Minor and Certificate Programs
Policy for Moody College Students
While a minor is not required as part of any communication degree program, the student may choose to complete a minor in any field to which he/she gains entry. A student may declare only one minor or certificate to supplement his/her Moody major(s); exceptions must be approved by the dean. Moody students must declare their minor/certificate intentions before they have completed 65% of their degree requirements, as indicated on the Interactive Degree Audit (IDA); exceptions must be approved by the dean.
The transcript-recognized undergraduate academic minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin. For more information regarding the requirements for achieving a minor or certificate, including a comprehensive list of minors and certificates, please visit the Minors and Certificate Programs section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Minors Offered
Communication and Social Change
Students in this minor will learn how communication, as an interdisciplinary approach, can be used to build and assess strategic approaches in campaigns, advocacy, and social movements. This concentration will allow students to focus on areas of substantive interest through specialized guidance, course participation, and experiential learning.
The minor is open to all undergraduate majors at The University of Texas at Austin and requires 18 semester hours of coursework. Nine hours must be taken at the upper-division level, and at least nine hours must be taken in residence. If demand exceeds space available the Moody College reserves the right to select students based on a review of their academic record.
The requirements for the minor are as follows:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 323 | Communication Internship (Topic 2: Social Change Internship) | 3 |
| Fifteen additional hours to be chosen from the following: | 15 | |
| Integrated Communication for Nonprofit Organizations | ||
or P R 320 | Integrated Communication for Nonprofit Organizations | |
| Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media | ||
or P R 322 | Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media | |
| Public Communication of Science and Techology | ||
or P R 323 | Public Communication of Science and Techology | |
| Communicating Sustainability | ||
or P R 324 | Communicating Sustainability | |
| Multicultural Issues in Advertising and Public Relations (any topic) | ||
| Communication and Social Change | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Conflict Resolution | ||
| Contemporary Representation in Media | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media | ||
| Gender and the News | ||
| Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist | ||
| Communicating Social Change | ||
| Social Activism in Film | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 13: Activist Media) | ||
| Please Note: | ||
| Students must petition the faculty committee in advance if they wish to substitute another course to use toward any requirement. | ||
Communication Studies Minor
The minor in Communication Studies affords undergraduate students across the University the opportunity to increase their skills in communication, particularly in the areas of organizational, interpersonal, and rhetorical communication. In addition, students study the foundations of public speaking, verbal and non-verbal communication, and intercultural communication as well as learn techniques to approach ethical dilemmas within the field of communication.
The Department of Communication Studies reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Communication Studies Minors. Nine hours of coursework must be taken in residence. All communication studies minor coursework must have a grade of at least C-; if the course is offered on the pass/fail basis only, the student must earn the symbol CR. Students must earn a 2.0 minimum GPA in courses counting toward the minor. This minor is not available to students with a major in the Moody College.
The course requirements are as follows:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CMS 306M | Professional Communication Skills | 3 |
| CMS 315M | Interpersonal Communication Theory | 3 |
| Twelve additional hours from the following list: | 12 | |
| Topics in Communication Studies (any topic) | ||
| Advanced Presentation Skills | ||
| Communication Ethics | ||
| Rhetoric: East and West | ||
| Interpersonal Health Communication | ||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Case Studies in Argumentation | ||
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Strategic Sales and Event Planning | ||
| Building Sales Relationships | ||
| Communication and Social Change | ||
| Digital Communications | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Communication and Public Opinion | ||
| Rhetoric of Popular Culture | ||
| Visual Media and Interaction | ||
| Advanced Analysis of Popular Culture | ||
| Social Media and Organizations | ||
| Conflict Resolution | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Communication and Personal Relationships | ||
| Language, Culture, and Communication of Hip-Hop | ||
| Pre-Graduate School Mentorship | ||
| Pre-Graduate School Mentorship | ||
| Pre-Graduate School Mentorship | ||
| Rhetoric, Love, and Democracy | ||
| Celebrity Culture | ||
| Rhetoric of Film | ||
| Rhetoric and Popular Music | ||
| Religious Communication and Paranormalism | ||
| Practicum in Conflict Mediation | ||
| Time Matters | ||
| The Politics of National Memory | ||
| Advocacy and Politics | ||
Digital Media Minor
The Digital Media Minor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) provides a selection of courses that will cultivate students’ understandings and abilities in a general area recognized as digital media. The courses in this minor emphasize a) knowledge of how communication technologies have developed historically; b) their social and cultural functions and dynamics; c) how specific communication and cultural industries operate and evolve in a global environment; and d) how elements of art and design figure into expressions of and interactions with digital media. Students completing this minor will gain advanced skills in digital media domains including social media and new media industries. They will also examine ethical issues developing around the new media environment.
This program is open only to students who are not majoring in RTF. Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. The Radio-Television-Film Department reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as digital media minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of a student’s academic record. Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any RTF course.
The minor requires 15 hours of coursework, and at least nine hours completed in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on a pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- (or CR) or better will be counted toward the minor. Students must petition to the faculty committee in advance if they wish to substitute another internship course in place of Radio-Television-Film 330M.
Students must take the following coursework:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| RTF 326C | Tech Culture | 3 |
| Three hours from the Industries and Practices cluster of digital media courses: | 3 | |
| The Information Society (Topic 1: Information Society and Beyond) | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 7: Race and Digital Media Culture) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 9: Media Industries and Entrepreneurship) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 10: Globalization and Social Media) | ||
| Media and Policy (Topic 1: Media, Communication Law, and Ethics) | ||
| Three hours from the Art and Design cluster of digital media courses: | 3 | |
| Digital Remix Cultures | ||
| New Communication Technologies (Topic 1: Digital Media and Design) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 4: Video Game Culture and Criticism) | ||
| Experimental Media and the Art of Disruption | ||
| Three hours from the Cultures and Social Change cluster of digital media courses: | 3 | |
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 3: Internet Cultures) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 5: Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts) | ||
| Media Literacy (Topic 3: Media Literacy and Civic Engagement) | ||
| Three additional hours in a related area: | 3 | |
| Internship in Digital Media | ||
| Digital Media Production | ||
| Special Applications of Digital Media Production (Topic 5: Writing for Interactive Games and Media) | ||
| Introduction to Two-Dimensional Animation | ||
Global Communication Minor
The Global Communication Minor is designed to give students a global perspective of the communication industries. Students will learn about the essential role of communication in our increasingly interconnected and multicultural society.
This program is only open to students in the Moody College of Communication. At least nine hours must be completed in residence and at least six hours must be taken at the upper-division level. Students must earn a grade of at least a C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) in each course counted toward fulfillment of the minor requirements.
The minor requires 15 semester hours of coursework. The requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 323 | Communication Internship (Topic 3: Global Experience) 1 | 3 |
| Twelve hours of coursework selected from the list below: 2 | 12 | |
| International Advertising | ||
| Language, Communication, and Culture | ||
| Rhetoric: East and West | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Reporting en Espanol | ||
| Covering the Global Economy | ||
| Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework | ||
| Documentary Tradition of Latin America | ||
| Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media | ||
| Human Rights Journalism | ||
| Domestic Issues and Global Perspective | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: National Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 2: Comparative Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 7: Global Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change) | ||
| Global Media and Area Studies (Topic 1: Media and the Middle East) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 8: Migration and Media) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 10: Globalization and Social Media) | ||
| Please Note: | ||
| Students should consult the Student Advising Office for additional information about the coursework that meets minor requirements. | ||
1. Or an approved substitution of study abroad coursework or internship coursework done while studying abroad.
2. Three hours may be substituted with experiential learning courses to be petitioned by the student for credit.
Health Communication Minor
The Health Communication Minor is intended for any University student interested in advanced study of health communication. Students completing the minor program will understand how health communication professionals think and be prepared for careers in population health, medical, clinic management, and communication agencies, among others. More information about the Health Communication Minor is available at https://moody.utexas.edu/students/minors/minor-health-communication.
This program is open to all University of Texas at Austin students. The Moody College reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted into this minor by instituting a competitive application process. Applicants may be judged on such factors as grade point average, prior coursework taken, prior experience in the field, and response to essay prompts.
The minor program requires 16 semester hours of coursework including nine hours to be completed in residence. Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 102 | Introduction to Health Communication | 1 |
| Interpersonal Communication: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Health Communication | ||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Communication and Personal Relationships | ||
| Personal Relationships | ||
| Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships | ||
or WGS 466 | Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships | |
| Communication Skills for Health Professionals | ||
| Organizational Communication: | 3 | |
| Digital Communications | ||
| Social Media and Organizations | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Child Development | ||
or WGS 313 | Child Development | |
| Socioeconomic Problems of Families | ||
| Theories of Child and Family Development | ||
| Communication in Health Care Settings | ||
| Current Social Work Topics (Topic 4: Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and their Families) | ||
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 4: Family Relationships) | ||
or HDF 304 | Family Relationships | |
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 19: Diversity in American Families) | ||
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 23: Romantic Relationships and Family Formation) | ||
| Population/Mass Media: | 3 | |
| Psychology of Advertising | ||
| Account Planning | ||
| Seminar in American Culture (Topic 1: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) | ||
| Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory | ||
| Conference Course | ||
| Time Matters | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Topics in American Government and Politics (Topic 23: Politics of Healthcare) | ||
| Topics in Environmental Geography (Topic 1: Children's Environmental Health) | ||
| Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 5: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) | ||
| Introduction to Health and Society | ||
or SOC 308S | Introduction to Health and Society | |
| Child Development | ||
or WGS 313 | Child Development | |
| Adolescent Development in Context | ||
| Advanced Child and Family Development (Topic 6: Into to Early Childhood Interventions) | ||
| Child and Adolescent Health | ||
| Theories of Substance Use and Abuse | ||
| Foundations of Epidemiology | ||
| Adolescent Health Risk Behavior | ||
| Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health | ||
| Topical Seminar in Health Promotion (Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion I) | ||
| Foundations of Health Promotion II | ||
| Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health) | ||
| Reporting Public Health and Science | ||
| Children's Exercise and Physical Activity | ||
| Fieldwork in Health (Topic 3: Sexual Health I) | ||
| Public Health Nursing | ||
or N 287Q | Public Health Nursing | |
| Topics in Nursing (Topic 1: Women's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors) | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Nutrition Education and Counseling | ||
| International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences | ||
| Issues in Nutrition and Health | ||
| Selected Topics in Nutritional Sciences (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health) | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Public Health Research | ||
| Health Behavior Theory and Practice | ||
| Health Policy and Health Systems | ||
| Public Health Internship | ||
| Medicine, Ethics, and Society | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Behavior Problems of Children | ||
| Selected Topics in Psychology (Topic 4: Health Psychology) | ||
| Psychology of Sex | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Mental Illness and the Brain | ||
| Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities | ||
| Current Social Work Topics (Topic 5: Facilitating Dialogues on LGBTQ Oppression) | ||
| Current Social Work Topics (Topic 9: Loss and Grief: Individual and Family Perspectives) | ||
| Gender, Race, and Class in American Society | ||
| Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being | ||
| Women's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors | ||
| Global Health Issues and Health Systems | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Health Policy and Health Systems | ||
| Social Context of Public Health | ||
| Data Analysis for the Health Sciences | ||
| Statistics in Health Care | ||
| Statistical Models for the Health and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Plan II Junior Seminar (Topic: Public Health, Medicine, and Social Policy) | ||
| Topics in Urban Society and Culture (Topic 10: Human Behavior and Social Environment) | ||
or S W 327 | Human Behavior and Social Environment | |
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 7: Women's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors) | ||
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 20: Fertility and Reproduction) | ||
or SOC 307K | Fertility and Reproduction | |
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 21: Gender, Race, Class in American Societies) | ||
| Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences (Topic 1: Sociology of Gender) | ||
or SOC 333K | Sociology of Gender | |
| Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 3: Women in Sickness and Health) | ||
| Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues Women's Health) | ||
| Six additional upper-division hours from the above areas of which three hours must be from outside the student’s major college | 6 | |
| Please Note: | ||
| A grade of at least a C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) is required in each course counted toward fulfillment of the minor requirements. | ||
Journalism Minor
The Journalism Minor affords undergraduate students across the University the opportunity to study a range of courses that will help prepare them for the digital communication economy. These include writing clearly and succinctly; telling stories in multiple formats, including audio, video and data visualizations; thinking critically about issues that affect both media and society; communicating through social media platforms; and understanding how journalism influences the way individuals and groups are perceived.
In order to apply for a Journalism Minor, a student must have at least a 2.75 GPA and have completed Journalism 301F and earned at least a B-. The School reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Journalism Minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of academic record, particularly performance in Journalism 301F. At least 12 hours must be taken in residence and for a letter grade (no pass/fail). Participating students must have a 2.5 GPA overall at the end of each academic year in order to continue in the minor.
The minor program requires 15 hours of coursework, including at least six upper-division hours. Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| J 301F | Fundamental Issues in Journalism 1 | 3 |
| J 302F | Digital Storytelling Basics | 3 |
| Nine additional hours from the following: 2 | 9 | |
| Reporting: Words | ||
| Reporting: Images | ||
| Podcasting | ||
| Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Web Production and Editing | ||
| Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age | ||
| Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Social Media Journalism | ||
| Lifestyle Journalism | ||
| Music Journalism | ||
| Long-Form Feature Writing | ||
| Writing for Online News Audiences | ||
| Understanding African Americans and the Media | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media | ||
| Domestic Issues and Global Perspective | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Gender and the News | ||
| Media Law | ||
| Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist | ||
| Ethics in Journalism | ||
| Historical Perspectives in Journalism | ||
| Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America | ||
| Living in the Information Age | ||
| Online Incivility | ||
| Popular Culture and the Press | ||
| Please Note | ||
| Successful completion of Journalism 310F with a grade of B- or better is required before taking the following courses: | ||
| Podcasting | ||
| Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Web Production and Editing | ||
| Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age | ||
| Lifestyle Journalism | ||
| Music Journalism | ||
| Long-Form Feature Writing | ||
| Writing for Online News Audiences | ||
| Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Gender and the News | ||
| Ethics in Journalism | ||
1. Students must receive at least a B- in Journalism 301F in order to be considered for acceptance into the minor
2. At least two courses must be upper-division
Media and Entertainment Industries Minor
The minor in Media and Entertainment Industries will provide undergraduates with an understanding of how the media and entertainment industries operate. Students will survey the histories, structures, and contemporary work practices of the media and entertainment industries. They will learn about the activities of media organizations and how media professionals navigate a rapidly changing industrial environment. The minor is designed to prepare students for careers within and related to a range of media and entertainment industries and professions including film, television, social and mobile media, and gaming, among other possibilities. Students will be exposed to a range of employment opportunities in both the private and public sectors at a time when the media landscape is undergoing rapid transformations both nationally and internationally.
The Media and Entertainment Industries minor allows students from a range of majors across the University to interact in class, engage in experiential learning, enhance their employment qualifications, and generally prepare them to be leaders in these dynamically evolving industries. The minor also allows enough flexibility for students to customize their study to focus on areas of the media and entertainment industries of great interest to them.
This program is open only to students who are not majoring in Radio-Television-Film. Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. The Radio-Television-Film Department reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Media and Entertainment Industries minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based such factors as GPA, prior coursework taken, prior experience in the field, and response to essay prompts. Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any RTF course.
The minor requires 15 hours of coursework, with at least nine hours being upper-division and at least nine hours completed in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor.
Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once. If a student chooses to take a six-hour internship course, only three of the hours may count toward the minor. Only three hours of non-internship coursework taken during the Semester in Los Angeles Program may be counted toward the minor. Students must petition the internship coordinator in advance if they wish to substitute another internship course number in place of Radio-Television-Film 330N.
Students must take the following coursework:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| RTF 303C | Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries | 3 |
| Three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Internship in Media Industries | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Semester in Los Angeles Internship | ||
| Semester in Los Angeles Internship | ||
| Producing Film and Television | ||
| Nine hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to World Cinema History | ||
| Development of Film and Media | ||
| History of American Television | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Film, Video, and Television Theory (Topic 8: Transmedia Storytelling) | ||
| Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 3: Contemporary Television Criticism) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: Global Hollywood) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 7: British Film and Television) | ||
| The Business of Media (Topic 3: The Entertainment Industry: The Big Picture) | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Studies in Media Industries (Topic 2: Development Process of Film and Television-Los Angeles) | ||
| Studies in Media Industries (Topic 3: Inside the Music Industry-Los Angeles) | ||
| Studies in Media Industries (Topic 4: New Media and Emerging Entertainment-Los Angeles) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 3: Asian American Media Cultures) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 13: Latin American Television) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 9: Media Industries and Entrepreneurship) | ||
| Media and Policy (Topic 1: Media, Communication Law, and Ethics) | ||
| Producing Film and Television | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies (Topic 1: Media and Popular Culture) | ||
Media Studies Minor
With the Media Studies minor, students will gain the analytical tools necessary for critical analysis of film, television, and digital media forms within the broader intellectual framework of the humanities and social sciences. Students in the minor will have the opportunity to examine film, broadcasting, games, and mobile media in a range of historical, sociocultural, creative, and industrial contexts. Courses cover diverse topics including global, regional, and national perspectives on the media; authorship, genre, and ideology; representations of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class; and digital media culture, technologies, policies, and design. As a complement to a major area of study, a minor in media studies can offer deep insight into how media and society interact, and prepare students for a range of careers.
This program is open only to students who are not majoring in RTF. Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. The Radio-Television-Film Department reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Media Studies minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of the applicant’s academic record. Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any RTF course.
The minor requires 15 hours of coursework, and at least nine hours completed in residence. Courses that appear in multiple groupings may only be counted once. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor.
Production and screenwriting courses offered in the Radio-Television-Film Department do not count toward the Media Studies minor.
Students must take the following coursework:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to World Cinema History | ||
| Media and Society | ||
| Development of Film and Media | ||
| Six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| History of American Television | ||
| Film History to 1960 | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Tech Culture | ||
| Gender and Media Culture | ||
| Six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| History of American Television | ||
| Film History to 1960 | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Tech Culture | ||
| Digital Remix Cultures | ||
| Gender and Media Culture | ||
| Introduction to Research Methods | ||
| Film, Video, and Television Theory (Topic 5: Screen Theory) | ||
| Film, Video, and Television Theory (Topic 7: Stardom and Celebrity Culture) | ||
| Film, Video, and Television Theory (Topic 8: Transmedia Storytelling) | ||
| New Communication Technologies (Topic 1: Digital Media and Design) | ||
| The Information Society (Topic 1: Information Society and Beyond) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 3: Internet Cultures) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 4: Video Game Culture and Criticism) | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 2: Race, Class and Gender in American Television) | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 3: Contemporary Television Criticism) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: National Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 2: Comparative Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 7: Global Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: Global Hollywood) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 2: Indian Cinema) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 3: History of Mexican Cinema) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 7: British Film and Television) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 8: Social Documentary) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 9: Women Behind the Camera) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 10: Chinese Auteurs) | ||
| Experimental Media and the Art of Disruption | ||
| The Business of Media (Topic 3: The Entertainment Industry: The Big Picture) | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Global Media and Area Studies (Topic 1: Media and the Middle East) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 3: Asian American Media Cultures) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 5: Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 6: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Sports Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 7: Race and Digital Media Culture) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 8: Latina/os and U.S. Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 9: Latina Feminisms and Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 10: Gender and Media in the '60's) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 11: Brazilian Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 12: Gender and Fan Culture) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 13: Latin American Television) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 14: Latino Images in Film) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 8: Migration and Media) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 9: Media Industries and Entrepreneurship) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 10: Globalization and Social Media) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 12: Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 13: Activist Media) | ||
| Media and Policy (Topic 1: Media, Communication Law, and Ethics) | ||
| Media Literacy (Topic 2: Children, Youth, and Media) | ||
| Media Literacy (Topic 3: Media Literacy and Civic Engagement) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 1: Comedy in Film and Media) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 2: Animation Studios) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 3: Asian Horror Film) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 4: Film Noir) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 5: Films of Clint Eastwood) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 6: Films of Alfred Hitchcock) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 7: Films of Martin Scorsese) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (Topic 8: Independent American Cinema) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies (Topic 1: Media and Popular Culture) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies (Topic 2: Queer Media Studies) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies with Screenings (Topic 1: Landscape Cinema) | ||
Science Communication Minor
The Science Communication Minor is designed to help prepare students with undergraduate studies in a sciences-related field to effectively communicate science topics to a variety of audiences by utilizing professional communication techniques and tools. Students will gain an understanding of contemporary communication issues that may impact their field, and gain advanced skills to enhance their communication with the public, whether through traditional media, new media, or in person. This program is open only to students with majors in the College of Natural Sciences or the Moody College of Communication. To declare the Science Communication minor, a student must have at least a cumulative 2.5 grade point average.
The minor requires 18 semester hours of coursework. Nine hours must be taken at the upper-division level and at least nine hours must be taken in residence.
The minor requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ADV 323 | Public Communication of Science and Techology | 3 |
| Three hours of coursework chosen from the following list of approved Foundations courses: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Advertising | ||
| Communicating Sustainability | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Relations | ||
| Professional Communication Skills | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Communication Theory | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Media Effects and Politics | ||
| Fundamental Issues in Journalism | ||
| Three hours of coursework from the following list of approved Skills courses: | 3 | |
| Creative Communication of Scientific Research | ||
| Interviewing Principles and Practices | ||
| Advanced Presentation Skills | ||
| Building Sales Relationships | ||
| Communicating to Government | ||
| Crowds, Clouds, and Community | ||
| Social Media and Organizations | ||
| Work360 | ||
| Advanced Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication Internship (Topic 4: Science Communication Internship) | ||
| Multimedia News Reporting | ||
| Social Media Journalism | ||
| Reporting on the Environment | ||
| Three hours of coursework from the following list of Ethics and Leadership courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Communication and Leadership | ||
| Communication Ethics | ||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Leadership Stories | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Communication for Innovation | ||
| Six additional hours of coursework chosen from Foundations, Skills, and Ethics and Leadership courses | 6 | |
| Please Note: | ||
| All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and only courses with a grade of C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted. | ||
| Students pursuing the minor may enroll in any of the approved courses for which he or she meets the prerequisite. Prerequisites for journalism courses may be waived after consultation and consent of the instructor. However, it is recommended that students take Journalism 310F prior to 346F. | ||
Sports Media Minor
The Sports Media Minor is designed to complement a student’s education by developing his or her proficiency and knowledge in the area of sports media. A student may enroll in any of the courses for which he or she meets the prerequisites.
The minor requires 18 semester hours of coursework. Nine hours must be taken at the upper-division level and at least nine hours must be taken in residence. Students must earn a grade of at least C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) in each course.
The requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 323 | Communication Internship (Topic 1: Sports Media Internship) | 3 |
| ADV 305S | Introduction to Integrated Communication for Sports | 3 |
| or P R 305S | Introduction to Integrated Communication for Sports | |
| ADV 348S | The Business of Sports Media | 3 |
| or P R 348S | The Business of Sports Media | |
| or J 348G | The Business of Sports Media | |
| Nine hours of coursework to be selected from: | ||
| Special Topics in Sports Media (Topic 8: College Sports Media) | ||
| Special Topics in Sports Media (Topic 9: Sports Contract Negotiation Techniques) | ||
| Special Topics in Sports Media (Topic 11:Sports and Social Media) | ||
| Special Topics in Sports Media (Topic 12: Sports Audiences) | ||
| Rhetoric of Popular Culture | ||
| Reporting Sports | ||
| Sociological Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Sport and Event Marketing | ||
| Media and Public Relations in Sport | ||
Please Note: Additional electives may be offered on a semester-by-semester basis.
US Latino and Latin American Media Studies Minor
This concentration is designed to introduce students to United States Latino and Latin American issues in communication and the media and to give them the opportunity to prepare for professional work related to these areas in addition to their major. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence. Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| RTF 306 | Introduction to World Cinema History 1 | 3 |
| or RTF 307 | Media and Society | |
| RTF 323C | Screening Race | 3 |
| Six hours of upper-division elective coursework chosen from the following: | 6 | |
| International Advertising | ||
| Reporting en Espanol | ||
| Oral History as Journalism | ||
| Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 2: Race, Class and Gender in American Television) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 7: Global Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: Global Hollywood) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 3: History of Mexican Cinema) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 7: Race and Digital Media Culture) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 8: Latina/os and U.S. Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 9: Latina Feminisms and Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 12: Gender and Fan Culture) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 13: Latin American Television) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 14: Latino Images in Film) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 8: Migration and Media) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 12: Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin) | ||
| Introductory Production (Topic 4: East Austin Stories) | ||
| Six additional hours of upper or lower division elective coursework in Latin American Studies or Mexican American Studies | 6 | |
| Please Note: | ||
| All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and only courses with a grade of C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted. | ||
1. Radio-Television-Film 306 should be taken by non-RTF majors and Radio-Television-Film 307 should be taken by RTF majors
This program is open to all undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin. Certain course prerequisites, for approved courses in the Moody College of Communication, may be waived once the student is accepted to the program.
Each degree program in the Moody College of Communication imposes a limit on the number of hours in the College that may be counted toward the degree; each also imposes limits on the number of hours in the major that may be counted. For students who complete the US Latino and Latin American Media Studies minor, these limits may be modified with the approval of the Student Advising Office.
Visual Media Minor
The Visual Media Minor affords undergraduate students across the University the opportunity to increase their visual literacy and skills, particularly in the areas of photography, photojournalism, video storytelling, and graphic design. In addition, students study the foundations of journalism ethics and learn techniques to approach ethical decisions within the field of visual media.
In order to apply for a Visual Media Minor, a student must have at least 2.5 GPA and have completed Communication 316. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of academic record, particularly performance in Communication 316, as well as a review of their visual portfolio. The School of Journalism reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Visual Media Minors. Participating students must have a 2.5 GPA overall at the end of each academic year in order to continue in the minor. This minor is not available to students majoring in Journalism.
The minor program requires 15 hours of coursework, at least 12 of which must be completed in residence, with at least six taken at the upper-division level. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless a course is only offered on a pass/fail basis. Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 316 | Photographic Communication | 3 |
| J 352F | Ethics in Journalism | 3 |
| Nine additional hours to be selected from these courses: | 9 | |
| Reporting: Images | ||
| Advanced Photo Editing and Design | ||
| Intermediate Photographic Communication | ||
| Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo | ||
| Photography for Reporting Texas | ||
| Advanced Visual Journalism: Video | ||
| Graphic Design for Print and Online | ||
| Documentary Tradition of Latin America | ||
| Cultural Survey of Photography | ||
Courses for Teacher Preparation
The college does not currently offer a teaching certification program for any of its degrees. Students who wish to pursue teacher certification should consult the teacher certification officer in the College of Education.