Media Arts

The curriculum presented here applies to students who started the major in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. If you enrolled as a matriculant prior to that, please see the College Catalog for the year you started the major as a matriculant for the curriculum requirements that apply to you.

Consultation with the Program Advisor is required.

Upon successful completion of the Media Arts degree program requirements, graduates will:

1. demonstrate knowledge of mass media processes

2. demonstrate pre-production planning and budgeting

3. demonstrate production processes for radio, television, film and internet

4. demonstrate post-production processes for radio, television, film and internet

5. utilize mass media business plans (marketing research and demographics)

6. demonstrate knowledge of the technologies involved in production processes

7. utilize audio equipment in-studio radio, remote radio and sound for television and film

8. utilize video equipment in-studio television, remote equipment and lighting

9. utilize post-production editing software programs

10. demonstrate knowledge of media research methods

11. demonstrate ability to produce competent written material for specific mass media uses

12. demonstrate ability to produce public service announcements

13. demonstrate knowledge of news through studio scripts, interview research/questions and wrap-arounds for news

14. demonstrate ability to understand historical context of media growth

15. demonstrate ability to research and write historical and/or descriptive information