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Media Arts Studies (BA) *

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Theatre and Media Arts Bachelors BA

Minimum Credit Hours

51

Maximum Credit Hours

51

Major Academic Plan

Title

Media Arts History

Learning Outcome

Concepts and Processes Students will demonstrate a comprehension of core concepts processes history and criticism of fiction non-fiction and new media forms.

Title

Ethics

Learning Outcome

Collaboration and Spirituality Students will demonstrate personal ethics collaborative skills and spiritual sensitivities relevant to media arts.

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Skill Development

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate analytical conceptual and technical skills in a variety of media.

Title

Development of a Personal Creative Voice

Learning Outcome

Students will integrate knowledge of media arts history concepts and processes into a personal approach to media analysis and creation.

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Career Development

Learning Outcome

Students will practice a variety of activities that prepare them for graduate studies teaching opportunities professional production or other media related work.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 2 Courses

Pre-Media Arts course: (Students must receive a grade of B or higher in TMA 102 and 187 to fill this requirement.)

course - Introduction to Film 3.0

course - Production Mgt: Beginning 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 3 Courses

Foundation courses:

course - Using Basic Media Tools 1.0

course - Reading&Cnstrctng Narratives 3.0

course - Basic Media Production 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 4 Courses

Media arts core courses:

course - Media Arts History 1 3.0

course - Media Arts History 2 3.0

course - Hist of Documntry&Nonfic Film 3.0

course - Intro to Media Arts Theory 3.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 3 Hours

Requirement 4 courses cannot overlap with Requirements 6.

Media Arts Skills courses:

course - Beginning Screenwriting 3.0

course - Beginning Non-Fiction and New Media Storytelling 3.0

course - New Media Conceptualization 3.0

course- Academic Internship 3.0

course- Academic Internship 3.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 1 of 6 Courses

Requirement 5 courses cannot overlap with Requirements 6.

Advanced critical studies courses:

course - Media Literacy Education 3.0

course - Issues in Media Arts - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Media Arts Genres - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Transcendence: Religion & Film 3.0

course - Media as a Mirror of Our Times 3.0

course - Spec Topics in Media Arts - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

Requirement 6 —Complete 20 hours

course - Acting Fundamentals 2.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - Special Projects 1 - - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Acting for Film & TV 3.0

course - Screenwriting 1 3.0

course - Princ of Design for Stg & Scrn 3.0

course - Theatre Production - You may take once 1.0v

course - Sound Reinforcement 2.0

course - Principles of Makeup 2.0\

course - Beg. Non-Fiction and New Media 3.0

course - New Media Conceptualization 3.0

course - History of Animation 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - British Theatre Performance 3.0

course - Internatnl St Film & Culture - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Special Projects 2 - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - TMA Instruction - You may take once 0.5v

course - Approaches to Screen Directing 3.0

course - Voice Over 2.0

course - Screenwriting 2 - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Screenwriting 2: Writers Room 3.0

course - Theatre Production - You may take 3 times 0.5v

course - Costume Design 3.0

course - Scenic Design 3.0

course - Lighting Design 3.0

course - Sound Design 3.0

course - Production Topics - You may take once 1.0v

course - Makeup Design 3.0

course - Scenic Art 2.0

course - Design Practicum - - You may take 3 times 0.5v

course - Media Collaboration - You may take up to 8.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - AdvFilmProd-NonFict:Pre 0.5v

course - AdvFilmProd-NonFict:Prod 0.5

course - Practicum: Cinematic Skills - You may take up to 8.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Media Arts Crew - You may take once 0.5v

course - Children's Media 3.0

course - Non-Fiction Mentored Proj - You may take once 0.5

course - Interm. Nonfiction Production 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - Teaching Assistant Credit - You may take once 1.0v

course - Adv. Visual Storytelling 4.0

course - Screenwriting 3 - You may take once 3.0

course - Media in Contemporary Clssrm 3.0

course - Media Literacy Education 3.0

course - History of Costume 3.0

course - Production Design 2.0

course - Makeup for Media - You may take once 0.5v

course - Indie Adv Film Proj - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Studio Adv Film Proj - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Capstone - Non-Fiction - You may take once 0.5v

course - Issues in Media Arts - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Advanced Design - You may take once 0.5v

course - Production Leads - You may take once 0.5v

course - Media Arts Genres - - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Transcendence: Religion & Film 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - Media as a Mirror of Our Times 3.0

course - Spec Topics in Media Arts - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Special Projects 3 - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 1.0v

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to work with their mentor to identify a group of related courses (or minors) in other departments which will provide skills and post-graduate preparation.