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 & Society | 3 |
| or SOCI 3333 | Sociology of Popular Music | |
| Choose 15 hours from the following: | 15 | |
| Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Culture And 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 | ||
| Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1865 | ||
HIST 3368K | ||
HIST 3368M | ||
HIST 3368S | ||
| 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 | ||
| Audience and Representation in Media | ||
| History of Rock Music | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Philosophical Perspectives on Sex and Love | ||
| Philosophy and Sport | ||
PHIL 4360A | ||
PHIL 4360B | ||
| Politics in Film | ||
| The Politics of Dystopia | ||
REL 3361A | ||
| Popular Culture & Society | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Sociology of Popular Music | ||
| Sociology of Sport | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Work & Society | ||
| Society and Environment | ||
| Food and Society | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
| Sociology of Sexuality | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
