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 or

BC 312

Advanced Broadcast Performance

Broadcast Sports Performance

BC 315

Broadcast News I

BC 415

Broadcast News II

BC 419 or

BC 431

Online Writing, Design and Production

Special News/Sports Projects

BC 385 or

BC 386 or

BC 485 or

BC 486 or

Production Practicum I

Production Practicum II

Production Practicum III

Production Practicum IV

 

PRODUCTION SEQUENCE (19)

BC 250  or

BC 260

Audio Production I

Video Production I

BC 302

Broadcast Research and Writing II

BC 350 or

BC 361

Audio Production II

Video Production II

BC 402

Advanced Broadcast Writing

BC 385

BC 386

BC 485

BC 486

Production Practicum I

Production Practicum II

Production Practicum III

Production Practicum IV

BC 490

Senior Workshop in Production

 

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