The minor is open to all majors at Rutgers. Students are required to complete six 3-credit courses with a grade of C or better, for a total of 18 credits. There is one foundational course,
two practice/production courses, two conceptual courses, and a capstone project course. Students are strongly encouraged to speak with an adviser to create a plan for completing the program.
Note that courses taken to fulfill requirements in the gender and media minor will count toward the requirements of any other major or minor in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) and/or for the program in women's, gender, and sexuality studies (WGS).
Foundation Course (3 credits/one course)
Choose one of the following foundational courses:
- 01:988:202 Gender, Culture, and Representation (3)
- 04:567:215 Gender, Race, and Class in the Media (3)
Practice/Production Courses (6 credits/two courses)
The first practice/production course is required:
- 01:988:200 Gender, Digital Media, and Social Curation (3)
Choose one of the
following courses for the second course:
- 04:189:251 Strategic Presentation Methods in Digital Media (3)
04:567:200 Writing for Media (3)
Conceptual Courses (6 credits/two courses)
Only one of these course (3 of the 6 credits) may be taken at the 200 level; the other must be taken as a 300 level.
Choose one of the
following for the first conceptual course:
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04:567:274 Consumer Media Culture (3)
- 04:567:380 Media and Social Change (3)
- 04:547:340 Gender and Technology (3)
- Relevant Special Topics courses
(SC&I)
Choose one of the following for the second conceptual course:
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01:988:255 Gender, Art, and Society (3)
- 01:988:257 Gender and the Body: Representations and Pornography (3)
- 01:988:258 Gender, Race, and Contemporary Art (3)
- 01:988:259 Homosexuality and Visual Culture (3)
- 01:988:317 Gender and Consumption (3)
- 01:988:341 Gender and Popular Culture(3)
- 01:988:376 Theories of Women and Film (3)
- Relevant Special Topics courses (WGS)
Capstone Course (3 credits/one course)
Students may enroll in the capstone after completing a minimum of 12 credits in the minor. Choose one of the following courses to fulfill the capstone requirement:
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01:988:499 Capstone in Gender and Media (course within the women's, gender, and sexuality studies program)
- 04:567:499 Capstone in Gender and Media (course within the journalism and media studies program)
