See Interdisciplinary Studies Minors (p. 210)
Minor in Fine Arts Technology and Design
390(cross-listed with ENG 390)Film History. (3)
This course is an historical survey that covers the international history of cinema from its origins to the present. It considers issues including the development of national film industries, national and international film movements, and the social history of film (with laboratory).Not open to students with credit in ENG 390. Prerequisite: ENG 290 or consent of instructor.
394(cross-listed with ENG 394)Documentary Film and Video. (3)History of documentary film and video with focus on the documentary as a medium of communication, information, and interpretation (with laboratory).Not open to students with credit in ENG 394.
399(cross-listed with ARTS/MUS/THEA 399)Arts
Technology and Design Practicum. (1)Guided
practicum in arts technology and design. Student must be accepted into a specific practicum experience related to one area of arts technology and design.Course cannot be counted toward a major in Art, Broadcasting, Music, Musical Theatre, or Theatre. Not open to students with credit in ARTS/MUS/THEA 399.
400 Senior Honors Thesis Research. (3)Bibliographic and other preliminary work in preparation for a senior honors thesis (see BC 401). Students will produce a final, graded project for this course.This course may not be taken concurrently with BC 401. Prerequisites: ENG 180 and 280; students must be in good standing in the Centennial Honors College and must be second-semester juniors or first-semester seniors majoring in broadcasting.
401 Honors Thesis. (3)Students will write a senior honors thesis.This course may not be taken concurrently with BC 400. Prerequisites: BC 400; ENG 180 and 280; students must be in good standing in the Centennial Honors College and must be seniors majoring in broadcasting.
402 Advanced Broadcast Writing. (3)Students will write longer and more complex screenplays. Students will see projects through from idea through revisions to completed scripts. Regular critiques of student writing.
Prerequisite: BC 302 with a grade of C or better.
415 Broadcast News II. (3)Students produce newscasts for radio and television. Students will also act as assignment editors, photographers and reporters, polishing skills learned in BC 315.Prerequisites: Senior standing; BC 315 with a grade of C or better.
418 Independent Research in Communication. (1–6, repeatable to 6)Individual reading or research under supervision of the faculty. Open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated competence in broadcasting, communication, rhetoric, public address, or the speech- language-hearing sciences.Prerequisites: ENG 180 and 280; consent of instructor and department chairperson.
419 Online Writing, Design and Production. (3)
Classroom instruction and supervised individual coaching in the gathering, writing, design, and multimedia presentation of news and information. Students synthesize material from other broadcasting classes and generate original material.Prerequisites: Senior standing; BC 415.
420 Television Graphics. (3)Students design computer graphics and animation. Projects include news anchor boxes, graphic backgrounds, and animated feature introductions.Prerequisites: BC 261 or special permission of instructor; ENG 180 and 280.
423 Broadcast Programs and Audiences. (3)History, development, and impact of broadcast programming. Attention to program creation, survival, and audience attitudes. Critical analysis of the current network television season.Prerequisites: BC 100 and 323; ENG 180 and 280.
425 Broadcast/Cable Law and Ethics. (3)Laws covering the broadcast/cable industry in America from the Communication Act of 1934 to the present. Ethical considerations faced by broadcasters and cablecasters.
Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course. Prerequisites: BC 321, 323; ENG 180 and 280; senior standing; or permission of instructor.
426 Radio and TV Sports Production. (1–3, repeatable to 6)Theory and practice of remote radio and television sports production and editing techniques.
Prerequisites: BC 100, 101, 102, and either 250 or 261; ENG 180 and 280.
429 Broadcast Internship. (3)Senior practicum at a selected professional broadcast production center for a semester. In addition to a prescribed work schedule, the intern must submit regular station activity reports.
Prerequisites: BC 100, 101, 102, and 200 or 250 or 261; ENG 180 and 280; permission of internship coordinator; 2.50 GPA. Graded S/U only.
430 Multimedia Design for Mass Media. (3)A study of the theory and practical application of multimedia- based journalism using digitized video, audio, text, computer graphics, and interactivity. Emphasis on broadcast communication and communication design principles using software for composing multimedia portfolios.Prerequisites: ENG 180 and 280; BC 200, BC 250 OR 261, or consent of the instructor. An
understanding of Adobe PhotoShop recommended.
431 Special News/Sports Projects. (3)Classroom instruction and supervised individual coaching in the gathering and writing of news documentaries and sports programming.Prerequisites: Senior standing; BC 415.
480 Special Topics in Media Communications. (3, repeatable for different subtitles to 6)This course deals with selected topics of interest in broadcasting and media communication such as but not limited to radio, television and film criticism, broadcast history, mass communication theory and effects, and popular culture.
Prerequisites: BC 100 and 323; ENG 180 and 280.
485 Production Practicum III. (1)Guided practicum in audio or video production. Student must apply for and be accepted into a specific practicum experience related to the operation of broadcast services or production of broadcast content.Prerequisites: BC 250 with a grade of C or higher or BC 261 with a grade of C or higher or permission of instructor.
486 Production Practicum IV. (1)Guided practicum in audio or video production. Student must apply for and be accepted into a specific practicum experience related to the operation of broadcast services for production of broadcast content.Prerequisites: BC 250 with a grade of C or higher or BC 261 with a grade of C or higher or permission of instructor.
490 Senior Workshop in Production. (3)Capstone course in which production emphasis majors create their own audio or video programs using journalistic, art and entertainment forms found in news, drama, narration and comedy. Students may perform published work or write their own.Prerequisites: Senior standing; BC 250 with a grade of C or higher or BC 261 with a grade of C or higher.
494(cross-listed with ENG 494 and WS 494)Women and Film/Television. (3)An overview of women in film and television that considers the on-screen images of women as well as the positions of women working behind the scenes (with laboratory).Not open to students with credit for ENG 494 or WS 494. Prerequisites: ENG 180 and 280.
496(cross-listed with ENG 496)Topics in Film. (3)
Study of major subjects and themes in film. Topics vary but may include intensive study of directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Federico Fellini, or artistic movements such as Italian Neorealism, French New- Wave, Contemporary Spanish Cinema, or Russian Formalism.Not open to students with credit in ENG 496. Prerequisites: ENG/BC 290, ENG/BC 390, and 6 s.h. in approved film minor electives, or permission of instructor.
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