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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Electronic Media and Broadcasting, B.A.


The electronic media and broadcasting program fully embraces the department’s academic-and-applied mantra by developing our students’ skills as electronic storytellers. Students will build upon the theoretical and aesthetic foundations that define effective media, learning to write and create stories using media from radio to corporate video to documentaries to live television to digital cinema and more. Successful students will graduate with the conceptual proficiencies and practical skills to build a body of work, showcasing individual achievement and preparation for a mediated future.

Students majoring in electronic media and broadcasting must complete 51-57 credit hours of study as listed below, take “ CMST 101 Public Speaking - OC (3 credits) ” or “ CMST 110 Introduction to Communication Studies - OC (3 credits) ” for the oral communication requirement of their general education program, and take “ EMB 100 Media Literacy - AH (3 credits) ” for the culture and creativity requirement of their general education program.

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♦  Indicates prerequisite.

Degree Requirements (51-57 credits)


Select one 300-or 400-level College of Informatics course (3 credits)


(BIS, CIT, CMST, CSC, EMB, INF, JOU, LIN, MIN, POP, or PRE)

International Media (3-9 credits)


Select one Study Abroad/Away course or three International Studies courses.