Required Coursework (41 hours)

• CMN 1500 - Television & Video Development. Credits: 1
• DGT 2123 - Introduction to Digital Photography. Credits: 3
• THA 2244 - Acting I. Credits: 3

• or

• THA 2211 - Stagecraft. Credits: 3
• CMN 23751 - Practical Experience I. Credits: 1

• (or CMN 23752, or CMN 23753, or CMN 23754)

• (1 credit with approved on-campus organization)

• CMN 2500 - Production I. Credits: 3
• CMN 2550 - Audio Production & Voice Work I. Credits: 3
• CMN 3030 - Promotional Communication. Credits: 3
• CMN 3050 - Production II. Credits: 3
• CMN 3530 - Film Communication. Credits: 4
• CMN 3540 - Production III. Credits: 3
• CMN 42751 - Internship I. Credits: 1 to 12

• (or CMN 42752, or CMN 42753, or CMN 42754)

• or

• CMN 43751 - Practicum I. Credits: 1 to 3

• (or CMN 43752)

• (2 credits with approved organization)

• CMN 4540 - Production IV. Credits: 3
• CMN 4751A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y - Topics in Episodic Television Production & Filmmaking. Credits: 3
• CMN 4755 - Television Genres: Production & Development. Credits: 3
• CMN 4770 - Television Criticism. Credits: 3

Skills & Interests (9 Hours)

In addition to taking the required classes above, students will take a minimum of 9 hours from the largely interdisciplinary electives list in the Skills & Interests section. This section allows for additional theoretical and technical development in a chosen area of production, from performing on-air or on-screen to learning about the latest digital media technologies.

• AFR 3300 - African Cinema. Credits: 3

•  

• ART 2910 - Introduction to Graphic Design. Credits: 3
• ART 3912 - Interactive/Motion Graphics I. Credits: 3
• ART 3922 - Interactive/Motion Graphics II. Credits: 3
• ART 4912 - Interactive/Motion Graphics III. Credits: 3

•  

• CMN 2520 - Introduction to Mass Communication. Credits: 3
• CMN 2920 - Introduction to Public Relations. Credits: 3
• CMN 3075 - Television Studio Production. Credits: 3
• CMN 3100 - Persuasion. Credits: 3
• CMN 3270 - Communication and Popular Culture. Credits: 3
• CMN 3300 - Interviewing. Credits: 3
• CMN 3520 - Audio Production & Voice Work II. Credits: 3
• CMN 3560 - International Communication. Credits: 3
• CMN 3570A - Topics in Media History I. Credits: 3

• (or CMN 3570B, or CMN 3570D)

• CMN 3930 - Message Strategies & Influence. Credits: 3
• CMN 3940 - Advertising: Theory and Practice. Credits: 3
• CMN 4420 - Mass Media Advertising-Sales. Credits: 3
• CMN 4500A - Topics in Media Production I. Credits: 3

• (or CMN 4500B, or CMN 4500D, or CMN 4500E)

• CMN 4751A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y - Topics in Episodic Television Production & Filmmaking. Credits: 3
• CMN 4775 - Documentary Filmmaking. Credits: 3
• CMN 4780 - Communication and Culture. Credits: 3
• CMN 4820 - Political Communication. Credits: 3

•  

• DGT 1363 - Introduction to Graphics Technology. Credits: 3
• DGT 3013 - 2D Computer Animation. Credits: 3
• DGT 3313 - 3D Modeling for Digital Media. Credits: 3
• DGT 3343 - User Interface and User Experience for Digital Media Technology. Credits: 3
• DGT 4123 - Advanced Digital Photography. Credits: 3
• DGT 4333 - Trends in Digital Media. Credits: 3
• DGT 4353 - Digital Media Production Management. Credits: 3
• DGT 4753 - Visual Effects. Credits: 3
• DGT 4933 - 3D Animation and Motion Capture. Credits: 3

•  

• EIU 4104G - World Film: Language and Culture in Film. Credits: 3
• EIU 4170G - History on Film. Credits: 3
• EIU 4174G - Documentary Film and Society. Credits: 3
• EIU 4192G - Film and Contemporary Society, Honors. Credits: 4

•  

• ENG 2000 - Introduction to Creative Writing. Credits: 3
• ENG 2504G - Film and Literature. Credits: 3
• ENG 3064 - Intermediate Dramatic Writing. Credits: 3
• ENG 4764 - Advanced Dramatic Writing. Credits: 3
• ENG 4904 - Studies in Film. Credits: 3

•  

• FILM 2759G - History of Cinema. Credits: 3

•  

• JOU 3610 - Broadcast News. Credits: 3
• JOU 3620 - Advanced Broadcast News. Credits: 3

•  

• THA 2005 - Stage Makeup. Credits: 3
• THA 2210 - Introduction to Costuming. Credits: 3
• THA 2211 - Stagecraft. Credits: 3

• (cannot be double-counted if taking for core)

• THA 2244 - Acting I. Credits: 3

• (cannot be double-counted if taking for core)

• THA 2258 - Script Analysis. Credits: 3
• THA 2801 - Musical Theatre on Film. Credits: 3
• THA 3257 - Digital Theatrical Design. Credits: 3
• THA 3334 - Performing Voice. Credits: 2
• THA 3343 - Devised Theatre. Credits: 3
• THA 3344 - Scene & Character Study. Credits: 3
• THA 33451 - Topics in Acting I. Credits: 3

• (or THA 33452, or THA 33453)

• THA 3350 - Stage Management. Credits: 3
• THA 3357 - Scene Design. Credits: 3
• THA 3358 - Costume Design. Credits: 3
• THA 3360 - Stage Lighting Design. Credits: 3
• THA 33611 - Topics in Technical Theatre I. Credits: 3

• (or THA 33612, or THA 33613)

• THA 3445 - Directing. Credits: 3
• THA 3754G - Theatre and Film. Credits: 3