Media and Communications (B.A.)
Career Tracks
After several core courses in Media and Communications, you can choose to specialize in one or more of the career tracks. Our students enjoy developing complementary skills in filmmaking, music, design, and writing — and collaborating with each other. Throughout your major, you’ll build a professional portfolio of work.
Filmmaking
Learn and practice the entire filmmaking process — from initial concept through screenwriting, directing, shooting, editing, and production. You’ll explore a variety of styles, including documentary, creative, and feature films.
- Producing
- Directing
- Editing
- Camera
- Lighting
- Screenwriting
- Special effects
- Web/radio broadcasting
This track will help you prepare for a career (or graduate studies) in:
- Filmmaking
- Cinematography
- Broadcasting
- Video art
- Marketing
- Entertainment
- Journalism
- Interactive/social media
- Project management
Creative Musical Arts
Develop a personal, artistic voice and explore multiple aspects of the music-making process. You’ll be exposed to a diverse range of musical styles and can integrate your work with the other Media & Communications career tracks.
- Improvisation
- Composition
- Songwriting
- Music technology
- Performing
- Theory
- Aural skills
- Instrumental technique
- Repertoire
- Melody, harmony, and rhythm
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Digital Arts
Learn and apply a wide range of skills, from web design and animation to digital photography. Nearly all forms of media are converging into digital formats, opening new career opportunities for designers.
- Web design (including HTML, CSS, Flash)
- Graphic design for web & print
- Web animation & video
- Digital photography
- Digital imaging
This track will help you prepare for a career as a:
- Web designer/animator
- Multimedia designer
- Creative director
- Layout artist
- Brand identity designer
- Illustrator
- Photographer
- Photo editor
- Web marketer
Professional & creative writing
Develop your writing skills in a variety of genres — all with a professional, career-oriented focus. Good writers are always in demand.
- Screenwriting
- Travel writing
- Creative writing
- Fiction
- Writing for the web
- Literary nonfiction
- Graphic narrative
- Personal memoir
This track helps prepare you for a career in:
- Writing
- Web journalism
- Creative development (film/TV/web)
- Internet publishing
- Editing
- Marketing