Program Description
This media production program is designed for students interested in the mass media, broadcast journalism, video and audio production, public relations, visual effects, screenwriting and documentary and narrative film production. Through an organized program of study, students are provided with media theory, techniques and practices in service of creative expression and career development. Graduates will be prepared for positions in television production, video and film production facilities, radio, audio recording studios and news media or to transfer to four-year colleges.
The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is awarded upon completion of the requirements for this program.
Students who successfully complete the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Communication and Media Arts (COM) will be able to:
- Solve creative problems within their field of communications and media arts, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual information.
- Effectively communicate their ideas and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
- Execute technical, aesthetic and conceptual decisions based upon an understanding of communications and media arts.
- Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
- Explain the influence of social, cultural and aesthetic trends on historical and contemporary films, television programs, and media productions.
For requirements, see Program Map.
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| COM-100 | COM INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ENG-101 | COMPOSITION I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Math (a) (GE Category A) | 3 | |||
| COM-101 | INTRO TO MEDIA COMMUNICATION | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| COM-103 | THE ART AND CRAFT OF EDITING | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Art (b) (GE Category H) | 3 | |||
| Credit Hours | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| Second Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ENG-102 | COMPOSITION II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| US History and Civic Engagement (GE Category D) | 3 | |||
| COM-110 | SHORT FILM PRODUCTION | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| COM-120 | MEDIA WRITING | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| COM-140 | MEDIA AND MASS COMMUNICATION | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPE 100 or 101 | 3 | |||
| Credit Hours | 11 | 2 | 18 | |
| Third Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| BHS-103 | SOCIAL PROBLMS IN TODAY'S WRLD | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Program Elective (c) | 4 | |||
| Directed Elective (d) | 3-4 | |||
| Natural Science (e) (GE Category B) | 4 | |||
| Credit Hours | 3 | 0 | 14-15 | |
| Fourth Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| Program Elective (c) | 4 | |||
| Directed Elective (d) | 3-4 | |||
| Natural Science (e) (GE Category B) | 4 | |||
| Free Elective (f) | 3 | |||
| Credit Hours | 0 | 0 | 14-15 | |
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 62 | |||
a. Mathematics course: MAT 109 or higher.
b. Students must select an Art Course: ART110, ART112, ART150 or ART157.
c. Program Electives: Students must select two courses from the list below. Students should be aware that some of these courses are offered in the fall and others in the spring semester. COM 210, COM 211, COM 221, COM 222, COM 233, COM 234, COM 249, COM 250, COM 262, and FLM 244
d. Directed Electives: Students must select two courses from the list below to complement
their concentration.
Acting and Directing: THE220, SPE102, THE109, THE209
Advertising and Marketing: BUS105, BUS107
Audio Production and Music: COM233, COM234, MUS101, MUS104, MUS115, MUS116, MUS219
Documentary Film: COM262, COM263, COM280
Film or Media Studies: FLM243, FLM246, ENG226, HUM205
Journalism and Public Relations: COM222, COM221
Photography: ART150, ART153, ART157, ART254, ART257
Film and Television Production: COM249, COM250, COM262, COM263
Visual Effects: COM210, COM 211, ART110, ART112, ART140, ART161
Screenwriting: FLM244
Internship: Students may take a 3-credit internship as an Interest Area Course: COM261.
e. Science courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physical sciences, physics.
f. See a full discussion of the free elective program.
Program Chair
Michael
Adams