Minor in Studies in Popular Culture
The minor in Studies in Popular Culture requires 18 semester credit hours. The minor is designed to acquaint students with trends in American popular culture. Techniques of research, social meanings and consequences of popular culture are the major foci of the minor.
Courses for the Studies in Popular Culture minor were selected because they deal with significant aspects of everyday life ranging from mass media through the history of cultural trends and phenomenon. The courses selected deal with subjects that both are influenced by and influence popular culture.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| SOCI 3317 | Popular Culture and Society | 3 |
| or SOCI 3333 | The Sociology of Popular Music | |
| Choose 15 hours from the following: | 15 | |
| Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Cultures Through Film | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Body Talk: Gestures, Communication, and Society | ||
| Language, Culture and Society | ||
| Issues in Contemporary Art | ||
| The Arts in Popular Culture | ||
| The Dark Side of Communication | ||
| Social Media in Organizations | ||
| Introduction to the Study of Film | ||
| Advanced Topics in Film | ||
| The Southwest in Film | ||
| US Drama on Film | ||
| Studies in Mythology | ||
| Black Literature | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Adolescent Literature | ||
| Senior Seminar in Film | ||
| Advanced Studies in Children's or Adolescent Literature | ||
| Social and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1865 | ||
| Topics in American Cultural History | ||
| Popular Music and Social Movements in 20th Century America | ||
| History of Music and Race in the American South | ||
| History of Country Music | ||
| History of the Blues | ||
| History of Rock and Roll | ||
| History of the United States, 1945 to 1968 | ||
| History of the United States, 1968 to the Present | ||
| The History of Texas Music | ||
| Harry Styles And The Cult Of Celebrity: Identity, The Internet, And European Pop Culture | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Women and Minorities in the Media | ||
| History of Rock Music | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Philosophy of Sex and Love | ||
| Philosophy and Sport | ||
| Ethics and Dementia | ||
| Moral Psychology | ||
| Politics in Film | ||
| The Politics of Dystopia | ||
| Religion and Film | ||
| Popular Culture and Society | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| The Sociology of Popular Music | ||
| Sociology of Sport and Leisure | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Work and Society | ||
| Society and Environment | ||
| Food and Society | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
| Sociology of Sexuality | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
