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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an understanding of the organization and administration of broadcast stations with attention to management decision-making in operations, personnel, content, promotion, finances, and governmental regulations. Students will develop communication and leadership skills while learning how media businesses operate in a complex social, political, and multicultural environment. This course goes beyond the traditional management courses, focusing on those issues that are unique to the broadcasting media. Learning Outcome: Self- Knowledge. Prerequisites: MASS 201, MASS 210, BUSN 210. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will teach students the pre-production and production requirements for a variety of broadcast sporting and live events. The course will develop students' abilities in the aesthetic, practical and interpersonal aspects of creating effective sports programming and other forms of live event productions. This course will focus on theory and practice of location lighting, interviewing talent, production management, the collaborative process, including advanced instruction in sports broadcast writing, producing, reporting, videography, editing and anchoring. Successful students will have the ability to perform professional quality work in either sports broadcasting or producing live broadcast events. Learning Outcome: Civility. Prerequisites: MASS 201, MASS 210. Offered every other year.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 hour. The culminating course for Film and Broadcasting students, this seminar will help students to organize and complete their portfolio, while exploring options for further study or employment in their chosen field of concentration. Students will prepare professional presentations and solicit reviews of their portfolios for presentations. Learning Outcome: Self-Knowledge. Prerequisites: Senior status with completion of all classes at and below the 300 level or permission of the instructor. One hour course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course presents an analysis of the key constitutional, legal and policy influences on mass media. The course introduces students to First Amendment doctrines and issues concerning freedom of expression, including libel, obscenity, invasion of privacy, shielding of sources, freedom of the press, copyright and government regulation. This course explains the applications of the law to the work of all mass media professionals. A component of Media Ethics will be included in this class. Learning Outcome: Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: Admission to the program and junior status or permission of the instructor. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course teaches students to recognize the significant ethical issues faced by media practitioners. Students will use the study of moral philosophy and moral reasoning as foundation to develop ethical awareness of mass media by promoting critical thinking and engaging in moral discourse. A component of Media Law will be included in this class. Learning Outcome: Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of the instructor. Offered every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course begins where MASS 241 Broadcast News finishes. The course continues the focus on writing for broadcast news but emphasizes field reporting, field production, and producing and anchoring a daily newscast. Students will be required to run the student news desk and produce a daily broadcast news show to complete the course. In addition, this course will allow students to critically analyze broadcast material and understand the unique role of broadcast news in society. Students must have a video camera with external microphone plugs and fire wire export capabilities. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Prerequisite: MASS 210, MASS 241, senior standing or permission of the instructor. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a continuation of MASS 281, Video Post-Production. This course teaches students advanced post-production techniques and addresses new technologies and procedures used in professional environments. Students will develop a command of several methods of producing 2D and 3D graphics specifically designed for video using Adobe AfterEffects. Students will create original editing projects using techniques learned in class. Studio work required in addition to class time. Students must have a 100-gigabyte or higher external hard drive. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Prerequisites: MASS 281, senior standing or permission of the instructor. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This field production course focuses on leadership and advanced critical analysis in the creation of a narrative or non-narrative video. This course will further develop the students' abilities in the aesthetic, practical and interpersonal aspects of creating effective field productions. Students will be assigned a leadership or lead creative position (i.e. producer, director, director of photography, lead editor, production manager, etc.) for the production of a department-sponsored video program. This course will emphasize production management and the collaborative process of field production. Students must have a video camera with external microphone plugs and fire wire export capabilities. Learning Outcome: Self-knowledge. Prerequisites: Senior standing, completion of MASS 333 or MASS 335 and assignment to Leadership/Creative position for a field production. Offered every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This studio production course focuses on leadership and advanced critical analysis in the creation of a narrative or nonnarrative video. This course will further develop the students' abilities in the aesthetic, practical and interpersonal aspects of creating effective studio productions. Students will be assigned a leadership or lead creative position (i.e. producer, director, director of photography, lead editor, production manager, etc.) for the production of a department-sponsored video program. This course will emphasize production management and the collaborative process of studio production. Students must have a video camera with external microphone plugs and fire wire export capabilities. Learning Outcome: Civility. Prerequisites: Senior standing, completion of MASS 341 and assignment to Leadership/Creative position for a studio production. Offered every other year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will originate, script, direct, and edit a mass media project designed to demonstrate their acquired knowledge and skills of the discipline, their creative abilities, and their technical expertise in state-of-the-art editing. Project subject and format are at the discretion of the instructor and the student and may include broadcast news, sports broadcasting, or narrative/non-narrative production styles. Public exhibition, a production thesis, and defense of project are requirements for completion of this course. Learning Outcome: Self-Knowledge. Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of instructor. Offered every other year.
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