Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 099 or higher
Corequisite: BMT 120

Designed for students interested in becoming a producer or director within the television industry. The financial, creative, and decision-making responsibilities associated with being a producer or a director is explored. Topics include, but are not limited to, directional decisions, special effects, use of music and music rights, time constraints and costs, copyrights, scripts, staging, and prop placement. Students will be required to develop, produce, and direct a short video project.

Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 099 or higher
This course introduces and covers the most important topics in media through the prism of history, analytical thought and musings on the future of media; particularly, how media has influenced cultures (attitudes, behavior, and values) and technology worldwide.

Prerequisites: BMT 100; and BMT 120
Students learn to operate audio boards, video switchers, studio cameras, character generators, intercom systems, and various videotape machines. Hands-on training on state-of the-art equipment is emphasized. Assignments are designed to develop familiarity with video equipment so that it can be used effectively to visualize concepts, ideas, and stories.

Prerequisite: Placement in ENG 099 or higher
Corequisite: BMT 100

This course is designed to give students a basic overview of electronic field production and news gathering. Field cameras, microphones and microphone placement, audio mixing, editing, and lighting will be discussed. This is a hands-on course.

Prerequisite: ENG 099 or ENG 101 (English Composition 1)

This course reviews includes students to the basic fundamentals of radio production and podcast creation. Through hands-on experience, students learn both the functionality and art of radio production elements from an announcing and operations perspective. The course also provides a technical and methodical understanding of the behind-the-scenes business of radio and introduces students to the communication competency of speech.

PREREQUISITE: BMT 110

This is an advanced course in television production theory and practicum. Emphasis is placed on the conceptualization, planning, and execution of advanced television programs. Students will learn and acquire practical experience in the Television Studio setting. The course will also include advanced level study of various television genres such as drama, sitcom, game shows, talk shows, magazine, and sports shows. Students will learn, through study, about historical television seasons and relationship to successful ventures. Students will develop, pitch and write their own television series, news and prospectus in addition to learning how to manage and run a television production studio. Student projects will be broadcast weekly via the Internal Cable Broadcast System and internet streaming.

PREREQUISITE: BMT 120

This course is a continuation of BMT 120 Video Techniques. It introduces the basic skills and principles of video editing in the post-production stage. Students will be given a series of pre-produced videos to edit utilizing Apples Final Cut Express software application. Synchronization, audio mixing and dubbing, character generated graphics and sound or special effects will be discussed. Editing will involve mini-DV, DVCAM, DV, cuts only projects, although other video formats will be introduced. This course is a program requirement and should be taken in the third semester of study. An enrollment maximum of eight (8) students should be allowed in this course.

PREREQUISITE: Permission of the Program/Internship Coordinator, enrolled in a degree or certificate BMT program, English Composition 101, three-courses in the major, possess a minimum 2.0 GPA. This three-credit course is offered during the fall and spring semesters. It is designed for students to gain hands-on experience a resume builder and an opportunity to network. Students will develop a resume, cover letter and references prior to placement. Students will meet with the Internship Coordinator and an Assigned Internship Faculty Advisor from their program of study during the course of the semester to monitor the interns’ progress. Students are required to complete 150 hours (minimum of 10 hours per week), assigned readings, a mid-term project and a final project that will include an oral/poster presentation. Students currently employed in their program of study may be eligible to combine an internship with employment

Prerequisites: Permission of the Program/Internship Coordinator


This three-credit course is designed for students to gain hands-on experience in a work setting related to their career interest. Students must develop a resume, cover letter and references prior to placement. Students are required to complete 150 hours (minimum of 10 hours per week), assigned readings, a mid-term project and a final project that will include an oral presentation. Students currently employed in their program of study may be eligible to combine the internship with their employment. Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program, completion of English Composition 101, three-courses in their major and posses a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Students are required to meet with the Internship Coordinator, Jennie Thrash, Room 3-424 prior to registering for this course.