Radio/Television/Film
Radio/Television/Film
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates with a Concentration in Radio-Television-Film will be able to:
- Apply technical and creative industry standards for on-air talent, writing, producing, programming, production, research, and station management.
- Demonstrate competencies in film producing including obtaining property rights, working with screenwriters, using budgeting and scheduling software to manage film projects, and developing industry informed film marketing strategies.
- Apply technical, conceptual, and aesthetic elements of picture and sound editing using non- linear editing skills and practices.
- Demonstrate technical and creative television storytelling to include writing, assembling video packages, production (studio, mobile and field production), editing, visual effects, lighting, audio, and high definition digital production.
- Provide training in audio, visual, and new media production to support on-air broadcast journalism.
Radio/Television/Film Concentration
Required Courses for the Radio/Television/Film Concentration
(In addition to the MMA Major Core Courses)
Please note that the 400-level required courses relate to your interest within the R/TV/F concentration. For example, if you are interested in film, then you would take the two required 400-level courses in film i.e. CMMA 479 Cinematography I and CMMA 480 Cinematography II. If you are interested in radio, then you would take the two required 400-level courses in radio i.e. CMMA 475 Radio Prog and Production I and CMMA 476 Radio Prog & Production II. You must take two parts of the SAME course to meet the requirement i.e. Cinematography I and Cinematography II.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Radio/TV/Film Concentration | ||
| CMMA 305 | Afr Amer Images in the Media | 3 |
| CMMA 306 | History & Criticism of Film | 3 |
| CMMA 308 | Introduction to Radio/TV/Film | 3 |
| CMMA 348 | Fundamentals of TV Production | 3 |
| CMMA 487 | Media Arts Studies | 3 |
| Take one sequence in your area of interest: | 6 | |
| Radio Prog and Production I and Radio Prog & Production II | ||
| Video Producing & Directing I and Video Producing & Directing II | ||
| Cinematography I and Cinematography II | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Radio/Television/Film Concentration Cognate Courses | ||
| CBUS 209 | Acctg for Non-Busness Students | 3 |
| CSCJ 215 | Intro. to Sociology | 3 |
| or CSCJ 218 | Contemporary Social Problems | |
| CPSC 219 | American Govern & Politics | 3 |
| or CPSC 221 | State & Local Government | |
| CENG 311 | Adv Grammar & Composition | 3 |
| CHIS 319 | African Amer History to 1865 | 3 |
| CHIS 320 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 | 3 |
| CBUS 380 | Entrepreneurial Thinking | 3 |
| or CECO 250 | Principles of Economics | |
| CENG 201 | Intro to World Literature I | 3 |
| or CENG 202 | Intro to World Literature II | |
| CFLX | Foreign Language Requirement I | 3 |
| CFLX | Foreign Language Requirement II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Radio/Television/Film Concentrators must take the following number of Free Elective hours: 15 Credits.
CXXX General Electives (200-499 level or above) – (15 Credits)
Mass Media, B.A., with Radio/Television/Film Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CXXX | Natural Science Requirement (Area C) | 3 |
| CENG 105 | College Composition I (Area D) | 3 |
| CGED 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| CMAT 104 | Finite Mathematics (Area C) | 3 |
| CSTA 101 | Fundamentals of Speech (Area D) | 3 |
| CXXX | Social/Behavioral Sciences Requirement (Area B) | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CXXX | Financial/Technological Requirement (Area E) | 3 |
| CENG 106 | College Composition II (Area D) | 3 |
| CGED 101 | 1st-Year Seminar | 1 |
| CMAT 105 | Pre-Calculus I (Area C) | 3 |
| CXXX | Humanities Requirement (Area A) | 3 |
| Free Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CFLX | Foreign Language Requirement I | 3 |
| CMMA 200 | News Writing | 3 |
| CMMA 201 | Survey of Media & Society | 3 |
| CENG 311 | Adv Grammar & Composition | 3 |
| CXXX | Humanities Requirement (Area A) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CFLX | Foreign Language Requirement II | 3 |
| CENG 201 or CENG 202 |
Intro to World Literature I or Intro to World Literature II |
3 |
| CMMA 203 | Multimedia Writing & Reporting | 3 |
| CBUS 120 or CBUS 209 |
Intro to Business Administrati or Acctg for Non-Busness Students |
3 |
| CMMA 306 | History & Criticism of Film | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CMMA 308 | Introduction to Radio/TV/Film | 3 |
| CMMA 315 | Mass Communication Research | 3 |
| Free Elective 1 | 3 | |
| CSCJ 215 or CSCJ 218 |
Intro. to Sociology or Contemporary Social Problems |
3 |
| CHIS 319 | African Amer History to 1865 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CMMA 348 | Fundamentals of TV Production | 3 |
| CMMA 305 | Afr Amer Images in the Media | 3 |
| CPSC 219 or CPSC 221 |
American Govern & Politics or State & Local Government |
3 |
| ECON 250 or CBUS 380 |
or Entrepreneurial Thinking |
3 |
| CHIS 320 | African Amer Hist Since 1865 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Radio Prog and Production I | ||
| Video Producing & Directing I | ||
| Cinematography I | ||
| CMMA 422 | Philosophy & Ethics Mass Comm | 3 |
| CMMA 425 | Communication Law | 3 |
| CXXX | Humanities Requirement (Area A) | 3 |
| CMMA 487 | Media Arts Studies (Section in area of interest) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Radio Prog & Production II | ||
| Video Producing & Directing II | ||
| Cinematography II | ||
| CMMA 490 | Media Seminar (Section in area of interest) | 3 |
| Free Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 122 | |
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Free Electives should be chosen in consultation with the advisor depending on the choice of minor or stackable credentials.