Media Arts majors concentrating in Film, Television and Media are required to take courses relevant to this area of study with a particular emphasis on the moving image. This academic path, however, is meant to be enriching rather than confining. The Department of Communication and Media Arts understands that our field engages with a constantly changing media landscape, and we are committed to giving our students ample room within the major to choose their own path.
Overview
Required Courses
Introduction to media technology, examining the impact of radio, television, newspapers, still photography, film, and the computer on the human condition. Trains the student to be a perceptive consumer of contemporary mass media by exploring how each medium codifies reality. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required.
A prerequisite to CM 201, CM 211, CM 221/CM 321, CM 223/CM 323, CM224, CM 225, CM 226/CM 326, CM 227, CM 228, CM 253, CM 254, CM 272/CM 372, CM 273, CM 274, CM 277, CM 301, and CM 321
3 Credits
Introduction to a wide ranging study of multimedia production. Students will learn audio and video production techniques and create media for online distribution.
A prerequisite to CM 272/CM 372
3 Credits
A study of the language of moving pictures. Unlike the linear sequence of speech and the written word, moving pictures create a simultaneity of sensory perception. Through an intensive study of experimental and feature films, this course explores the nature of the moving images and how they are organized to create a whole.
Prerequisite: CM 101 Introduction to Media Culture
3 Credits
This course expands on CM 101 with extensive examination of theories of media effects on behavior, values, and social/ political structures, with an emphasis on contemporary media and the consequences of the shift to an online digital environment.
Prerequisite: CM 101 Introduction to Media Culture
3 Credits
New or occasional courses in advanced video production such as approaches to editing, audio recording techniques, digital storytelling, or computer-aided design. Course title is shown on the student’s transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites.
3 Credits
The purpose of the project is threefold: to create an opportunity for a senior Media Studies student to apply creative theory to practice; to stress the interdisciplinary aspects of media communication; and to provide the student with a portfolio” product or research project to use as a demonstration of his or her abilities.”
Prerequisite: CM 101 Introduction to Media Culture and senior standing
3 Credits
The purpose of the project is threefold: to create an opportunity for a senior Media Studies student to apply creative theory to practice; to stress the interdisciplinary aspects of media communication; and to provide the student with a portfolio” product or research project to use as a demonstration of his or her abilities.”
Prerequisite: CM 101 Introduction to Media Culture and senior standing
3 Credits
3 Additional CM Production Courses
3 Additional CM History/Theory Classes
2 Additional CM Electives
Electives
Choose 1 from the following:
Introduction to the historical development of filmmaking from 1895 to 1945, highlighting the evolution of the film as a means of expression. Films from the past are shown at each class meeting followed by a discussion of several aspects of the film.
3 Credits
This course covers the history of motion pictures from 1945 to 1975, including extensive screening of classic films. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. May be taken out of sequence.
3 Credits
This course covers the history of motion pictures from 1975 to the present, including extensive screening of classic and contemporary films. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. May be taken out of sequence.
3 Credits
Explores the history of radio and television broadcasting, including financing of research, technological developments, regulation, structure of genres, the social context and values of programs, legal and political implications of national and international broadcasting, and the effect on cultural identity and national sovereignty.