COURSES OF STUDY
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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
MFS 300 Media and Society (1)
An exploration of the interactive relationship between media and
society from political, psychological, economic, and sociological
perspectives. This course will focus on how media sources such as
television, film, and the Internet, influence society at group and
individual levels and how society, in turn, influences the creation and
production of media. (Also listed as PS 300, PY 300, SO 300; may be
taken only once.) Offered on alternate years in the spring.
MFS 310 Film and Media Theory (1)
A survey of film and media theory from the silent era to the present.
The course focuses on several key theorists and their ideas about the
nature and function of cinema/media, as well as the relationship
between texts, spectatorship, and culture. Throughout the semester,
we will properly situate these theories in their historical context and
examine the influence they have had on subsequent theorists and
practitioners. Prerequisite: MFS 100, 201, or consent.
MFS 470 Seminar and Senior Conference (1)
An interdisciplinary seminar in a special topic designed to engage all
three areas of concentration.
MFS 490 Independent Project or Internship (1)
A directed study that involves either an independently designed project
or a media-related internship. Students design, plan, and implement
their project or internship in consultation with the instructor.
