2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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Major in Telecommunications (BA)

Telecommunications, 45-49 credits

Production concentration, 46-48 credits

In the production concentration, you'll examine the theory behind digital technology, master the art of content creation for tradition and emerging media, and learn how to create interactive products for today's media environment.

TCOM 101Foundations of Telecommunications

3
TCOM 204Media Analysis and Criticism

3
TCOM 206Writing for Electronic Media: Scriptwriting

1
TCOM 207Writing for Electronic Media: Copywriting

1
TCOM 284Practical Aspects of Media Law

1
TCOM 231Media Aesthetics

1
TCOM 330Beginning Audio Production

3
TCOM 332Beginning Video Production

3
TCOM 335Beginning Multimedia Production

3
TCOM 384Electronic Media Law

3
TCOM 408Media Ethics and Social Responsibility

3

Choose one concentration

Audio Production

Stunning sound remains more crucial than ever. A concentration in audio production will lay the foundation for a career in creating and distributing audio content for mobile media, podcasts, websites, television, radio, film, and more.

TCOM 333Advanced Audio Production

3
TCOM 433Seminar in Audio Production

3-9
3 credits from
TCOM 334Advanced Video Production

3
TCOM 350Motion Graphics and Design

3
TCOM 351Web Development

3
TCOM 444Management of Telecommunications

3
TCOM 450Seminar in Multimedia Production

3
TCOM 487Seminar in Video Production

3-6

Digital Sports Production

Combines a passion for digital media creativity with a love for sports. A concentration in digital sports production empowers the use  of innovative technology to create sports content for distribution across multiple platforms. Students receive special instruction in live-event production and storytelling for leading national sports networks and platforms.

NEWS 105Journalistic Storytelling: Introduction

3
NEWS 120Newsgathering: Sourcing

2
TCOM 334Advanced Video Production

3
TCOM 381Sports and Electronic Media

3
TCOM 383Digital Sports Seminar

3-6
TCOM 487Seminar in Video Production

3-6
6 credits from
NEWS 221Journalistic Storytelling: Covering Issues

3
SPTA 290Revenue Generation in Sport

3
SPTA 345Sport Communication

3
SPTA 402Event and Facility Management in Sport

3

Video Production

Nothing communicates quite like an amazing video. The rise of digital platforms and the ever-expanding need for fresh visual content has created stiff demand for creative, visual storytellers. A concentration in digital video production will equip students for a fun, challenging career creating and distributing video content for mobile media, tablets, podcasts, websites, television, radio, film, and more.

TCOM 334Advanced Video Production

3
TCOM 487Seminar in Video Production

3-6
3 credits from
TCOM 333Advanced Audio Production

3
TCOM 350Motion Graphics and Design

3
TCOM 351Web Development

3
TCOM 444Management of Telecommunications

3
TCOM 450Seminar in Multimedia Production

3

Multimedia Production

Be on the cusp of the latest technological advances in the world of media. Pick a concentration in multimedia production and learn skills and applications in the newest video and audio approaches across multiple platforms, including mobile media, podcasts, websites, television, radio, film, and more.

TCOM 350Motion Graphics and Design

3
TCOM 351Web Development

3
TCOM 450Seminar in Multimedia Production

3
Audio Production, Video Production, Multimedia Production concentrations also are required to take 6 credits from both of the following two groupings
6 credits from
ENG 213Introduction to Digital Literacies

3
ENG 285Introduction to Creative Writing

3
ENG 306Creative Nonfiction Writing

3
ENG 307Fiction Writing

3
ENG 310Screenwriting

3
ENG 410Advanced Screenwriting

3
ENG 425Film Studies

3

ENG 306, ENG 307, and ENG 310 require ENG 285 as a prerequisite.

ENG 410 requires ENG 310 as a prerequisite.

6 credits from
ACC 201Principles of Accounting 1

3
ACC 202Principles of Accounting 2

3
BUSA 101Introduction to Business

3
COMM 251Business and Professional Communication

3
COMM 290Intercultural Communication

3
COMM 310Communication and Democracy

3
COMM 320Persuasion

3
COMM 322Communication and Popular Culture

3
COMM 330Small Group Communication

3
COMM 375Presentational Communication

3
ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3
ECON 202Elementary Macroeconomics

3
FIN 110Personal Finance

3
GCM 286Graphics: Fundamentals of Photography

3
GCM 387Graphics: Applications of Commercial Photography

3
MGT 300Managing Behavior in Organizations

3
MKG 300Principles of Marketing

3
MMP 100Survey of the Music Industry

3
THEA 103Aesthetics of Theatre 1

3
THEA 220Stagecraft

3
THEA 232Acting 1

3
THEA 233Acting 2

3
THEA 250Directing 1

3
THEA 280Theatre and Dance Practicum

0 TO 1
THEA 326Lighting Design and Technology 1

3

ACC 202 requires ACC 201 with a minimum grade of C as a prerequisite. ECON 202 requires ECON 201 with a minimum grade of C as a prerequisite. THEA 233 requires THEA 232 as a prerequisite. THEA 250 requires THEA 103, and permission of the instructor as prerequisites.

Film and media studies concentration, 45 credits

The relationship between film and society has always been complex, and the digital revolution has made that relationship even more compelling. A challenging blend of scholarly study and hands-on learning, our concentration in film and media studies takes students through an in-depth examination of film, television, and other forms of media that people experience every day. This concentration is an excellent precursor to graduate studies or a career in media law.

TCOM 101Foundations of Telecommunications

3
TCOM 204Media Analysis and Criticism

3
TCOM 206Writing for Electronic Media: Scriptwriting

1
TCOM 207Writing for Electronic Media: Copywriting

1
TCOM 284Practical Aspects of Media Law

1
TCOM 301Emerging Media and Culture

3
TCOM 307Television Studies

3
TCOM 360World Film History 1

3
TCOM 363Film Genres

3
TCOM 365History of Documentary Film

3
TCOM 384Electronic Media Law

3
TCOM 408Media Ethics and Social Responsibility

3
TCOM 465Seminar in Film Theory

3

12 credits from

COMM 322Communication and Popular Culture

3
ENG 285Introduction to Creative Writing

3
ENG 310Screenwriting

3
ENG 410Advanced Screenwriting

3
ENG 425Film Studies

3
HIST 235Historical Topics in Film

3
TCOM 357Special Topics in Film and Media Studies

3-6
TCOM 361World Film History 2

3
TCOM 464Controversy and Media Studies

3

ENG 310 requires ENG 285 as a prerequisite. ENG 410 requires ENG 310 as a prerequisite.

Media Promotion and Management, 45 credits

Offers courses in the theory and practice of managing, promoting and delivering media time and content. Prepares students for careers in sales, promotion, and management.

TCOM 101Foundations of Telecommunications

3
TCOM 204Media Analysis and Criticism

3
TCOM 206Writing for Electronic Media: Scriptwriting

1
TCOM 207Writing for Electronic Media: Copywriting

1
TCOM 284Practical Aspects of Media Law

1
TCOM 306Audiences and Analytics

3
TCOM 308Exhibition and Distribution

3
TCOM 340Media Client Management

3
TCOM 344Media Promotion

3
TCOM 345Advanced Media Promotion

3
TCOM 346Media Campaigns and Promotion Writing

3
TCOM 384Electronic Media Law

3
TCOM 408Media Ethics and Social Responsibility

3
TCOM 445Media Management

3

3 credits from

COMM 251Business and Professional Communication

3
COMM 320Persuasion

3
COMM 322Communication and Popular Culture

3
COMM 330Small Group Communication

3
COMM 375Presentational Communication

3

6 credits from

ECON 116Survey of Economic Ideas

3
ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3
ENG 231Professional Writing

3
HOSP 376Introduction to Event Management

3
HOSP 477Advanced Event Management

3
JOUR 250Introduction to Advertising

3
JOUR 261Principles of Public Relations

3
JOUR 348Strategic Communications and Emerging Media

3
JOUR 352Media Planning 1

3
JOUR 355Branding for Advertising and Public Relations

3
MKG 300Principles of Marketing

3
MKG 310Consumer Behavior

3
MKG 320Advertising Management

3
MKG 325Professional Selling

3
MKG 420Integrated Marketing Communications

3
TCOM 347Special Topics in Media Promotion and Management

3

HOSP 477 requires HOSP 376 as a prerequisite. MKG 300 requires sophomore standing and a minimum of C in ECON 116 or ECON 201.  MKG 310, 320, requires MKG 300 as a prerequisite. MKG 420 requires MKG 300 as a prerequisite. 

 

News concentration, 49 credits

Now more than ever exceptional journalism and qualified journalists are needed. The NEWS concentration provides a hands-on learning environment to help master the art of storytelling in today's journalistic environment. 

Required Courses

CCIM 210Professional Development

1
JOUR 101Media and Society

3
JOUR 103Introduction to Media Design

3
JOUR 302Diversity and Media

3
JOUR 369Internship

0 TO 12
NEWS 105Journalistic Storytelling: Introduction

3
NEWS 108Foundations of Journalism: Great Stories and Storytellers

1
NEWS 109Foundations of Journalism: Ethical and Legal Principles

1
NEWS 120Newsgathering: Sourcing

2
NEWS 131Multimedia: Stills

1
NEWS 132Multimedia: Audio

1
NEWS 133Multimedia: Video

1
NEWS 215News Editing

3
NEWS 221Journalistic Storytelling: Covering Issues

3
NEWS 233Specialized Story Form Strategy

3
NEWS 397Immersion: Special Topics

3
NEWS 449Legal and Ethical Issues

3

6 credits from

JOUR 242Programming for Interactive Media

3
JOUR 311Feature Writing

3
JOUR 312Opinion Writing

3
JOUR 322Sportswriting and Reporting

3
NEWS 418Specialty Reporting

2 TO 6
TCOM 324Video Storytelling

3
TCOM 326Presentation Techniques

3
TCOM 426Electronic News Producing

3

3 credits from

JOUR 413Advanced Writing and Reporting

3
TCOM 422Advanced Video and Audio Reporting

3

3 credits from

JOUR 182Media Analytics and Content Strategy

3
JOUR 282Media Analytics Metrics

3
JOUR 482Media Analytics in Practice

3