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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Media Studies, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map


First Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
MDIA 1005 - Introduction to Media Studies   3   MDIA 1109 - Media History    3
MDIA 1007 - Media Inquiry   3   MDIA 2004 - Media Writing   3
COMP 1000 - Composition   3   Gen Ed Quantitative Reasoning 3
DRGN 1000 - Red Dragon Seminar   3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
Introductory Media Studies Course 3   Introductory Media Studies Course 3
Introductory Media Studies Course 3   Introductory Production Course 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
Introductory Production Course 3   Advanced Production Course 3
Advanced Media Studies Course 3   Upper Division MDIA/COMM Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
Upper Division MDIA/COMM Elective 3   MDIA 4998 - Senior Seminar in Media Studies   3
Advanced 4000-level MDIA Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance


Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements  vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance


SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the Math Pathways site.