Dec 22, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Video/Television and Business, BS Major in

To qualify for a BS major:

Student must be at least of sophomore standing,
Student must have obtained a minimum grade of B- in RTVF 024 and any subsequent production courses, and
Student must get permission of adviser and the BS program coordinator.

Candidates for graduation from The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication with the degree of Bachelor of Science must meet the following qualifications:

Student must complete at least 124 semester hours with at least 24 hours in-residence in the major field of study. Transfer credits are subject to the approval of the Department of Radio, Television, Film of The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and are approved only for those courses meeting the department’s curriculum requirements and course standards.
Student must fulfill the BS requirements as listed under The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication , and
Student must complete the program requirements listed under one of the BS majors.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 94

Semester Hours: 9

RTVF 001 - Foundations of Radio, Television, Film, and New Media Semester Hours: 3
MASS 001 - Mass Media: History and Development Semester Hours: 3
RHET 001 - (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3

Chosen Under Advisement From - Semester Hours: 3

ANTH 125 - Visual Anthropology Semester Hours: 3
LING 101 - (IS) Introduction to Linguistics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PSY 034 - Organizational Psychology Semester Hours: 3
SOC 156 - (BH) Sociology of Communication Semester Hours: 3
TPP 116 - Technology and Communications Policy Semester Hours: 3

Chosen Under Advisement From - Semester Hours: 3

RHET 007 - (CP) Public Speaking Semester Hours: 3
RHET 107 - (CP) Argumentation and Debate Semester Hours: 3
RHET 119 - Small Group Communication Semester Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 5

RTVF 014 - Media Production Practicum Semester Hours: 1-2

Semester Hours: 34

RTVF 015 - Survey of Television and Integrated Media Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 024 - Television Production: Multi-camera Studio Semester Hours: 4
RTVF 025 - Introduction to Digital Media Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 026 - Single-camera Television Production Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 034 - Foundations of Television Writing Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 044 - Advanced Television and Integrated Media Technologies Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 064 - Television Production: Non-Fiction Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 074 - The Television Producer Semester Hours: 3
or
RTVF 134 - The Television Industry Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 145 - Television Production: Media Action Projects (MAP) Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 164 - Advanced Television Production I Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 165 - Advanced Television Production II Semester Hours: 3

Chosen Under Advisement From - Semester Hours: 1

RTVF 065 A-Z - Television Production Practicum Semester Hours: 1-3
RTVF 066 - Television Lighting Semester Hours: 1
RTVF 104 - Television Graphics Semester Hours: 1

Semester Hours: 3

RTVF 170 - Internship Program Semester Hours: 1-3
or liberal arts electives

Chosen Under Advisement From - Semester Hours: 3

RTVF 016 - Television Aesthetics and Criticism Semester Hours: 3
MASS 011 - Mass Communications in Contemporary Society Semester Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 3

MASS 104 - Media and the Law Semester Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 12

Chosen from any School of Communication liberal arts courses, chosen under advisement.

Semester Hours: 6

LEGL 020 - Introduction to Legal Systems, Environment and Contracts Semester Hours: 3
MKT 101 - Principles of Marketing Semester Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 12

Chosen from Zarb School of Business courses, chosen under advisement.

Communication BS Program Requirements

BS Requirements for The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication majors