Creative Industries and Popular Culture minor

Description

Creativity is the engine of global popular culture, and core to the workings of major global industries that are shaped by national laws, politics and policies and integrated with our whole way of life. From Hollywood franchises and hit TV series to the works of online content creators, video game makers and social media influencers, creativity is all around us, and every day, billions of people worldwide are immersed in popular culture. The minor in Creative Industries and Popular Culture focuses on the drivers, roles, uses, goals, and impacts of all kinds of creative and popular cultural forms, messages, and images in relation to the dynamics, problems and changes of modern society. The minor consists of seven courses (21 credit hours), three required and four optional. The minor is available to all students in any major program in any faculty at Ontario Tech University. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor courses is required to successfully complete the Creative Industries and Popular Culture minor.

Minor requirements

Core courses:

• COMM 1420U – Living Digitally: Social Media, Culture & Society
• COMM 2220U – The Media, Creativity and Culture in Canada
• COMM 2311U – The Creative Industries: Ideas, Art, Tech, Money, Power
• COMM 3250U – Pop Culture and Entertainment

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  Three of:

• COMM 2240U – Television
• COMM 2270U – Entertainment Goes Global: from Hollywood to the World
• COMM 2411U – Governing Communication and Digital Creativity: Policy for an era of Digital Disruption
• COMM 3510U – Work in the Creative and Tech Industries
• COMM 3720U – Knowing Your Audience: Audience Studies for Media Professionals and Creators
• COMM 3740U – Video Games, Media and Culture
• COMM 4140U – Ways of Seeing: Visual Communication Arts and New Media

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  Note: not all courses listed are available each year and are offered due to scheduling availability.