Media Studies

MINOR IN ENGLISH

Requirements for Minor:

1. ENGL1205 Introduction to Literary Methods (AI-L) (LI) 2-5. Four additional literature courses chosen in consultation with the department chair. At least one course must be at the 3000-level.

The minor in English is available to all Emmanuel College students except for Writing, Editing and Publishing majors.

TEACHER LICENSURE IN ENGLISH

Students seeking teacher licensure in English must complete a major in English as well as complete required education courses and student teaching. Education requirements are available through the education department.

Students seeking Initial Licensure in Massachusetts must pass the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL).

COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES MAJOR

The communication and media studies major is organized around six key areas of knowledge, ability, and/or experience the department has identified as essential for those who contemplate entering professional communication fields upon graduation.

These six areas are listed below. • Foundations of the field (one course) • Textual Literacy (two courses) • Media Studies (three courses) • Media Practice (four courses, including

Professional Internship) • Capstone (one course) • Elective from Media Studies or Media

Practice (one course) Students majoring in Communications and Media Studies have the opportunity to declare a minor in a variety of fields, including English and writing.

LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES

The Communication and Media Studies major provides students with multidisciplinary perspectives on media texts, production, and consumption, grounded in the study and practice of contemporary issues in the field. Coursework focuses on blending theory, methods, and experiential learning across the curriculum, allowing students to develop research literacy and practical skills that are valued in the workplace, such as: • Knowledge of the history of communication and media studies, including a practical understanding of its foundational theories and principles • Competency in qualitative media research, including approaches to textual analysis and audience research, through development of independent research projects • Proficiency in the practical skills associated with professional communications, such as public relations, advertising, journalism, etc. • Professional skills development via experiential learning through coursework, including an internship course • Experiential knowledge of multimedia storytelling and digital media production • Media literacy, particularly as it pertains to issues of equity, ethics, and social responsibility

THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

The culminating experience for students in the Communication and Media Studies major is the Senior Seminar course (ENGL4998). This course is typically completed in the fall or spring semester of the student’s final year of study. In order to begin the Capstone Experience students

must have successfully completed two 3000-level literature or theory courses and must have senior status. In the Capstone Experience, students engage in rigorous class discussions, participate in group or individual presentations, and write a major research paper. Students also complete a reflection on their achievement of the educational goals of the major program. Students are evaluated by the capstone instructor and papers may be shared with EWC department faculty.

B.A. IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES

Requirements for Major:

1-3. Foundations of the field (3 courses)

ENGL1502 Introduction to Communication, Media and Cultural Studies (SA) (SS) ENGL2510 Professional Communication ENGL2515 Research Methods for Communication & Media

4. Textual Literacy (1 course)

ENGL2106 Irish Identities: Literature and Culture (AI-L) (LI) ENGL2303 The Modern American Novel (AI-L) ENGL2309 The Haves and the Have-Nots: American Authors on Money, Class and Power (AI-L) (LI) ENGL2323 Short Fiction (AI-L) ENGL2325 Spirituality and the Literary Imagination (AI-L) ENGL2402 Shakespeare: Tragedies, Comedies, Histories and Romances (AI-L) ENGL2406 The Rise of the British Novel (AI-L) ENGL2408 The Modern British Novel: Empire and After (AI-L) ENGL2410 African American Literary Giants (AI-L) ENGL2413 African American Literature: A Tradition of Resistance (AI-L) (LI) (DM) ENGL2417 Literature of the Black Atlantic (AI-L) (LI) (DM) ENGL2604 American Voices II: U.S. Literature Since 1865 (AI-L) (DM) ENGL2703 Literature at the Border

5-7. Communication and Media Studies. Choose three of the following (at least one must be 3000-level):

ART2213 Daguerreotypes to Digital Prints: The History of Photography (AI-A) (VCI) (DM) ENGL2321 Love and Gender in British Literature and Film (AI-L) ENGL2521 Public Relations and Persuasion ENGL2523 Advertising and Culture ENGL2701 Literature and Film (AI-L) ENGL3303 Images of Masculinity ENGL3305 Satire ENGL3601 Crime Stories and American Culture ENGL3605 Global Literature and Film POLSC2207 Politics and the Media AND ONE of the following: ENGL3701 Media Theory ENGL3703 Critical Theory and the Academy ENGL3707 Film Theory

8-11. Media Practice. Choose three of the following (at least one must be ENGL) AND ENGL4994/ENGL4995:

ART1407 Visual Language for Design and Communication (AI-A) (VCI) ART2413 Photography I (AI-A) ART2432 Poster and Information Design ART2443 Digital Photography I ART3402 Interactive Design ART3431 Motion Graphics and Digital Animation ART3432 Package and Publication Design ENGL2501 Journalism

ENGL2504 Prose Writing

ENGL2507 Fiction Writing

ENGL2525 Sport Communication

ENGL3311 Ethics in Documentary Film

ENGL3405 Editing and Publishing a Literary Magazine

ENGL3501 Writing for Electronic Media

ENGL3504 Advanced Prose Writing

ENGL3708 Digital Culture

ENGL3801 Feature Writing

ENGL3806 Health Communication (SJ)

POLSC2211 Campaign Strategies and Electoral Politics

and

ENGL4994/95 Internship I & II