The communication and media landscape is changing very fast and the next generation of professionals in these fields needs to always be ahead of the curve. This program is ideal for you if you want to develop a critical approach to media and culture and learn how to analyze and create media for traditional, digital, and social media platforms. Through unique combinations of classes, the program will help you develop the aesthetic, critical, and technological skills that are essential for future market demands. The program resides in the School of Communication and Media.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Program Requirements
Students must complete General Education requirements and World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| CMDA 110 | Introduction to Communication and Media Arts | 3 |
| CMDA 210 | Theorizing Communication and Media Arts | 3 |
| CMDA 220 | Writing for the Media | 3 |
| CMDA 320 | Transmedia Projects | 3 |
| Colloquium Series | ||
| CMDA 490 | Colloquium Series 1 | 0 |
| Major Elective Clusters | ||
| Select at least 12 credits of 300 level courses and 6 credits of 400 level courses. | ||
| Creative/Conceptual | ||
| Select at least 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Public Relations Principles | ||
| Race, Ethnicity and Media | ||
| Media History and Form | ||
| Special Topics in Communication and Media | ||
| Health and Mass Media | ||
| Democracy and Communication | ||
| Special Topics in Communication and Media | ||
| Emerging Technologies in Health Communication | ||
| Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Film Forum | ||
| History and Development of TV and Digital Media | ||
| Language of Television | ||
| History of Television Programming | ||
| TV and Digital Programming | ||
| Ethics of Mass Communication | ||
| International Broadcasting | ||
| Special Topics in Television and Digital Media | ||
| Critical/Analytical | ||
| Select at least 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Going Viral | ||
| New Media and Participatory Culture | ||
| Youth Culture and The Popular | ||
| Communication, Media and Gender | ||
| Investigative Research Methods | ||
| Media Criticism | ||
| Globalization, Communication and Media | ||
| Critical Television Studies | ||
| Mediated Organizations | ||
| Rhetorical Criticism | ||
| Production Culture | ||
| Seminar in Mediated Communication | ||
| Seminar in Media Ecology | ||
| Film Story Analysis | ||
| Film Art: Historical and Contemporary | ||
| The Avant-Garde Cinema | ||
| Sports Media and Society | ||
| Political Broadcasting | ||
| Media Management | ||
| Applied/Production | ||
| Select at least 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Communication and Media Coop Ed | ||
| Public Relations Writing | ||
| Specialized Writing in Public Relations | ||
| Public Relations Techniques in a Digital Age | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Visual Communication | ||
| Health Communication and the Arts | ||
| Collaborative Problem Solving | ||
| Persuasion and Transmedia Campaigns | ||
| Career Management | ||
| Special Topics in Communication and Media Arts | ||
| Film Making I | ||
| Digital Filmmaking I | ||
| Digital Filmmaking II | ||
| Production Design I | ||
| Theatre - Film Collaborations I | ||
| Documentary Workshop | ||
| Production Management | ||
| Writing/Reporting For TV and Radio | ||
| Fundamentals of TV and Digital Media | ||
| Developing the Documentary | ||
| Audio Production for Film/Digital Media | ||
| Cross Platform Sports Writing and Reporting | ||
| Multimedia News Production | ||
| Television Production Company | ||
| Total Credits | 48 | |
| 1 | Complete the course a minimum of 8 times. There is no credit associated with this course. |