Media arts Minors' CheckList
The MDA Minor is 21 credits and allows students from any discipline to explore topics in media in a lab environment. For more information please contact the Department of Theatre Arts.
General Requirements (12 credits):
Required Courses: 12 Credits
THR 117 Film, Video and Audio Narrative
THR 216 Intro to Visual Interpretation
THR 277 The Media Industry
THR 403 Media Theory and Criticism
One of the following courses: 3 Credits
THR 480 Projects in Media or:
THR 488 Internship (appropriate topic only)
Electives. 6 credits to be chosen from:
AFS 463 The Media and Black America I
AFS 464 The Media and Black America II
EST/CSE100 Societal Impact of Computers
HUF 211 French Cinema (in English)
HIS 361 American History/American Film
HUG 221 German Cinema Since 1945 (in English)
HUI 231 Sex and Politics in Italian Cinema
HUI 338 Images of Italian Americans in Film
HUI 431 Special Topics in Italian Cinema
HUM 201 Film and Television Studies I
HUM 202 Film and Television Studies II
HUR Russian Film and History (in English)
POL 367 Mass Media in American Politics
THR 372 Introduction to Television
THR 295 Special Workshop (appropriate topic only)
THR 298 Student Media Leadership
THR 325 Scriptwriting for Film and Television
THR 375 Television Production
THR 378 Introduction to Radio Broadcasting
THR 462 Acting for the Camera
THR 480 Projects in Media (see Note 3)
THR 484 Projects in Theatre
THR 488 Internship (appropriate topic only; see Note 3)
Note 1: At least 12 credits must be taken at Stony Brook. No grade lower than C will count toward minor.
Note 2: No more than six credits for Media Arts minor may be counted towards Theatre Arts major.
Note 3: Either THR 480 or 488 may be taken for requirement B when not used to fulfill requirement A.
Note 4: No more than a total of six credits from THR 295, 480 and 488 may be applied to minor.