Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Major, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.
B.A. degree; B.S. degree; B.A.A. degree
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- In order to declare a BCA major or minor, a student must first meet with an assigned BCA advisor and have completed at least 30 semester hours of university coursework with an overall GPA of at least 2.30. Students must also have completed BCA 210 with a minimum grade of C. These requirements do not apply to the Cinema Studies minor.
- Students pursuing BCA majors and minors are required to earn a minimum grade of C in each BCA core (required) curriculum course both before and after the declaring of the major or minor.
- A minimum 2.70 GPA must be achieved in the BCA teaching major.
Additional Notes for the BCA Major on the BA, BAA, or BS degree:
The minimum requirement for a major is 41 hours. All BCA majors and minors must earn a minimum grade of C in each course required in the curriculum. At least 18 hours of coursework in the major must be taken at CMU. Only 6 hours of intern credit may count toward a major and toward graduation. Courses taken for credit/no credit do not count toward the major except for BCA 329. Only 4 hours of BCA 329 can count toward this major. A list of various career course sequences is available in the School office.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (23 hours)
| BCA 101 | History and Appreciation of the Cinema | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 210 | Survey of the Mass Media | 4(4-0) |
| BCA 211WI | Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 222 | Audio Production | 3(1-4) |
| BCA 223 | Video Production | 3(1-4) |
| BCA 499 | Senior Capstone Seminar | 1(1-0) |
| BCA 503WI | Critiquing Mass Media | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 510 | Electronic Media Law | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
| BCA 310 | Understanding New Communication Technologies | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 332 | Online Electronic Media | 3(2-2) |
Required Courses III (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
Electives (12 hours)
BCA course work selected by the student. Six (6) of these 12 hours must be at the 400 or 500 level. BCA 490 and BCA 529 do not fulfill this 400-500 requirement.
Total: 41 semester hours
Students following the B.A.A. degree: Three (3) hours of electives from ART or MUS are also required and these three hours cannot be used to satisfy University Program requirements.