Media & Communication: Video/Film Production (BA.MDC.VFP)

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Bachelor of Arts graduates in Media & Communication will be able to:

Understand media from social, economic, political, ethical, and global perspectives.
Effectively research and analyze media material.
Produce high quality media in visual, oral, and written forms.
Effectively apply media and communication skills in a rapidly changing real world environment.

BA in Media & Communication with a Concentration in Video/Film Production

Complete the following courses required of all COM majors (12 cr):

COM 1040 - Media Writing 3 cr
COM 1211 - Introduction to Video and Filmmaking 3 cr
COM 1220 - Introduction to Media and Communication 3 cr
COM 2140 - Race, Gender and Sexuality in Media 3 cr
OR COM 2260 - Media and Society

And complete these courses for the Concentration in Video/Film Production (15 cr):

complete these three courses:
COM 2212 - Video Production II: News and Feature Production 3 cr
COM 3020 - Documentary Filmmaking 3 cr
COM 4020 - Fiction Filmmaking 3 cr
and two of these courses:
ART 3130 - Motion Graphics and Animation 3 cr
-OR- COM 3133 - Motion Graphics and Animation 3 cr
COM 1150 - Introduction to Cinema Studies 3 cr
COM 2120 - Script Workshop I 3 cr
COM 2130 - Experimental Cinema and Video 3 cr
COM 2210 - Broadcast Performance 3 cr
COM 2221 - Graphic Design I: Intro to Graphic Design 3 cr
COM 2240 - Video Magazine Workshop 3 cr
COM 3120 - Multimedia 3 cr
COM 3790 - Special Topics in Media Production 3 cr

Plus take 15 additional credits of COM courses (15 cr)

And in the senior year (6 cr):

COM 4510 - Communication Portfolio 3 cr
and one of the following courses:
COM 4810 - Internship in Communication 1-12 cr
COM 4850 - Senior Project in Communication 3 cr

(Credits required for the major: 48)

Also complete a Minor, a Civic Engagement Certificate, or related area of focused study

Complete an 18 or more credit Minor or related area of focused study approved by the faculty advisor, or a Civic Engagement Certificate. The Minor or area of focused study may not be in Media & Communication, nor may it include any courses the student applies to the Major requirements. Should the Major and Minor require the same course, a relevant substitution is required in one or the other.

And complete the University's Gen Ed requirements

Review the Gen Ed requirements.