Latino Media Arts and Studies Minor
The Latino Media Arts and Studies minor is open to all undergraduate majors at The University of Texas at Austin. If demand exceeds space available, the Moody College reserves the right to select students based on their academic record or a secondary application.
Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any course. Course prerequisites and major restrictions are enforced.
Total Hours Required: 18
Requirements
Requirements are listed in the table below. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum. Students should also review the University's Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RTF 306 | Introduction to World Cinema History | 3 |
| or RTF 303D | Media and Culture | |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Screening Race | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender in American Television | ||
| Latina/os and U.S. Media | ||
| Additional Coursework | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| International Advertising | ||
| Topics in Multicultural Issues in Advertising and Public Relations (any topic) | ||
| Language, Communication, and Culture | ||
| Reporting en Espanol | ||
| Oral History as Journalism | ||
| Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Documentary Tradition of Latin America | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America | ||
| Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin | ||
| Race and Digital Media Cultures | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender in American Television | ||
| History of Mexican Cinema | ||
| Latina/os and U.S. Media | ||
| Latina Feminisms and Media | ||
| Latino Images in Film | ||
| Chicana/o Cinema | ||
| Latina Filmmakers in the United States | ||
| Latinx Media, Arts, and Activism | ||
| East Austin Stories | ||
| Three hours of internship of thesis coursework may be petitioned for an internship or thesis focused on Latinx media. Approval by faculty chair of minor is required. | ||
| Hours chosen from: the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis or the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. | 6 | |
| College Requirements - Communication | ||
| Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- Nine hours of in residence coursework and nine hours of upper-division coursework are required.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis.
- A minimum grade of C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) is required for all minor coursework.
- Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once.