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Digital Broadcasting AAS

Purpose

The core Communication curriculum is designed to support students planning to obtain a two-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
THA 114 Introduction to Theatre 3
ENG 101 English Composition I 3
Elective Core Goal 6: Intellectual Heritage and
Core Goal 9: Behavioral and Social Sciences		 3
SPC 110 or 120
(15 Credit Hours)		 Speech Requirement 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 and 121 Introduction to Scriptwriting and Workshop 2, 1
OR
COM 123 and 124 Intro to Writing for Broadcast News and Workshop 2, 1
COM 230 The Movies: Meanings and Methods 3
Elective Core Goal 3: Quantitative Skills 3
Elective
(17 Credit Hours)		 Core Goal 10: Exercise and Health Sciences 2

Third Semester

Discipline History ART 105, COM 210, 211, 216, or 217 3
COM 200 Ethics, Responsibility, Mass Media, Law 3
COM 166 and 167 Introduction to Electronic Journalism and Workshop 2, 1
OR
COM 220 and 221 Scriptwriting and Workshop 2, 1
COM 250, 260, 270, or 280 Production Elective 2
COM 251, 261, 271, or 281 Production Workshop Elective 1
Elective
(16 Credit Hours)		 Core Goal 8: Physical and Life Sciences 4

Fourth Semester

Elective Communication or Art 3
COM 208 and 209 Introduction to Media Operations and Workshop 2, 1
OR
COM 223 and 224 Electronic Journalism Production and Workshop 2, 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)		 ANT 104,GEO 130, POL 101, or SOC 101 3

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT: 64

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