Digital Broadcasting (A.A.S.)

Purpose

The core Communication curriculum is designed to support students planning to obtain a 2-year (A.A.S.) degree in Digital Broadcasting. Graduates will be able to obtain entry-level positions leading to those of producer or director. Entry-level positions include: camera operator, broadcast technician, photojournalist, videographer, video editor, production manager, unit production manager, assistant director, assistant producer, production assistant, grip, gaffer, technical director, multi-media artist, multimedia developer, broadcast news writer, scriptwriter, reporter, and correspondent. The A.A.S. curriculum offers a comprehensive background and digital broadcasting expertise comparable to the first two years at a media conservatory.

Program Objectives

A graduate should be able to:

  • Apply a basic knowledge of communication history and theory to practical use.
  • Use professional techniques and tools to conceive, plan, design, write, produce and edit programs, projects, and visual and audio storytelling packages.
  • Tell, write, and otherwise present a story using video and audio production techniques.
  • Apply practical knowledge of terminology, process, procedures, and use of current technology to enter entry-level employment in the broadcasting or electronic media field.

Curriculum

First Semester

COM 100 Mass Media and Society 2
COM 160 Media Literacy Workshop 1
COM 114 Survey of Performing Arts 3
ENG 101 English Composition I 3
HIS 103, 105 or 107 History of Western Civilization 3
SPC 110, 113 or 115
(15 Credit Hours)		 Speech Elective 3

Second Semester

COM 101 Survey of Mass Media Industries in U.S. 2
COM 161 Media Industries Workshop 1
COM 103 Introduction to Video Equipment 2
COM 163 Visual Storytelling Workshop 1
 
COM 120 Introduction to Scriptwriting 2
COM 121 Introductory Scriptwriting Workshop 1
OR
COM 123 Intro to Writing for Broadcast News 2
COM 124 Broadcast News Writing Workshop 1
 
COM 230 The Movies 3
ENG 102 English Composition II 3
Elective
(17 Credit Hours)		 Physical Education 2

Third Semester

Elective Discipline History * 3
COM 200 Ethics, Responsibility, Mass Media, Law 3
 
COM 166 Introduction to Electronic Journalism 2
COM 167 Intro to Electronic Journalism Workshop 1
OR
COM 220 Scriptwriting 2
COM 221 Scriptwriting Workshop 1
 
COM 250, 260, 270, or 280 Production Elective 2
COM 251, 261, 271, or 281 Production Workshop Elective 1
Elective
(16 Credit Hours)		 Laboratory Science 4

Fourth Semester

Elective Communication or Art 3
 
COM 208 Introduction to Media Operations 2
COM 209 Media Operations Workshop 1
OR
COM 223 Electronic Journalism Production 2
COM 224 Electronic Journalism Prod Workshop 1
OR
COM 248 Directing Actors 3
 
COM 235 Current Issues in Mass Media 3
COM 266, 276, or 283 Production Elective 2
COM 267, 277, or 284 Production Workshop Elective 1
COM 290 Communication Capstone 1
Elective
(16 Credit Hours)		 Elective ** 3

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT: 64

  * Choose One for Third Semester Elective
ART 105 Film History: The Silent Era
COM 210 History of Film
COM 211 History of Film II
COM 216 History of Television
COM 217 History of New Media

** Choose One for Fourth Semester Elective
ANT 104 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECO 110 Elements of Economics
GEO 130 or 137 Geography Elective
POL 101 Introduction to Political Science
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
SOC 101 or 103 Sociology Elective