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Major: Digital Media and Video Production, B.A. (0605), 45 Credits

General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 45 Credits; Elective Credits: 33 Credits

Communication and Media Arts Division Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how communication affects individuals, society, and/or diverse public/professional groups.
  • Produce oral, written, or mediated communication that engages with culturally relevant and/or social justice issues.

Digital Media and Video Production Major Goals

  • Execute compelling projects using video, sound, and/or emerging media skills.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of cinema, television, and/or emerging media aesthetics and forms.

Required courses: (30 credits)

COMM 112STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA
COMM 131INTRO TO CINEMA STUDIES
COMM 216DIGITAL SOUND WORKSHOP
COMM 225NEW MEDIA TECHNIQUES
COMM 230CULTURAL HISTORY OF MEDIA
COMM 233VIDEO FIELD PRODUCTION
COMM 305RACE, CLASS, GNDR IN MEDIA
COMM 312DIGITAL CULTURES
COMM 403CAPSTONE PROJ 1: R & D
COMM 405CAPSTONE PROJ2:PROD & DIST

Choose one of the following: (3 credits)

COMM 304GLOBAL MEDIA STUDIES
COMM 308ST: COMMUNICATION
COMM 314PERSUASION
COMM 316INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 330FILM AND HISTORY
COMM 331SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
COMM 335MUSIC AS MEDIA
COMM 344ADVOCACY & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
COMM 357CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
COMM 395MEDIA, LAW & ETHICS

Choose four of the following (one of which must be COMM 325, COMM 347 or COMM 359): (12 credits)

COMM 222TV STUDIO PRODUCTION
COMM 299INTERNSHIP
COMM 300ST IN DIG MED & VID PROD
COMM 322WRITING FOR TV
COMM 325INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 338BROADCAST JOURNALISM
COMM 342ADVANCE TV STUDIO PRODUCTION
COMM 347INTEGRATED MEDIA
COMM 349PROJECTS IN DIGITAL SOUND
COMM 353SCREENPLAY WRITING
COMM 359DIRECTING VIDEO

NOTES:

COMM 299: Students may take up to 15 credits of Internships and Independent Studies combined. A maximum of 3 Internship credits can be applied towards the major. Independent Studies cannot be applied towards the major

COMM 300, COMM 325, COMM 347, COMM 359: Can be repeated with different project themes

For course descriptions please refer to the appropriate section (Communication Arts, Journalism, etc.)