Gender and Media Minor
The minor in Gender and Media prepares students of any major to critically analyze the role and representation of women, and gender as a whole, in the entertainment industry, and empowers students to be forces for positive change and gender equality.
For the minor in Gender and Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University a total of 18 units of credit are required. Also, 9 units of the 18 must be upper division credit (3 UD courses) which cannot be used to fulfill requirements for the major, general education, or another minor.
Required Courses
Core Courses
Electives
Choose three of the following:
| ART 169 | Fashion, Body and Identity | 3 |
| ART 183 | Woman on Top: Women and the Media | 3 |
| ENG 127 | Women in Quest | 3 |
| ENG 133 | The Graphic Novel in Literature | 3 |
| FLM 105 | Women in the Directors Chair | 3 |
| FLM 116/FLM 255A | Feminine Identity and the Disney Film | 3 |
| FLM 131A | Film, Media and Social Justice | 3 |
| FLM 131B | Creating Entertainment Media for Social Change | 3 |
| FLM 136 | Disney Inc. and Mass Popular Culture | 3 |
| FLM 142B | Women in Hollywood | 3 |
| FLM 168 | Race, Sex & Hollywood | 3 |
| MUS 117 | Women and Gender in Music | 3 |
| PSY 186 | Violence Against Women | 3 |
| RST 175 | Religion and Religions: Myth, Religion and Culture | 3 |
| SOC 163 | Women's and Children's Human Rights | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Additional elective options by approval of Chair/Director