Guide to Upper-Division Media Studies Pathways
All courses listed below are expected to be offered at least one time between now and Spring 2020.
*Though not required as prerequisite, it is recommended that students take a foundational course prior to
Other Notes:
1. Radio-TV-Film does not require majors to choose one pathway to fulfill their nine-hour upper-division Media Studies requirement.
2. Though not required as prerequisite, it is recommended that students take a 320-level foundational course prior to courses in pathway.
3. Unless otherwise noted, the prerequisite for all upper-division Media Studies classes is upper-division standing (60+ hours).
4. Course numbers, titles, and semester offerings are subject to change.
Foundational Course
RTF 323C: Screening Race (Fall semesters only)
RTF 328C: Gender and Media Culture (Spring
semesters only)
GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
IDENTITY & REPRESENTATION
Foundational Course
RTF 324C: Introduction to Global Media (Fall
semesters only)
Foundational Course
RTF 326C: Technological Culture (Fall
semesters only)
Foundational Courses
RTF 321C: History of American Television (Fall
semesters only)
RTF 321D: Film History to 1960 (Fall semesters)
RTF 322D: Film History from 1960 to Present
(Spring semesters)
Industries & Practices
RTF 331N: Information Society & Beyond
RTF 347P: The Business of Hollywood
RTF 359: Race & Digital Media Culture
RTF 365: Media Industries & Entrepreneurship
RTF 365: Globalization & Social Media
RTF 365C: Media, Communication Law, & Ethics
Art & Design
RTF 331M: Digital Media & Design
RTF 331M: Digital Remix Cultures
RTF 331P: Video Game Culture & Criticism
RTF 345C: Experimental Media & the Art of
Disruption
Cultures & Social Change
RTF 331P: Internet Cultures
RTF 359: Social Media: Growth, Uses & Impacts
RTF 365D: Media Literacy & Civic Engagement
Media in Global Settings
RTF 342S: Indian Cinema
RTF 345: British Film & Television
RTF 345: Chinese Auteurs
RTF 345: History of Mexican Cinema
RTF 352: Media & the Middle East
RTF 359S: Brazilian Media
RTF 359S: Latin American Television
RTF 370: Asian Horror Film
Topics in Global Media
RTF 342S: Global Hollywood
RTF 365: Globalization & Social Media
RTF 377H: Global Sports Media (Advanced
Undergrad Seminar)
History & Criticism
RTF 331K: Screen Theory
RTF 331K: Transmedia Storytelling
RTF 335: Contemporary Television Criticism
RTF 335: Race, Class & Gender in American
Television
RTF 335: Queer TV
RTF 342S: Indian Cinema
RTF 345: History of Mexican Cinema
RTF 345: British Film & Television
RTF 359C: Media Archaeology
RTF 359S: Gender & Media in the 60’s
Genre, Authorship & Style
RTF 345: Chinese Auteurs
RTF 345C: Experimental Media & the Art of
Disruption
RTF 345: Social Documentary
RTF 345: Women Behind the Camera
RTF 370: Asian Horror Film
RTF 370: Comedy in Film & Media
RTF 370: Films of Clint Eastwood
RTF 370: Films of Alfred Hitchcock
RTF 370: Films of Martin Scorsese
RTF 370: Independent American Cinema
RTF 370: Animation Studies
Race, Gender, Sexuality & Class
RTF 335: Race, Class, & Gender in American
Television
RTF 342S: Global Hollywood
RTF 359: Social Media: Growth, Uses & Impacts
RTF 359: Gender, Race & Sexuality in Sports
Media
RTF 365: Activist Media
RTF 365D: Children, Youth & Media
RTF 377H: Media & Popular Culture (Advanced
Undergrad Seminar)
Race/Ethnicity
RTF 345: History of Mexican Cinema
RTF 352: Media & the Middle East
RTF 359: Asian-American Media Cultures
RTF 359: Race and Digital Media Culture
RTF 359S: Latina/os & U.S. Media
RTF 365: Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin
Gender/Sexuality
RTF 335: Queer TV
RTF 345: Women Behind the Camera
RTF 359S: Gender & Fan Culture
RTF 359S: Gender & Media in the 60’s
RTF 359S: Latina Feminisms & Media
RTF 370: Comedy in Film & Media
RTF 377H: Queer Media Studies (Advanced
Undergrad Seminar)