Entertainment Media, BPS

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.0
Total Hours: 120

General Education Requirements
English Composition
See Academic Regulation 3.5
ENGL 1113Composition I3
or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
ENGL 1213Composition II3
or ENGL 1413 Critical Analysis and Writing II
or ENGL 3323 Technical Writing
American History & Government
HIST 1103Survey of American History3
or HIST 1483 American History to 1865 (H)
or HIST 1493 American History Since 1865 (DH)
POLS 1113American Government3
Analytical & Quantitative Though (A)
3 Hours of MATH or STAT designated "A"3
Humanities (H)
Courses designated (H)6
Natural Sciences (N)
Must include on Laboratory Science (L) course
Courses designated (N) with one (L)7
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S)
Course designated (S)3
Additional General Education
Select 9 hours additional general education courses9
Hours Subtotal40
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I)
May be completed in any part of the degree plan
At least one Diversity (D) course
At least one International Dimension (I) course
College/Departmental Requirements
CPS 3013Inclusive Leadership3
CPS 3513Experiential Learning & Civic Engagement3
CPS 4013Case Study in Organizational Leadership3
Hours Subtotal9
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 4213Data Driven Decision Making3
ENTM 4123Entertainment Media Law3
ENTM 3063Storytelling Across Screens3
ENTM 3113Graphic Design for Entertainment Media3
ENTM 4223Ethics and Professionalism in the Entertainment Industry3
ENTM 3443Social Media for the Entertainment Industry3
ENTM 4443Media Writing for the Entertainment Industry3
ENTM 3043The World of Entertainment Media3
ENTM 4743Entertainment Media Capstone3
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 (HI)
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 Subtotal54
Electives17
Select 17 hours to complete total required for the degree
Hours Subtotal17
Total Hours120

Additional State/OSU Requirements

  • At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 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 2030.