Studio Production
Bachelor of Science
Curriculum
General Studies Core (39 credits)
ART 210 Basic Design
BCS 210 Computer Science
COM 245 Writing for the Media
COM 300 Communication Theory
COM 322 Aesthetics of Film
ECO 105 Fundamentals of Economics
ENG 101 English Composition I
HIS 230 History of Art and Design
HUM 360 Human World Views: 3500 BCE–1650 AD
HUM 361 Human World Views: 1650 AD–Present
MAT 205 Introductory Survey of Mathematics
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
SCI Any Natural Science Elective
Studio Production Core (45 credits)
COM 303 Introduction to TV Studio Production
COM 310 Legal Aspects of Communication
COM 331 Single Camera Video Production
COM 335 Corporate Video Production
COM 401 Producing the Documentary
COM 420 / COM 422 Non-Linear Editing
COM 485 / COM 486 Senior Project A (1cr) & B (2cr)
COM 490 Internship
DSN 201 Fundamentals of Motion Graphics
DSN 210 Digital Image Manipulation
DSN 220 Concept Development
TEC 101 Introduction to Audio
TEC 102 Introduction to Video
TEC 215 Basic Photographic Techniques I
TEC 305 TV Studio and Location Lighting
Students will also choose one concentration or “track” to complete.
(39 credits)
Television and Journalism Track (36 credits)
Students interested in careers in television and video will study documentary and corporate video production, television production and location lighting, and will also learn to produce and direct drama for television and film. This track includes an introduction to broadcast journalism, and specific courses on photojournalism, electronic journalism and radio broadcasting. Students will also develop skills in writing and reporting for the news media.
COM 240 Broadcast Journalism
COM 344 Writing & Reporting for the News Media
COM 345 Field Journalism
COM 425 Podcasting
COM 412 TV News Production
COM 413 Advanced TV News Production
Design Electives (9 credits)
Choose 3 courses from the following:
COM, DFM, DSN,TEC
Free Electives (9 credits)
Digital Film-Making Track (36 credits)
This track will allow students to explore introductory and advanced digital film-making, with instruction on directing and shooting digital films, as well as documentary production and location lighting.
COM 306 Scriptwriting
COM 421 / COM 423 Adv. Non-Linear Editing
DFM 200 Introduction to Digital Film-Making
DFM 300 Directing Digital Films
DFM 350 Digital Film-Making II
DFM 400 Directing Digital Films II
Design Electives (9 credits)
Choose 3 courses from the following:
COM, DFM, DSN, TEC
Free Electives (6 credits)
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2008-2009 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2008 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
