Telecommunications majors at Ball State learn how to use video, audio, film, and multimedia to develop, design, write, and create stories for a wide range of audiences. Choose from several concentrations, including production, film and media, news, or media promotion and management
45-53 credits
Production concentration, 46-50 credits
In the production concentration, you'll examine the theory behind technology and its use in storytelling, master the art of content creation for traditional and emerging media, and learn how to create interactive products for today's media environment. Students in the production concentration will choose one area of focus: Audio, Video, Multimedia, Sports (SportsLink or Esport Production).
| TCOM 101 | Foundations of Telecommunications | 3 |
| TCOM 204 | Media Analysis and Criticism | 3 |
| TCOM 206 | Writing for Electronic Media: Scriptwriting | 1 |
| TCOM 207 | Writing for Electronic Media: Copywriting | 1 |
| TCOM 284 | Practical Aspects of Media Law | 1 |
| TCOM 231 | Media Aesthetics | 1 |
| TCOM 330 | Beginning Audio Production | 3 |
| TCOM 332 | Beginning Video Production | 3 |
| TCOM 335 | Beginning Multimedia Production | 3 |
| TCOM 384 | Electronic Media Law | 3 |
| TCOM 408 | Media Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
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.
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Sports Production
Combines a passion for media creativity with a love of sports. A concentration in 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, as well as esport platforms. Students should choose either Sports Link or Esports Production.
Sports Link
The Sports Link sub-concentration focuses on traditional live event production and sports storytelling with delivery across multiple media platforms.
6 credits from
| NEWS 221 | Journalistic Storytelling: Covering Issues | 3 |
| ENT 241 | The Entrepreneurial Experience | 3 |
| SPTA 290 | Revenue Generation in Sport | 3 |
| SPTA 345 | Sport Communication | 3 |
| SPTA 402 | Event and Facility Management in Sport | 3 |
Esports Production
The Esports sub-concentration explores the world of esports, focusing on live esports event production and storytelling with delivery across multiple platforms.
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Video Production
Nothing communicates quite like an amazing video. The rapid increase in delivery platforms gives rise to an ever-expanding need for fresh visual content which in turn has increased the demand for creative, visual storytellers. A concentration in video production will equip students for a fun, challenging career creating and distributing video content for mobile media, tablets, podcasts, websites, television, film, and more.
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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.
Audio Production, Video Production, Multimedia Production concentrations are also required to take 6 credits from both of the following two groupings
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Film and media studies concentration, 45 credits
The relationship between film and society has always been complex, and that relationship in our technologically advanced world has become 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.
12 credits from
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 promotion, and management, and media sales.
3 credits from
6 credits from
News concentration, 33 credits
Required Courses
Students pursuing a telecommunications news concentration must also complete a journalism news concentration.
The second major in Journalism: News will require an additional 20 credits.
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| JOUR 413 | Advanced Writing and Reporting | 3 |
| TCOM 422 | Advanced Video and Audio Reporting | 3 |