What to Expect

You can declare a Media Arts major at any time as long as you have at least a 2.75 UNT GPA. Once you've declared your major, you will need to complete the three introductionary classes for the department: Foundations of Media Arts, Introduction to Media Writing, and Introduction to Production before continuing on in your course work.  Visit the catalog for more details.

Your MRTS courses will focus on production, writing, industry studies, and history & critical studies.

The Career Center, Learning Center and professional academic advisors are among the many valuable resources available to you at UNT. The Career Center can provide advice about future employment opportunities and getting hands-on experience in your major. The Learning Center offers workshops on speed reading, study skills and time management. Academic advisors will help you plan your class schedule each semester.

The Department of Media Arts offers undergraduate programs leading to the following degrees:

For details of the current catalog year, use these University of North Texas links:

Only MRTS and CBCM majors may enroll for MRTS/CBCM classes, appropriate exceptions (with professor approval) can be made for students pursuing the Digital Media Studies certificate