The Broadcasting Program
Students in the Broadcasting program study digital audio and video production techniques, including nonlinear editing, post-production, animation, web and multimedia graphics, and sports. WIUS-FM gives students the opportunity to put into practice learned skills.
They also examine the impact of history, law, and programming on broadcasting, cable, and satellite operations. Graduates of the program
enter various careers in television, radio, cable, satellite, and post- production operations including directing, producing, reporting, on-air
talent programming, sales, advertising, sports, and post production.
All students taking a broadcasting class that requires writing or a lab of any sort must adhere to our attendance policy.
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcasting
CORE (15) - All students must take these core courses
- BC 100 Intro to Broadcasting
- BC 101 Intro to Broadcast Production
- BC 102 Intro to Broadcast Research and Writing
- BC 323 Broadcasting and Society
- BC 425 WID Broadcast/Cable Law and Ethics
There are two sequences to choose from. Students may choose News & Performance or Production. Classes from the sequence not chosen may be taken as elective credit.
NEWS AND PERFORMANCE SEQUENCE (19)
- BC 200 Broadcast Reporting I
- BC 222 Broadcast Performance
- BC 310 Advanced Broadcast Performance
or BC 312 Broadcast Sports Performance
- BC 315 Broadcast News I
- BC 415 Broadcast News II
- BC 419 Online Writing, Design and Production or BC 431 Special News/Sports Projects
- BC 385 Production Practicum I or BC 386 Production Practicum II or BC 485 Production Practicum III or BC 486 Production Practicum IV
PRODUCTION SEQUENCE (19)
- BC 250 Audio Production I or BC 261 Video Production I
- BC 302 Broadcast Research and Writing II
- BC 350 Audio Production II or BC 361 Video Production II
- BC 402 Advanced Broadcast Writing
- BC 385 Production Practicum I or BC 386 Production Practicum II or BC 485 Production Practicum III or BC 486 Production Practicum IV
BROADCAST ELECTIVES (6)
- BC 325 Comparative Broadcast Systems
- BC 328W Mass Media and Minorities
- BC 400 Senior Honors Thesis Research
- BC 401 Honors Thesis
- BC 418 Independent Research
- BC 420 Television Graphics
- BC 426 Sports Broadcasting
- BC 430 Multimedia Design for Mass Media