Dec 03, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Television and Business, BS Major in

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The Bachelor of Science in Television and Business is a 94-credit major combining theory and practice across various television and business coursework. Students must complete required coursework at the beginner level before choosing various advanced-level courses in both production and studies. A variety of courses in the Zarb School of Business round out the required subject matter.

To qualify for a BS major:

Students must obtain a minimum grade of B- in RTVF production courses at the RTVF 020 through 029 and RTVF 040 through 049 levels.

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

Students 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 . They are approved only for those courses meeting the department’s curriculum requirements and course standards.
Students must fulfill the BS requirements as listed under The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication , and
Students must complete the program requirements listed under one of the BS majors.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 94

LHSC Foundation Courses - Semester Hours: 6

MASS 001 - Media History and Development Semester Hours: 3
RHET 001 - (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3
or
RHET 007 - (CP) Public Speaking Semester Hours: 3

Related Liberal Arts Course - Semester Hours: 3

Chosen under advisement:

ANTH 125 - Anthropology Goes to the Movies 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

Related Rhetoric Course - Semester Hours: 3

Chosen under advisement:

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

Media and the Law Course - Semester Hours: 3

MASS 104 - Media and the Law Semester Hours: 3

Practical Experience - Semester Hours: 5

Chosen from:

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

Television Core Courses - Semester Hours: 37

RTVF 016 - Television Aesthetics and Criticism Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 024 - Multi-Camera TV Semester Hours: 4
RTVF 025 - Introduction to Editing Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 026 - Single-Camera TV Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 034 - Writing Series Television I Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 044 - TV Operations & Technology Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 064 - Television Production: Non-Fiction Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 074 - The Television Producer Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 084 - Television Production: Episodic Fiction Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 144 - The Comedy Series Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 146 - Television Production: Live Sports Semester Hours: 3
or
RTVF 164 - The Non-Fiction Series Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 145 - Community Action Projects Semester Hours: 3
RTVF 165 - The Television Special Semester Hours: 3

Television Elective Courses - 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

Internship or Liberal Arts Elective - Semester Hours: 3

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

LHSC Liberal Arts Electives - Semester Hours: 18

Chosen from any liberal arts designated courses (JRNL, MASS, PR, or RTVF) within The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication , chosen under advisement.

Related Zarb School of Business Core Courses - Semester Hours: 6

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

Zarb School of Business Electives - Semester Hours: 9

Chosen from Zarb School of Business courses, chosen under advisement (students are encouraged to concentrate on relevant coursework in the areas of Marketing, Legal Studies in Business, and Information Technology).

Note: Liberal Arts Requirement

Video/Television and Business majors must take a total of 72 Liberal Arts credits; completing all of the Liberal Arts classes above may not be sufficient to reach that minimum amount. Additional Liberal Arts classes may need to be taken. The Liberal Arts total needs to be monitored closely to complete sufficient credits.

Communication BS Program Requirements

BS Requirements for The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication majors

Recommended Program Sequence - Total Hours: 124

Sample Schedule: Television and Business, BS (124 Semester Hours)

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