Media Studies Courses

Core Course

Information 103 History of Information

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30195
  • Spring 20

Core Course or upper-division elective for Media Studies majors who declared prior to Fall 2018.

Group A: History elective for Media Studies majors who declared Fall 2018 or later.

Media Studies 104 A Freedom of Speech & the Press

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20774
  • Spring 20

This is a core course for students on the “old” pre-Fall 2018 curriculum.

It is an upper-division elective for students on the “new” fall 2018-present curriculum.

Media Studies 111 Media History

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30465
  • Spring 20

Media Studies 113 Media & Democracy

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24136
  • Spring 20

Prerequisite Course

Anthropology 3 AC Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18894
  • Spring 20

Economics 1 Intro to Economics

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19430
  • Spring 20

Economics 2 Introduction to Economics

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19451
  • Spring 20

History 124 B US History from Late 19th C. to WWII

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19961
  • Spring 20

History 7 B US History from Civil War to Present

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19935
  • Spring 20

Media Studies 10 Introduction to Media Studies

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23912
  • Spring 20

Political Science 1 Introduction to American Politics

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21377
  • Spring 20

Psychology 1 General Psychology

  • 3 Units
  • Class # 21485
  • Spring 20

Psychology 2 Principles of Psychology

  • 3 Units
  • Class # 21502
  • Spring 20

Sociology 1 Intro to Sociology

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21689
  • Spring 20

Sociology 3 Principles of Sociology: American Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21705
  • Spring 20

Research Methods Course

Psychology 101 Research & Data Analysis

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21528
  • Spring 20

This course can count as a 104 Core Course for students on the “old” curriculum (declared before fall 2018).

This course can count as an upper-division elective for students on the “new” curriculum (declared fall 2018 or later).

Sociology 5 Evaluation of Evidence

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21706
  • Spring 20

Elective Courses: Alpha Order

African American Studies 142 AC Race & American Film

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18831
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

American Studies 101 Examining US Cultures in TIme: P.T. Barnum and Other Scams

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18863
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

American Studies 102 Examining US Cultures in Place:Oakland | City

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18864
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

American Studies 102 Examining US Cultures in Place: The American Southwest: The Construction and Mediation of Regional Identity

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31061
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

American Studies 102 Examining US Cultures in Place: East Bay Revolution

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22910
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Anthropology 160 AC Forms of Folklore

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19046
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Anthropology 162 Topics in Folklore

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22572
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Asian American Studies 132 Islamophobia

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19046
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Asian American Studies 138 Topics in Asian Popular Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22311
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Chinese 172 Contemporary Chinese Cinema

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31210
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Ethnic Studies 122 AC Ethnicity & Race in Contemporary Films

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30920
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 108 Special Topics: Our Others, Our Selves: Race, Gender and Technologies of the Body

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22475
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 108 Special Topics: Film Noir

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24213
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 128 Documentary

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19769
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 129 History of Avant Garde

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 32101
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a medium

Film & Media 140 Special Topics: DIVA! The Politics of the Female Voice

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19771
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 151 Auteur Theory: Contemporary Chinese Auteurs

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19772
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a medium

Film & Media 160 National Cinema: Berlin/Hollywood

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24327
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

German 160 B Politics and Culture in 20th Century: Fascism & Propaganda

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30802
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Global Studies 100 S

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22524
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

History 182 A Science, Technology & Society

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31106
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Information 103 History of Information

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30195
  • Spring 20

Core Course or upper-division elective for Media Studies majors who declared prior to Fall 2018.

Group A: History elective for Media Studies majors who declared Fall 2018 or later.

ISF 100 J The Social Life of Computing

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30345
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Italian 170 Italian Cinema

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23575
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Korean 185 Picturing Korea

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31227
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Letters and Sciences C 180 U Wealth & Poverty

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20141
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Media Studies 104 A Freedom of Speech and the Press

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20774
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Media Studies 160 International Media

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20775
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Media Studies 165 Internet & Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30399
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Media Studies 190 Special Topics: Beauty Inequality, Gendered Nationalism and Intersectionality

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30400
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Media Studies 190 Special Topics: Living at the Speed of Light: Historical and Theoretical Approaches to the Social Effects of Electronic Media

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30401
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Music 139 Topics in Musics of the World: Music of Bali

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24045
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Native American Studies 158 Native Americans & Cinema

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22317
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Near Eastern Studies 165 Film & Fiction of Iran

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 32266
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Political Science 106 A American Politics

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31184
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Political Science 161 Public Opinion, Voting and Participation

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23856
  • Spring 20

Elective Group C: Theory and Practice

Psychology 160 Social Psychology

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23704
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Public Policy C 103 Wealth & Poverty

Group C: Theory & Application

Rhetoric 145 Science, Narrative, Image

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24315
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Scandanavian 115 Studies in Drama & Film

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23425
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Sociology 110 Organizations & Institutions

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21747
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 111 AC Sociology of Family

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21748
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 113 AC Sociology of Education

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21748
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 133 Sociology of Gender

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21576
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 141 Social Movements & Political Change

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30312
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 150 Social Psychology

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21766
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 160 Sociology of Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22120
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 163 Popular Culture

  • 3 Units
  • Class # 30315
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology C 167 Virtual Communities/Social Media

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30316
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

UGBA 106 Marketing

  • 3 Units
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

There are 4 Lectures: Class #11576, 11715, 11716, 11765

UGBA 160 Consumer Behavior

Group C: Theory & Application

Elective Group A: History

American Studies 101 Examining US Cultures in TIme: P.T. Barnum and Other Scams

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18863
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

American Studies 102 Examining US Cultures in Place:Oakland | City

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18864
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

American Studies 102 Examining US Cultures in Place: The American Southwest: The Construction and Mediation of Regional Identity

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31061
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

American Studies 102 Examining US Cultures in Place: East Bay Revolution

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22910
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

German 160 B Politics and Culture in 20th Century: Fascism & Propaganda

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30802
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

History 182 A Science, Technology & Society

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31106
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Information 103 History of Information

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30195
  • Spring 20

Core Course or upper-division elective for Media Studies majors who declared prior to Fall 2018.

Group A: History elective for Media Studies majors who declared Fall 2018 or later.

Media Studies 104 A Freedom of Speech and the Press

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20774
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Media Studies 190 Special Topics: Living at the Speed of Light: Historical and Theoretical Approaches to the Social Effects of Electronic Media

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30401
  • Spring 20

Group A: History

Elective Group B: Specialization in a Medium

African American Studies 142 AC Race & American Film

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 18831
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Chinese 172 Contemporary Chinese Cinema

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31210
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Ethnic Studies 122 AC Ethnicity & Race in Contemporary Films

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30920
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 108 Special Topics: Our Others, Our Selves: Race, Gender and Technologies of the Body

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22475
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 108 Special Topics: Film Noir

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24213
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 128 Documentary

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19769
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 129 History of Avant Garde

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 32101
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a medium

Film & Media 140 Special Topics: DIVA! The Politics of the Female Voice

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19771
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Film & Media 151 Auteur Theory: Contemporary Chinese Auteurs

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19772
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a medium

Film & Media 160 National Cinema: Berlin/Hollywood

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24327
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

ISF 100 J The Social Life of Computing

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30345
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Italian 170 Italian Cinema

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23575
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Media Studies 165 Internet & Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30399
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Music 139 Topics in Musics of the World: Music of Bali

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24045
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Native American Studies 158 Native Americans & Cinema

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22317
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Near Eastern Studies 165 Film & Fiction of Iran

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 32266
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Scandanavian 115 Studies in Drama & Film

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23425
  • Spring 20

Group B: Specialization in a Medium

Elective Group C: Theory & Application

Anthropology 160 AC Forms of Folklore

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19046
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Anthropology 162 Topics in Folklore

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22572
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Asian American Studies 132 Islamophobia

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 19046
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Asian American Studies 138 Topics in Asian Popular Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22311
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Global Studies 100 S

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22524
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Korean 185 Picturing Korea

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31227
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Letters and Sciences C 180 U Wealth & Poverty

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20141
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Media Studies 160 International Media

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 20775
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Media Studies 190 Special Topics: Beauty Inequality, Gendered Nationalism and Intersectionality

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30400
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Political Science 106 A American Politics

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 31184
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Political Science 161 Public Opinion, Voting and Participation

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23856
  • Spring 20

Elective Group C: Theory and Practice

Psychology 160 Social Psychology

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 23704
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Public Policy C 103 Wealth & Poverty

Group C: Theory & Application

Rhetoric 145 Science, Narrative, Image

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 24315
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 110 Organizations & Institutions

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21747
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 111 AC Sociology of Family

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21748
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 113 AC Sociology of Education

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21748
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 133 Sociology of Gender

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21576
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 141 Social Movements & Political Change

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30312
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 150 Social Psychology

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 21766
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 160 Sociology of Culture

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 22120
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology 163 Popular Culture

  • 3 Units
  • Class # 30315
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

Sociology C 167 Virtual Communities/Social Media

  • 4 Units
  • Class # 30316
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

UGBA 106 Marketing

  • 3 Units
  • Spring 20

Group C: Theory & Application

There are 4 Lectures: Class #11576, 11715, 11716, 11765

UGBA 160 Consumer Behavior

Group C: Theory & Application