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.
Students must receive a "C" or higher for all courses within their major. Any grade below a "C", including "C-" must be repeated with a "C" or higher to graduate with a Communication/Theatre major.
Requirements (48-49 credits)
Division Core (12 credits)
Choose one Communication Lab:
Each section of
COM-116 may be repeated up to 8 times.
Major Requirements (18 credits)
Writing Electives (Choose one) (3 credits)
| COM-224 | Introduction to Newswriting | 3 |
| THR-251 | Principles of Script Analysis | 3 |
| COM-331 | Public Relations Writing and Publicity | 3 |
Division Electives (Choose two) (6 credits)
Concentrations (Choose one) (9 credits)
Production
Choose 9 units from:
COM-220 must be taken twice for credit and may be repeated up to 8 times.
Performance
Choose 9 units from:
COM-220 must be taken twice for credit and may be repeated up to 8 times.
Film* - 10 credits**
Required
Electives*** (Choose one)
*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.
