Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Animation and Comics Storytelling in Media, administered by the School of Journalism, provides a strong foundation in history, theory and production of storytelling using animation and comics. Students acquire production skills to visually represent issues, events, narrative, instruction, history and entertainment and use critical thinking as they study storytelling content, context, ethics and the cultural, global and historical impacts of these forms for various media platforms and audiences. Upon completion of the minor, students will have gained necessary skills to research, create and produce digital, interactive and immersive 2D/3D animation, comics, graphic novels, and cartoons.

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult the undergraduate advisor in the School of Journalism to apply. Applications will be reviewed prior to semester enrollment.

Requirements for the Minor in Animation and Comics Storytelling in Media

Complete 15 credits from the following:

1.	All of the following courses (12 credits):
	JRN	212	2D Animation Storytelling						3
	JRN	312	Stop Motion Animation Storytelling						3
	JRN	412	Scoring for Moving Pictures						3
	JRN	413	3D Animation Storytelling						3
2.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	ENG	325	Readings in Graphic Narrative						3
	JRN	213	Animation, Comics, Culture and Graphic Novels in Media						3
	JRN	313	Political Cartoons						3
	JRN	338	Visualizing Data with Information Graphics						3
	JRN	345	Images and Messages						3