2018-2019 Catalog

 

Media Communication - B.A.

The Media Communication major has the dual purpose of preparing students for career opportunities in the various areas of media (e.g., television, radio, online) and giving them the broad education necessary to achieve success in this rapidly changing industry. Among the diverse possibilities afforded by media work (online, television, film, radio, print, etc.) are content areas and skills all students should master, including history and structures, writing, and production.

Concentrations:

Production: This concentration recognizes the broader career prospects and leadership opportunities for the student working "behind-the-scenes" in media careers. Courses emphasize off-camera, non-performance aspects of media and theatrical production.

Performance: This concentration is for students wishing to appear on-mic or on-camera in the "talent" positions of media work. It offers specialized training, such as "broadcast performance," but also recognizes the commonalities in performance skills and thus allows coursework in public speaking and acting.

Film: This concentration allows the student to focus on the media skills and practices of the entertainment industry through the Los Angeles Film Studies Center of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. The student must be accepted into the competitive LAFSC program and complete the concentration in residence at the center.

Requirements (48-49 credits)

Division Core (12 credits)

COM-105Communication in Context

1

COM-329Media and Society

3

COM-340Communication Theory

3

COM-479Communications Senior Seminar I

1

COM-480Communications Senior Seminar II

3

Choose one Communication Lab:

COM-116JCommunication Lab-Journalism

1

COM-116PCommunication Lab-Public Relations

1

COM-116TCommunication Lab-Theatre

1

Each section of COM-116 may be repeated up to 8 times.

Major Requirements (18 credits)

COM-112Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling

2

COM-113Introduction to TV Production

2

COM-114Intro to Radio Broadcasting

2

COM-211Introduction to Mass Communication

3

COM-250Media Scriptwriting

3

COM-363Media Law and Ethics

3

COM-445Communication Internship

3

Writing Electives (Choose one) (3 credits)

COM-224Introduction to Newswriting

3

THR-251Principles of Script Analysis

3

COM-331Public Relations Writing and Publicity

3

Division Electives (Choose two) (6 credits)

COM-227Research Methods in Communication

3

COM-233Principles of Public Relations

3

COM-280Intercultural Communication

3

THR-362Scriptwriting

3

COM-366Organizational Communication

3

COM-370Symbols and Imaging

3

COM-321Persuasion

3

COM-464Media Management

3

Concentrations (Choose one) (9 credits)

Production

Choose 9 units from:
COM-214Radio Production

3

COM-220Radio Practicum

1

COM-240Television Practicum

1 to 2

THR-272Stagecraft

3

COM-314Studio Production

3

COM-322Broadcast Journalism

3

COM-364Field Production

3

COM-422Television News

3

DES-101DC1: Fundamentals Design Studio

3

COM-220 must be taken twice for credit and may be repeated up to 8 times.

Performance

Choose 9 units from:
COM-214Radio Production

3

COM-220Radio Practicum

1

THR-226Voice and Movement

3

COM-240Television Practicum

1 to 2

THR-252Beginning Acting

3

COM-322Broadcast Journalism

3

COM-365Broadcast Performance

3

COM-422Television News

3

COM-220 must be taken twice for credit and may be repeated up to 8 times.

Film* - 10 credits**

Required

LAFSC-
Hollywood Production Workshop

4

LAFSC-
Faith and Artistic Dev. in Film

3

LAFSC-
Internship: Inside Hollywood**

6

Electives*** (Choose one)

LAFSC-
Narrative Storytelling

3

LAFSC-
Professional Screenwriting

3

LAFSC-
Professional Acting for Cam

3

LAFSC-
Independent Film Study

3

*Film concentration requires acceptance to Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC).

**Film studies concentration students complete LAFSC Internship (6) instead of COM-445 (reduces net -3)

***LAFSC elective will count for one division elective and reduce total hours required for major (reduces net - 3)

Foreign Language (6 credits)

Foreign Language requirement - all students will be required to take 6 hours of one foreign language at the college level. (For students taking Mandarin Chinese courses, three hours of Mandarin Chinese will satisfy the Intercultural Experience requirement. However, Spanish and French courses currently do not meet the intercultural Experience requirement.) The following exceptions and guidelines will be used to implement the 6-hour foreign language requirement:

  • Students for whom English is a second language will be exempt from the 6-hour foreign language requirement.
  • Students who have completed four years of high school foreign language with no grade below a "C" will be exempt from the 6-hour foreign language requirement.
  • Students who pass a foreign language competency test at a level equivalent to four semesters of a single language (Intermediate 2) will be exempt from the 6-hour foreign language requirement.
  • Students who pass a foreign language competency test at a level equivalent to three semesters of a single language (Intermediate 1) will be exempt from 3 hours of the 6-hour foreign language requirement and will satisfy the other 3 hours by completing the Intermediate 2 course.
  • Students will be allowed to transfer college credit hours to satisfy the foreign language requirement.

Indiana Weselayan