culture |
* Contingent on semester topic