BA in Media Study: Production
The Production Concentration within the Media Study major trains students to create media. Students will gain a grounding in the basic theory of film and media but the focus of their program will be on learning how to produce media. Students gain basic exposure to multiple types of media, including film, video, physical computing and digital arts through their basic production classes. Following this, students may focus on one or more particular areas in their intermediate and advanced coursework.
Degree Requirements
The BA in Media Study requires a total of 56 credits.
Departmental Coursework:
While the authoritative course requirements are available from the course catalog linked below, here is a quick outline of the categories courses for the major fall into.
Basic Production (3 courses): 100- and 200-level courses introducing various forms of media creation including Video and Digital Media.
Intermediate Production (3 courses): 300-level classes further training students in media forms of their choice, with options including video, post-production, social media, game design, and virtual reality.
Advanced Production (2 courses): 400-level courses allowing students to become experts in their chosen production format.
Introductory Film and Media Studies (2 courses): 200- and 300-level courses that train students to understand the history and theory of the various media they will work with.
Film and Media Studies Courses (4 courses): 300- to 400-level courses that delve deeper into the analysis of particular types of media.
Electives (2 courses): 300-level or higher, students may take additional intermediate or advanced production courses or advanced analysis courses to fulfill this requirement.
