JOIN OUR MINOR MEDIA& CINEMA STUDIES
Media & Cinema Studies at Guelph
We study how people apply media in their
One thing is for certain: we live in
considers the various approaches to media,
daily lives and how media use relates to
changing media worlds and knowledge
communication, and culture. By examining
intersectional identities, where notions of
about media literacies can help students
conventions used across media forms and
difference define our global village. The
access and navigate today's information
texts, students learn how different
value of narrative is emphasised through
environments in meaningful and
platforms, tools, and techniques impact
digital storytelling and students question
actionable ways.
audiences to produce particular meanings.
the practices & policies relating to creative
Students in the minor pay attention to
industries, mis/information, and social
Seize the opportunity to study abroad
impacts of media change.
through the field-school and semester-
media environments as systems of social
abroad programs in Cuba, Krakow, London,
power. We look to cinema and related
The minor in Media and Cinema Studies
Nice, Paris, or Shanghai. You may also
sound and performance studies to access
guides students to an understanding of the
participate in exchange programs between
media representations and the
pertinent questions at stake in today’s
the University of Guelph and universities
technological codes used across genres,
technological and information-focused
in countries throughout the world.
from mainstream Hollywood cinema to
environments.
independent local media creations.
The BA Program offers a wide range of In the third and fourth year of study,
experiential learning opportunities which
Our students value popular music, social
students in the minor can access a number
provide students with the opportunity for
media trends (like Insta'), and visual
of Experiential Learning opportunities,
the practical application of knowledge in
cultures that define creative industries
often tailored to individual interests and
ways that are relevant to entering the
across sectors, including mainstream and
initiatives.
world of work.
underground media productions.
For more information email: <languagesofmedia@uoguelph.ca>
MEDIA& CINEMA STUDIES
faculty advisor: Professor Mark Lipton <liptonm@uoguelph.ca>
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M E D I A MINOR
&
C I N E M A
URS (HONO
S T U D I E S PROGRAM)
REQUIREMENTS
5.00
CREDITS
FROM
THE
THREE
SELECTED
FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES
MEDIA& CINEMA STUDIES
at least 1.00 credits from: ARTH*2220 [0.50] The Visual Arts Today THST*1200 [0.50] The Languages of Media THST*2450 [0.50] Approaches to Media Studies THST*2650 [0.50] History of Communication
at least 1.00 credits from: ENGL*2300 [0.50]
Print Culture & Cinema
EURO*1100 [0.50] European Cinema HUMN*2020 [0.50] Crime & Criminals in Italian Cinema HUMN*3470 [0.50] Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film HIST*2020 [0.50] Film as History THST*2500 [0.50] Contemporary Cinema THST*3530 [0.50] Canadian Cinema
3.00
ADDITIONAL
CREDITS
FROM:
ARTH*2060 [0.50] Indigenous Arts in the Americas ARTH*2290 [0.50] History of Photographic Media ARTH*2480 [0.50] Introduction to Art Theory and Criticism ARTH*2490 [0.50] History of Canadian Art ARTH*3010 [0.50] Contemporary Canadian Art ARTH*3060 [0.50] Public Art CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming CIS*2170 [0.75] User Interface Design CTS*1000 [0.50] Culture & Technology: Keywords CTS*2000 [0.50] Scripting for the Humanities CTS*2010 [0.50] Digital Approaches to Culture
MUSC*2100 [0.50] Creating Music on the Computer MUSC*2150 [0.50] Music and Popular Culture MUSC*2220 [0.50] Electronica: Music in the Digital Age
MUSC*2380 [0.50] Classical Music from Concert Hall to Cinem PHIL*3370 [0.50] The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence SART*1050 [0.50] Foundation Studio SART*1060 [0.50] Core Studio SART*1150 [0.50] Contemporary Artistic Practice SART*2610 [0.50] Photography I
SART*2700 [0.50] Digital Media I: Using Vector & Raster Imag SART*2710 [0.50] Digital Media II: Animation
ENGL*2200 [0.50] Postcolonial Literatures, Film & Other Media SART*3750 [0.50] Photography II ENGL*2300 [0.50] Print Culture & Cinema ENGL*3100 [0.50] Electronic Lit Games, & Digital Narratives EURO*1100 [0.50] European Cinema HIST*2020 [0.50] Film as History HIST*3260 [0.50] Cinema and the Moving Image HIST*4170 [1.00] Exploration of Digital Humanities
SART*3480 [0.50] Digital Media III: Creating Content for the W THST*1040 [0.50] Introduction to Performance THST*2450 [0.50] Approaches to Media Studies THST*2500 [0.50] Contemporary Cinema THST*2650 [0.50] History of Communication THST*3530 [0.50] Canadian Cinema
HUMN*2020 [0.50] Crime & Criminals in Italian Cinema HUMN*3190 [0.50] Experiential Learning HUMN*3470 [0.50] Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film HUMN*4190 [0.50] Experiential Learning
at least 1.00 credits must be at 3000 level or higher