NMDM
5331

Multicultural Media Business

Schools of Public Engagement: Media

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Graduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Multicultural Media Business
Spring 2026
Taught By: Mark Walton
Section: A

CRN: 8540

Credits: 3

Currently, multicultural consumers -- Hispanic, African American and Asian American -- make up almost 40% of the U.S. population and U.S. multicultural media companies serving this market will generate revenues of over $28 billion. This course will provide an overview of the multicultural media arena by examining select companies and their leadership. The companies will span print, TV, online publishing and digital platforms. Each entity will be examined from three (3) different aspects: 1. How the editorial/entertainment product is created; 2. How the entities operate and are marketed; 3. How the business generates revenue.

Open to: MS Media Management and MA Media Studies majors only; others by permission of the MS Media Management program. .
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Schools of Public Engagement (NS)

Department: Media (MED)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 12:22pm EDT 10/25/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 6:00pm - 7:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/21/2026 - 5/12/2026