Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.F.A.; B.S.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. In order to declare a BCA major or minor, a student must first meet with an assigned BCA advisor.
2. 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	At the Movies: History and Analysis of Cinema	3(2-2)
BCA 309/COM 309	Mediated Communication and Global Identity	3(3-0)
BCA 350/WGS 350	Women in Film	3(2-2)
BCA 351/WGS 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