BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Culture, Literature and Media

The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.

Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.

Missouri State is committed to helping you graduate in four years.

The following degree plan is based on the 2023-24 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses Hours
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations 2
MED 120 Mass Media and Society 3
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
ENG 110 Writing I 3
General Education: The Arts 3
Total hours 14

Second semester (spring)

Courses Hours
ENG 235 Critical Approaches to Literature 3
MED 274 Introduction to Film 3
General Education: Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning 3
General Education: Life Sciences (with lab) or Physical Sciences (with lab) 4
General Education: Social and Behavioral Science 3
Total hours 16

Third semester (fall)

Courses Hours
ENG 200 Great Books and Instant Classics
or ENG 289 Literature, Culture, and Social Justice
3
General Education: Quantitative Literacy 3
General Education: Cultural Competence 3
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877
or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877
3
General Education: Life Sciences (no lab) or Physical Sciences (no lab) 3
Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
ENG 366 Popular Fiction 3
MED 374 History of Film I 3
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship 3
Course for minor 3
General elective 3
Total hours 15

Fifth semester (fall)

Courses Hours
MED 317 Introduction to Popular Culture Studies 3
CLM option elective 3
General Education: Public Issues 3
Course for minor 3
General elective 3
Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
MED 454 Media Analysis and Criticism 3
CLM option elective 3
Course for minor 3
General elective 3
General elective 3
Total hours 15

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses Hours
ENG 599 Advanced Seminar in Literature 3
CLM option elective 3
Course for minor 3
General elective 3
General elective (upper level) 3
Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
MED 581 Media Ethics and Law
or ENG 599 Advanced Seminar in Literature
3
Course for minor 3
Course for minor 3
General elective 3
General elective (upper level) 3
University Exit Survey (Required) 0
Total hours 15

You need a minimum of 40 hours of course work at a 300+ level to graduate. Elective course work in media and journalism must be approved by your advisor.