Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.F.A.; B.S.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- In order to declare a BCA major or minor, a student must first meet with an assigned BCA advisor.
- 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.
Additional Notes for the BCA Minor on the BA, BAA, BFA, or BS degree:
At least 12 hours of coursework in the minor must be taken at CMU. Only 3 hours of intern credit (BCA 529) may count toward the minor. Courses taken for credit/no credit do not count toward the minor, except for BCA 329. Only 2 hours of BCA 329 can count toward the minor.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (9 hours)
BCA 210 | Revolutions in Mass Media: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg and Beyond | 3(2-2) |
BCA 222 | Audio Production | 3(1-4) |
BCA 223 | Video Production | 3(1-4) |
Required Courses II (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
BCA 311WI | Electronic Media Copywriting | 3(3-0) |
BCA 318WI | Electronic Media Newswriting | 3(3-0) |
BCA 506WI | Writing for the Small Screen | 3(3-0) |
BCA 508WI | Writing the Feature-Length Screenplay | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses III (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
BCA 101 | History and Appreciation of the Cinema | 3(2-2) |
BCA 300 | African and African American Film | 3(3-0) |
BCA 309/COM 309 | Mediated Communication and Global Identity | 3(3-0) |
BCA 350 | Women in Film | 3(2-2) |
BCA 351 | Queer Cinema | 3(2-2) |
BCA 503WI | Critiquing Mass Media | 3(3-0) |
BCA 528 | History and Analysis of Documentary Film | 3(2-2) |
Required Course IV (1 hour)
Select one of the following:
BCA 329 | Practicum in Electronic Media | 1-8(Spec) |
BCA 399 | Electronic Media Career Building | 1(1-0) |
BCA 529 | Internship in Electronic Media-Film | 1-6(Spec) |
Electives (9 hours)
Minimum of 9 additional hours of BCA coursework selected by the student in conjunction with a BCA academic advisor.
Total: 25 semester hours