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Program checklist · Mass Media Studies, BA Major in

Mass Media Studies, BA Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
Mass Media Studies, BA Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Students majoring in mass media studies must complete the program requirements listed below plus a liberal arts minor from one of the following: any minor in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences . The minor must consist of 18 semester hours as defined by that discipline, of which at least 6 semester hours must be taken in-residence.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_d3bfc41d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Semester Hours: 3

1 item
  1. RTVF 010
    (AA) Introduction to Film Studies Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

Choose From - Semester Hours: 15

6 items
  1. MASS 011
    Mass Communications in Contemporary Society Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. MASS 012
    Media Literacy: Criticism and Analysis Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  3. MASS 015
    Theories of Media Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  4. MASS 101
    Understanding Global Media Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. MASS 104
    Media and the Law Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  6. MASS 120
    Media Research Methods Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

Choose From - Semester Hours: 6

12 items
  1. MASS 109
    The Mass Media, Politics and Policy Making Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. MASS 110
    Media and Urban and Suburban Communication Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  3. MASS 112
    Surveying Public Opinion: Introduction to Public Opinion Research Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  4. MASS 118
    Mediated Interpersonal Communication Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. MASS 122
    Gender, Race, Class, and Media Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  6. MASS 128
    Privacy and Public Life in a Media Age Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  7. MASS 130
    Social Media, Technologies and Policy Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  8. JRNL 170
    Internships Semester Hours: 1-3
    Not resolved to a course
  9. JRNL 180
    to 189 A-Z - Special Topics Semester Hours: 1-4
    Not resolved to a course
  10. JRNL 199
    Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  11. RHET 001
    (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  12. RHET 128
    (AA) American Public Address: The Rhetoric of Conflict and Controversy Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

Choose Under Advisement From One of the Three Following Concentrations - Semester Hours: 12

0 items

    Concentration 1: Media and Culture

    10 items
    1. MASS 115
      Celebrity, Culture and Media Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MASS 121
      ”Color” TV: A Seminar on Representation Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MASS 125
      Media and Popular Culture Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MASS 126
      Media & Reality: Critical Approaches to Digitally-Mediated Reality Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    5. MASS 129
      Children and Media Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    6. MASS 132
      War, Peace and the Media Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MASS 133
      Media and Journalism in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MASS 134
      Social Movements and Communication in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MASS 135
      Sports, Media and Culture Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    10. MASS 150
      Independent Study/Readings in Mass Media Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
      Not resolved to a course

    Concentration 2: Media Industries and Management

    4 items
    1. MASS 124
      Social Media Law and Ethics Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MASS 127
      Intellectual Property for Media Professionals Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MASS 137
      Entertainment Media: 21st Century Media Management Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MASS 150
      Independent Study/Readings in Mass Media Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
      Not resolved to a course

    Concentration 3: Media, Law and Policy

    4 items
    1. MASS 115
      Celebrity, Culture and Media Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MASS 124
      Social Media Law and Ethics Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MASS 127
      Intellectual Property for Media Professionals Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MASS 150
      Independent Study/Readings in Mass Media Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
      Not resolved to a course

    Mass Media majors must also complete

    1 item
    1. a minor in the liberal arts for the BA degree.
      Not resolved to a course

    The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Requirements

    1 item
    1. RHET 001
      (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    GPA Requirement

    0 items

      Communication BA Program Requirements

      0 items
        Source. Hofstra University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.hofstra.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=147&poid=32288. Captured page pages/0182.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.