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

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40 hours

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 Core (25 hours)

RTV 151 - Survey of Contemporary Broadcasting Credits: 3
RTV 255 - Media Production Credits: 3
RTV 256 - Broadcast Journalism Credits: 3
RTV 351 - Radio-Television Performance Credits: 3
RTV 354 - Writing for Electronic Media Credits: 3
RTV 457 - Key Issues in Telecommunications Credits: 3
COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics Credits: 3
COMM 495 - Mass Communication Research Credits: 3
COMM 497 - Career Planning and Professional Development Credits: 1

Radio and Television Major Elective Courses (6-9 hours)

RTV 451 - Radio-Television Programming Credits: 3
RTV 452 - Broadcast and Cable Sales Credits: 3
RTV 453 - Broadcast and Cable Management Credits: 3

Radio and Television Major Directed Electives (6-13 hours)

ADV 101 - Introduction to Advertising Credits: 3
JRN 374 - Internet Communications Credits: 3
RTV 352 - Advanced Television Studio Producing and Directing Credits: 3
RTV 353 - Advanced Video Field Production Credits: 3
RTV 356 - Sportscasting Credits: 3
RTV 357 - Advanced Broadcast Journalism Credits: 3
RTV 499 - Special Topics Credits: 3

Optional Study Opportunities

(Student may select up to six hours listed below as part of the 18 hours of the preceding directed electives list.)

RTV 150 - Practicum in Broadcasting Credits: 1
RTV 350 - Radio-Television Workshop Credits: 1-3
RTV 400 - Independent Study in Radio-Television Credits: 1-3
RTV 498 - Internship in Radio-Television Credits: 3

Additional Information

Radio and Television requires diversity cognates: six hours (See Communications 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.