Bachelor of Arts, Major in Mass Communication: Broadcast Production

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Broadcast Production

Students completing the Broadcast Production emphasis prepare for decision-making and technical responsibilities in broadcast, cable, and alternative video production. Technical, artistic, and management skills combine to ensure that quality electronic content is presented in an effective, appropriate, and engaging manner, within budget.

Broadcast production students complete the MCOM four-course core, the professional seminar, and four of the courses in the Broadcast Production emphasis: audio production, introductory visual communication, beginning single camera/nonlinear editing, TV studio production, and MCM electives. In addition broadcast production students complete a scriptwriting course for fiction and nonfiction and an advanced production course where they create and produce programming for the departmental television station. Every broadcast-production student will work at the radio and television stations during his/her college tenure and each will write, produce, shoot and edit his/her own television or radio programs for the stations.

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Mass Communication: Broadcast Production
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Degree Specific Requirements
PHIL 2303Critical Thinking3
Select one of the following:3
Intro To The Visual Arts
Art History Survey I
Digital Photography I
Select one of the following: 13
Introduction To Economics
Principles Of Macroeconomics
Principles Of Microeconomics
Foreign Language 214
Advanced Liberal Arts Electives13
Major Core
MCOM 1330Analysis of Electronic Culture3
MCOM 1332Writing For Mass Media3
MCOM 2371TV & Film Production3
MCOM 4371Mass Media Law And Ethics3
Required Courses
MCOM 1371Audio Production & Performance3
MCOM 3026Media Practicum3
MCOM 3372Single Cam & Non-Linear Edit I3
MCOM 3375Scriptwriting3
MCOM 3377Multi-Camera Studio Production3
MCOM 3379Multi-Camera Field Production3
MCOM 4373Advanced Production3
Track Electives9
Photojournalism
Advanced Audio Production
Production Management
Multi-Camera Remotes
Professional Internship
Independent Study
Total Hours120
1

Courses may be counted in two separate requirements.

2

 Four courses in one language required.

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ARTS 1301, 1303, or 23703Component Area I3
Component Area I3Component Area II3
Foreign Language14ECON 2300, 2301, or 230223
MCOM 13303Foreign Language14
MCOM 13323MCOM 23713
 16 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Advance Liberal Arts Elective3Component Area III4
Component Area III4Component Area IV3
Foreign Language13Foreign Language13
MCOM 43713MCOM 13713
PHIL 23033MCOM 30263
 16 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Advance Libral Arts Elective3Advance Libral Arts Elective3
Advance Libral Arts Elective4Component Area V3
Component Area VI3Component Area VI3
MCOM 33723MCOM 33773
MCOM 33753MCOM 33793
 16 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area VII3Component Area VII3
Component Area VIII3Component Area IX4
MCOM Track Elective33MCOM 43733
MCOM Track Elective33MCOM Track Elective33
 12 13
Total Hours: 120
1

 Four courses in one language required.

3

 For MCOM track electives select 9 hours of the following: MCOM 3366, MCOM 3371, MCOM 3378,MCOM 4099. MCOM 4378, MCOM 4398.

2

 Courses may be counted in two separate requirements.