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Media and Entertainment Arts (Video Arts) BS Semester Guide

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Freshman

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MEA 101 - Audio Essentials 1 hr. AND
MEA 102 - Video Essentials 1 hr. AND
MEA 103 - Design Essentials 1 hr.
MUS 120 - Music Theory for Non-majors 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
CMS 101 - Introduction to Communication Studies 3 hrs. or
MCJ 101 - Survey of Mass Communication 3 hrs.
UNV 101 - Academic Support I 3 hrs. or
General Electives 1 hr.

2nd semester (16 hours)

MEA 230 - Introduction to Audio Production 3 hrs.
MEA 240 - Introduction to Video Production 3 hrs.
MUS 165 - The Enjoyment of Music 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

MEA 201 - Media and Entertainment Arts Business & Industry 3 hrs.
MEA 310 - Scriptwriting for Media and Entertainment Arts 3 hrs.
FLM 472 - Writing for Television and Film 3 hrs.
MEA 340 - Digital Imaging Technology & Theory 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

2nd semester (15 hours)

Sound and Recording Arts elective 3 hrs. or
Media and Entertainment Arts Management elective 3 hrs.
MEA 341 - Intermediate Video and Post Production 3 hrs.
Select 1 CMS, FLM, MCJ, MEA course 3 hrs. or
Approved outside discipline elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs. (strongly recommended)
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

MEA 442 - Multicamera Production 3 hrs. or
MEA 443 - Directing and Producing in Media 3 hrs.
300 or 400 level History/Criticism/Approved Value course 3 hrs.
Select 1 CMS, FLM, MCJ, MEA course 3 hrs. or
Approved outside discipline elective 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

MEA 480 - Legal Aspects of the Media and Entertainment Arts Industries 3 hrs.
MEA 442 - Multicamera Production 3 hrs. or
MEA 443 - Directing and Producing in Media 3 hrs.
Select 1 CMS, FLM, MCJ, MEA course 3 hrs. or
Approved outside discipline elective 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 1 course: (not previously taken)

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1 CMS, FLM, MCJ, MEA course 3 hrs. or
Approved outside discipline elective 3 hrs.
MEA 490 - Senior Project I - Proposal and Development 3 hrs.
General Electives 9 hrs.

2nd semester (12 hours)

General Electives 6 hrs.
MEA 491 - Senior Project II - Production and Delivery 3 hrs.
Select 1 CMS, FLM, MCJ, MEA course 3 hrs. or
Approved outside discipline elective 3 hrs.

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