Communication, The Media Arts and Analysis Concentration, B.A.

The Media Arts and Analysis concentration offers students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the analysis, evaluation, and/or production of media texts. The concentration is designed to allow students the flexibility to focus on one medium-video, digital media, audio, or film-or to combine two or more areas. Courses in the concentration also encourage an examination of the structures and functions of media organizations.

Requirements for the Communication Major - 45 Credits

Required Major Core - 27 Credits

COMM 0101 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: 3
COMM 0102 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
COMM 0201 - Introduction to Communication Technology Credits: 3
COMM 0204 - Writing for the Media Credits: 3
COMM 0207 - Communication Ethics Credits: 3
COMM 0209 - Global Communication Credits: 3
COMM 0221 - Communication Theory Credits: 3
COMM 0307 - Communication Law Credits: 3
COMM 0320 - Foundations of Communication Research Credits: 3

Note:

STUDENTS MUST ELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCENTRATIONS. In addition to the required courses for each concentration, students are required to take electives, one of which must bear a COMM designation. If the concentration requires three or more electives, one of the remaining electives may be chosen from the approved elective list from any of the other concentrations.

Media Arts and Analysis - 18 Credits

Required - 9 Credits

In each of the three required categories (Writing, Production, and Social Context), choose one class.

Writing (choose one of these)
COMM 0332 - Writing for the Interactive Media Credits: 3
COMM 0308 - Multimedia Journalism Credits: 3
COMM 0309 - Broadcast Journalism Credits: 3
Production: (choose one of these)
COMM 0106 - Video Production I Credits: 3
COMM 0202 - Introduction to Photography Credits: 3
COMM 0223 - Web Page Design and Construction I Credits: 3
COMM 0230 - Audio Production I Credits: 3
Social Context: (choose one of these)
COMM 0216 - Issues in Advertising Credits: 1-3
COMM 0312 - Media Criticism Credits: 3
COMM 0330 - Issues in the Media Industries Credits: 3
COMM 0339 - Journalism and Society Credits: 3

Electives - choose three - 9 Credits

In addition to the courses appearing in the Electives list below, courses appearing in the Required section may be used as electives: no class in the Required section may count for both required and elective credit, but once students have fulfilled a Required category, additional courses listed for that category may be taken for elective credit.

COMM 0108 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3 or
ENGL 0108 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3
COMM 0206 - Video Production II Credits: 3
COMM 0212 - Film and Gender Credits: 4
COMM 0213 - Global Film Studies Credits: 4
COMM 0233 - Documentary Film Credits: 4
COMM 0245 - The Silent Film Credits: 4
COMM 0310 - Digital Video Editing Credits: 3
COMM 0316 - Special Topics in Communication Credits: 3 (when applicable)
COMM 0325 - Photojournalism Credits: 3
COMM 0329 - Crime and the Media Credits: 3 or
CRJU 0329 - Crime and the Media Credits: 3
COMM 0328 - Audio Production II Credits: 3
COMM 0331 - Web Page Design and Construction II Credits: 3
ENGL 0285 - Basics of Film Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 0385 - Screenwriting for Feature Film Credits: 3
COMM 0319 - Media Literacy Credits: 3
COMM 0318 - Social Media, Social Context Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .

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