Entertainment Media, BPS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.0
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 1413 | Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| or ENGL 3323 | Technical Writing | |
| American History & Government | ||
| HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
| or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q) | ||
| 3 Hours of MATH or STAT designated "Q" | 3 | |
| Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include on Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 7 | |
| Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Diversity (D) | ||
| Courses designated (D) | 3 | |
| Global Cultural Competency (G) | ||
| Courses designated (G) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Additional general education credit hours (at least 3 hours) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 3 hours of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum. | ||
| Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F). | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| CPS 3013 | Inclusive Leadership | 3 |
| CPS 3513 | Experiential Learning & Civic Engagement | 3 |
| CPS 4013 | Case Study in Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 10 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 24 credit hours focusing on an occupational specialization to achieve career goals. Upper or lower division courses includes Military Training from the Joint Service Transcript, courses needed for an Associate's Degree, transfer work from previous study gathered around the same subject area, credit for prior learning, additional coursework to complete specific OSU minors or meet prerequisite courses, internship or other credit approved by your advisor to meet career goals. | 24 | |
| Major Concentration | ||
| CPS 4213 | Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
| ENTM 4123 | Entertainment Media Law | 3 |
| ENTM 3063 | Storytelling Across Screens | 3 |
| ENTM 3113 | Graphic Design for Entertainment Media | 3 |
| ENTM 4223 | Ethics and Professionalism in the Entertainment Industry | 3 |
| ENTM 3443 | Social Media for the Entertainment Industry | 3 |
| ENTM 4443 | Media Writing for the Entertainment Industry | 3 |
| ENTM 3043 | The World of Entertainment Media | 3 |
| ENTM 4743 | Entertainment Media Capstone | 3 |
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Screenwriting | ||
| Film Directing | ||
| Film And American Society (H) | ||
| Film & TV Criticism | ||
| Film and Literature | ||
| Introduction to Television Studies (H) | ||
| Studies in Film Genre | ||
| History of American Film (H) | ||
| History of International Film (GH) | ||
| Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Film (D) | ||
| Television and American Society (DH) | ||
| Moving Image Aesthetics (H) | ||
| Contemporary International Cinema | ||
| Culture and the Moving Image | ||
| Fundamentals of Video and Studio Production | ||
| Any ENTM, CPS or other course approved by advisor | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
| Electives | 16 | |
| Select 16 hours to complete total required for the degree | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.