Curriculum

General Studies Core (39 credits)

ART 210 Basic Design

BCS 210 Computer Science

COM 245 Writing for the Media

COM 300  Communication Theory

COM 322   Aesthetics of Film

ECO 105   Fundamentals of Economics

ENG 101   English Composition I

HIS 230   History of Art and Design

HUM 360   Human World Views: 3500 BCE–1650 AD

HUM 361   Human World Views: 1650 AD–Present

MAT 205   Introductory Survey of Mathematics

PSY 101   Introduction to Psychology

SCI Any Natural Science Elective

Studio Production Core (45 credits)

COM 303 Introduction to TV Studio Production

COM 310  Legal Aspects of Communication

COM 331 Single Camera Video Production

COM 335 Corporate Video Production

COM 401 Producing the Documentary

COM 422 Non-Linear Editing

COM 487 Senior Project

COM 490 Internship

DSN 201 Fundamentals of Motion Graphics

DSN 210  Digital Image Manipulation

DSN 220 Concept Development

TEC 101 Introduction to Audio

TEC 102 Introduction to Video

TEC 215 Basic Photographic Techniques

TEC 305 TV Studio and Location Lighting

Television and Journalism Track (36 credits)

Students interested in careers in television and journalism will study

documentary and corporate video production, television production and location

lighting, and will also learn to produce and direct drama for television and film.

This track includes an introduction to broadcast journalism and specific courses

on photojournalism. Students will also develop skills in writing and reporting for

the news media.

COM 240 Broadcast Journalism

COM 344  Writing & Reporting for the News Media

COM 345 Field Journalism

COM 425 Podcasting

COM 412 TV News Production

COM 413 Advanced TV News Production

Design Electives (9 credits)

Choose 3 courses from the following: COM, DFM, DSN, TEC

Free Electives

Digital Film-Making Track (36 credits)

This track will allow students to explore introductory and advanced digital film

making, with instruction on directing and shooting digital films, as well as

documentary production and location lighting.

COM 306 Scriptwriting

COM 423 Adv. Non-Linear Editing

DFM 200 Introduction to Digital Film-Making

DFM 300 Directing Digital Films

DFM 350 Digital Film-Making II

DFM 400 Directing Digital Films II

Design Electives (9 credits)

Choose 3 courses from the following: COM, DFM, DSN, TEC

Free Electives (9 credits)