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Upon meeting Harriet Beecher
Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s
Cabin, Abraham Lincoln is
supposed to have said, "So
this is the little lady who
started this big war." A
century later, it took a
cultural movement for a
society to deem its
discriminatory behavior
unacceptable and pass the
Civil Rights Act of 1964
into law. Even Plato wrote,
"Give me the songs of a
nation and it matters not
who writes its laws." These
and many other instances
point to a broad truth:
cultural production plays a
major role in how a society
develops. At King’s, we
reject these extremes.
Instead, we are charting
what we believe is a better
and more promising path for
those intent on creating,
cultivating, and stewarding
culture: the Bachelor of
Arts in Media, Culture, and
the Arts (MCA). With this
degree we are preparing
students for meaningful
careers as creators,
critics, influencers, and
gatekeepers.
Like all academic
programs at King’s, the MCA
program begins with the
Common Core, a sequence of
twenty liberal arts courses
designed to give students a
firm grounding in
Judeo-Christian values and
thinking, the literature of
the Old and New Testament,
Western civilization,
research writing, and
scientific and quantitative
thinking. Students also take
introductory courses in
politics, philosophy, and
economics, the central
organizing disciplines of
the College.
Students who choose to
major in MCA then begin
taking foundational
coursework in media and
cultural studies. The four
rigorous courses of the
Civilization and Culture
sequence introduce students
to the principles of
cultural interpretation, the
development of world
cultures from the birth of
civilization to the present
day, and the nature and
challenge of the postmodern
world. These four courses
have as their theological
foundation a Christian
anthropology that recognizes
that all culture is best
understood through the
framework of creation, fall,
and redemption—thereby
explaining how and why
culture emerges in its
various forms.
In the media courses,
students study the history,
theory, and practice of
media and media-related
technologies by examining
how our media-saturated and
increasingly urbanized world
affects how we live and how
we are changed, for better
or for worse. Students also
take a required business
course, because we aim to
prepare graduates who are
not only knowledgeable about
their field of study, but
able to lead and guide the
organizations in which they
work. The final requirement,
Senior Project, is a
capstone course in which
students pursue a thesis,
project, or portfolio that
helps prepare them for the
career that awaits them upon
graduation.
In addition to the
required MCA courses,
students choose five MCA
electives that best prepare
them for the career field
they have chosen. We offer
both theoretical and
skills-based courses;
students are currently
taking classes in media,
film, theater, the visual
arts, music, literature,
journalism, criticism, and
creative writing. Students
have the opportunity to
learn basic practical skills
in a number of these fields
and disciplines of cultural
formation. Note, however,
that we choose not to offer
advanced skills acquisition
classes like those offered
by a conservatory or arts
school (though students may
request permission to take a
handful of selected MCA
electives at other
institutions). Rather, we
focus on imparting a
comprehensive understanding
of the history, theory, and
critical analysis of media
and the arts—along with
foundational disciplinary
practices. This is what sets
us apart.
And finally, MCA students
take seven general
electives. These electives
can be chosen from any
courses offered by the
college, including those
from the Business
Administration and Politics,
Philosophy, and Economics
programs. Students are also
welcome to take more MCA
courses if they choose.
Additionally, the college
leverages its New York City
setting by assisting
students with finding
internships and helping them
interact with some of the
world’s greatest media and
arts institutions.
Walking the fine line
between cultural separatism
and compromise is not easy.
The Bachelor of Arts in
Media, Culture, and the Arts
program at The King’s
College is ready to help you
find that path.
Recommended Course Sequence
Year One – 30 Credits
ECO 110:
Introduction to Economics
ENG 110: College Writing I
ENG 120: College Writing II
HIS 111: Western
Civilization I
MAT 155 or MAT 160
PHL 110: Logic
REL 110: Christianity &
Society
REL 112: Introduction to Old
Testament Literature
OPEN ELECTIVE (6 credits)
Year Two – 30 Credits
ECO 211:
Microeconomics
HIS 212: Western
Civilization II
HUM 210: Principles of
Cultural Interpretation
HUM 211: Arts & Ideas I
MED 251: The Enterprise of
Mass Communication
PHL 361: Ethics
POL 210: Foundations of
Politics
POL 311: American Political
Thought and Practice I
REL 211: Introduction to New
Testament Literature
MCA ELECTIVE (3 credits)
Year Three – 30 Credits
HUM 310:
The Post-Modern World
HUM 312: Arts & Ideas II
MED 353: Media, Culture &
Society
POL 313: American Political
Thought and Practice II
POL 315: American Political
Thought and Practice III
REL 354: Principles of
Biblical Interpretation
SCI 312: Scientific
Reasoning
MCA ELECTIVE (3 credits)
OPEN ELECTIVE (6 credits)
Year Four – 30 Credits
BUS 273:
Principles of Management &
Organization
ENG 412: Persuasive Writing
& Speaking
MCA 451 Senior Project
REL 412: Foundations of
Judeo-Christian Thought
MCA ELECTIVE (9 credits)
OPEN ELECTIVE (9 credits)
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