Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Radio and Television Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Radio and Television Major, B.A./B.S.

College of Liberal Arts >> Communications 

40 hours; C or better required in all major courses; 2.25 major GPA required

This major combines telecommunications history and theory with practical broadcast applications. Students acquire knowledge and understanding of the broadcast processes and on-air performing skills, utilizing facilities in both the campus radio station WSWI-AM and the Scripps Howard Video Production Complex.

Required Courses (31 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
COMM 122 - Understanding Media
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
COMM 221 - Social Media Communication
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 151 - Survey of Contemporary Broadcasting
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 255 - Media Production
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 353 - Advanced Video Field Production
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
RTV 358 - Advanced Digital Audio Production
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
RTV 366 - Broadcast Journalism
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
Credits: 3
RTV 457 - Key Issues in Telecommunications
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
COMM 495 - Mass Communication Research
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
COMM 497 - Career Planning and Professional Development
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 1

Directed Electives (9 hours)

Choose one course (3 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
RTV 452 - Broadcast and Cable Sales
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 453 - Broadcast and Cable Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Choose 6 credit hours of electives

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
RTV 351 - Radio-Television Performance
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 352 - Advanced Television Studio Producing and Directing
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 354 - Writing for Electronic Media

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
RTV 356 - Sportscasting
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
RTV 499 - Special Topics
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3

Select no more than 6 hours from this group:

RTV 150 - Practicum in Broadcasting
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
RTV 350 - Radio-Television Workshop
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
RTV 400 - Independent Study in Radio-Television
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 1-3
RTV 489 - Internship in Radio-Television
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3

NOTE:  Some upper-level courses are offered alternating years.

Additional Information

An internship in the broadcast media, practicum work, and/or a broadcast workshop with the campus radio station and TV studio are highly recommended for the junior or senior year.

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