Broadcasting & Cinema Major Requirements
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Minimum 36 hours in Media Studies (all levels).

Students must take the core requirements (24 semester hours) and one of four concentrations (12 semester hours) as listed below to complete the minimum requirements for the Media Studies major.

Core Requirements (24 semester hours)
BCN 100, 101 or 102, 203, 204, 207, 301, 305, 407

Concentration Requirements (12 semester hours)
1. Media Processes and Aesthetics
Media Processes and Aesthetics is a concentration that provides a broadly based approach to film and electronic media emphasizing functional analysis of moving image art, the role and effects of media in social processes, and the contextual interactions of media and culture. The concentration is recommended especially for students interested in film studies, media research, history, and theory; telecommunications policy and law; film and electronic art and criticism; or who plan to undertake post-baccalaureate study, particularly in law or business. This is the base concentration for students who, with faculty advice and consent, wish to craft their own unique combination of major courses.

Choose four courses from the following, including a capstone course, indicated separately below. At least three of the courses must be at the 300-level or higher:

BCN 101 or 102 (if not chosen for the core requirement), 225, 322, 325, 326, 515, 525, 526, 527, or 528
Capstone courses: BCN 515, 525, 526, 527, or 528
One of the courses in this concentration may be a cognate course selected from: ART 313, CST 200 or 563, ENG 319, GER 306F, HIS 399, SOC 365.

The other cognate courses listed above are recommended as University electives.

2. Moving Image and Sound
Moving Image and Sound is a concentration that introduces students to the fundamentals of the artistic dimensions of film and electronic production. Emphasis is on the creative development of moving images and sound suitable for the content of any specific delivery system.

Choose four courses from the following, including a capstone course, indicated separately below. At least three of the courses must be at the 300-level or higher:

BCN 270, 273, 370, 411, 412, 413
Capstone courses: BCN 410, 580, 585, 587, or 588
One of the courses in this concentration may be a cognate course selected from the following: ART 285 or 442, MUS 350, THE 376.

The other cognate courses above are recommended as University electives.

3. Electronic Media News and Documentary
Electronic Media News and Documentary is a concentration that introduces students to investigation, analysis, organization, and presentation of nonfiction media, including news, sportscasting, and documentary.

Choose four courses from the following, including a capstone course, indicated separately below. At least three of the courses must be at the 300-level or higher:

BCN 270, 326, 341, 361, 443, 468
Capstone courses: BCN 526, 585, or 588
One of the courses in the concentration may be a cognate course selected from the following: ART 384; CST 309; ENG 219; PSC 305; SOC 328.

The other cognate courses above are recommended as University electives.

4. Media Writing
Media Writing is a concentration that introduces students to conceptualization, research, organization, and execution of scripts for film and electronic media and is the recommended concentration for students who wish to become directors of film and electronic media productions.

Choose four courses from the following, including a capstone course, indicated separately below. At least three of the courses must be at the 300-level or higher:

BCN 252, 341, 343, 350, 443
Capstone courses: BCN 551, 552, or 553
One of the courses in this concentration may be one of the following cognate courses: ENG 225; THE 301

Capstone Courses
In each concentration above, there is at least one capstone course designated. A student must select one such course in which he or she:
1) Completes a paper, production, script, or project relevant to the concentration
2) Submits a draft of a resume
3) Has the completed paper, production, script, or project assessed by two faculty members and/or media professionals in addition to the instructor in the capstone course. (The professor in the course makes the arrangements for the additional readers.)

It is strongly recommended that the capstone course be taken in the student's final semester.

Major Electives
Minimum 6 semester hours recommended.
In addition to the core and concentration requirements, Media Studies majors may take additional courses in the major but are encouraged to limit Media Studies courses to no more than 42 semester hours and to develop a strong minor or second major in either a cognate area of communication (e.g., Art, Communication Studies, English, etc.) or a content area (e.g., History, Psychology, Sociology, etc.).
1. Practicum courses (all require permission of instructor). Practicum registrations are for individual or group work conducted under the supervision of a teaching assistant or a faculty member. Choose from: BCN 190, 191, 390, 395, 399, 490, 491, 585
2. Internship courses (highly recommended): BCN 492, 494
3. Additional courses. Elective courses may be chosen from other courses in the student's concentration (beyond the four required) and from the following, on a space available basis. Courses chosen above to meet the minimum of 36 hours in the Media Studies major do not also count as electives. Choose from: BCN 101 or 102 (if not selected to satisfy the core requirement), 225, 322, 325, 326, 343, 515, 526, 527, 528

University Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 122 hours required for the degree.