2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS<br />
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Mathematics majors planning on seeking employment immediately upon graduation<br />
are encouraged to take MA 207, MA 305, MA 317, MA 321, MA 372, and MA 441 as<br />
mathematics electives, and MA 472 for their senior project. Those intending on an<br />
actuarial career should also plan on taking relevant courses in related disciplines,<br />
particularly AC 221, BA 372, BA 414, EC 201, EC 202, and EC 309.<br />
Students planning to attain secondary teaching certification must take MA 207, MA<br />
240, MA 320, and MA 317.<br />
Courses used to fulfill major or minor requirements in accounting, applied<br />
computer science, business, economics, physics, and urban environmental studies<br />
may be used to fulfill major requirements in mathematics. The following courses<br />
used to fulfill minor requirements in data science may also be used to fulfill major<br />
requirements in mathematics: CAC 180, CAC 181, MA 207, and MA 209.<br />
Minor Requirements<br />
The following courses are required (5 units):<br />
MA 231<br />
MA 232<br />
MA 310<br />
one elective unit in MA at the 200 level or above<br />
one elective unit in MA at the 300 level or above<br />
Teaching experience courses may not count toward the minor.<br />
Media and Film Studies<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Teddy Champion, Nora Stone<br />
The media and film studies major considers the processes by which film and media are<br />
produced and consumed. In this program, “media” refers to various forms of<br />
representation and communication, including traditional arts and letters, print and<br />
broadcast news, the trade press, television, photojournalism, film, the Internet, digital<br />
systems, and emerging information and communication technologies.<br />
The media and film studies major incorporates historical, analytical, and theoretical<br />
approaches to understanding the form and function of human communication. The<br />
major also includes the production of media with an emphasis on storytelling<br />
through interdisciplinary courses in film production, journalism, photojournalism,<br />
photography, and computer science, and by engaging in production-oriented<br />
projects.<br />
Birmingham-Southern College <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>2023</strong>-<strong>2024</strong>