2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

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