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.
DIGITAL MEDIA
Foundational Course
RTF 323C: Screening Race (Fall semesters only)
RTF 328C: Gender and Media Culture (Spring
semesters only)
GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
HISTORY & CRITICISM
IDENTITY & REPRESENTATION
Foundational Course
RTF 324C: Introduction to Global Media (Fall
semesters only)
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)
Media Studies Pathways
Media Studies courses in Radio-Television-Film focus on the central role of film, television, and digital media within diverse historical, political, social, and
geographical contexts. Through studies coursework, students will gain an understanding of the creative, cultural, and industrial contexts within which media
are produced, distributed and consumed. Our Media Studies courses help prepare students for careers in the media industries, at non-profit organizations,
government institutions, and in higher education. This document is intended to serve solely as a guide to help students navigate the Media Studies courses
in the RTF major.
DIGITAL MEDIA
Courses in this pathway
examine film, television, and
digital media in a wide range of
historical, sociocultural, creative,
and industrial contexts. The
many topics addressed include
production methods, authorship,
genre, form, and ideology.
GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
HISTORY & CRITICISM
IDENTITY & REPRESENTATION
Courses in this pathway
explore digital media
technologies and design,
considering their impact on
culture, policy, and activism.
Several courses include
critical making components.
Courses in this pathway focus
on identity, representation,
and/or authorship in film,
television, and digital media in
relation to race, ethnicity,
gender, sexuality, and/or
class. They often take an
intersectional approach,
addressing many of these
axes of identity.
Courses in this pathway focus on
global perspectives in media as well
as specific regional and national
contexts. Topics include film,
television, digital and social media, as
well as development, politics, and
immigration, among others. Courses
in the global settings area engage
subjects in regions such as Latin
America, Asia, the Middle East, and
Europe, and nations such as Mexico,
Brazil, India, China, and the UK.
ADVANCED UNDERGRAD. SEMINARS
These courses are structured in a seminar format similar to graduate-level or honors courses.
Advanced undergraduate students interested in learning more about graduate school, or graduate
students seeking a more introductory approach to advanced theoretical materials are especially
encouraged to enroll in these courses. Classes are capped at 18 students (12 undergrads, 6
grads).