Media Arts and Studies BS

Requirements

General Education — 51 hours

See the General Education Curriculum Section for the complete list of courses.

Media Arts and Studies Core — 26 hours (23 hours for LAFSC option)

Students who choose the LAFSC option of the TV/Film Production Concentration (see below) are required to take all Core courses EXCEPT COM 4510. For those students, the LAFSC internship takes the place of COM 4510.
COM 2210Introduction to Mass Media

3

COM 2215/ITI 2215Introduction to Film and Video Production

3

COM 2620Foundations of Media Writing

3

COM 3010Theories of Communication

3

COM 4000Advanced Public Speaking

3

COM 4510Career Internship in Communication Studies

1-3

COM 4550Research Methods in Communication Studies

3

COM 4801Media Arts Senior Project

2-3

MCM 1050Basic Concepts of Audio Technology

3

COM 4510: 3 hours required

COM 4801: 2 hours required, may take up to 3

Areas of Concentration (Choose one)

TV/Film Production Concentration — 22-25 hours

This concentration may be fulfilled in two ways: with courses taken entirely at Trevecca Nazarene University or with courses taken partially at Trevecca Nazarene University and at the CCCU's Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC).

TV/Film Production — 22 hours

Option #1: Degree completed completely at Trevecca.

COM 2410Acting I: Theory and Practice (FE-10)

2

COM 2720Film Criticism

1

COM 3020Advanced Film and Video Production

3

COM 3025Scriptwriting for TV/Film

3

COM 3640Camera Acting and Directing

3

MCM 4210Audio for Digital Cinema

3

Advanced Film Production Electives (Choose one):
COM 3100Short Film Production

3

COM 3110Special Effects & Animation for Film & Television I

3

COM 4090Special Effects & Animation for Film & Television II

3

COM 4190/ITI 4190Organizational and Corporate Video Production

3

COM 4500Documentary

3

Advanced Theatre Electives (Choose one combination or other approved advanced theatre courses)
COM 2950Script Analysis

1

and

COM 4040Play Directing (FE-10)

3

 

or

 

COM 2950Script Analysis

1

and

COM 4030Design and Production for the Stage (FE-10)

3

TV/Film Production — 25 hours

Option #2: Degree completed at Trevecca in cooperation with LAFSC.*

COM 2410Acting I: Theory and Practice (FE-10)

2

COM 2720Film Criticism

1

COM 3020Advanced Film and Video Production

3

Advanced Film Production Electives (Choose one):
COM 3025Scriptwriting for TV/Film

3

COM 3100Short Film Production

3

COM 3110Special Effects & Animation for Film & Television I

3

COM 3640Camera Acting and Directing

3

COM 4090Special Effects & Animation for Film & Television II

3

COM 4190/ITI 4190Organizational and Corporate Video Production

3

COM 4500Documentary

3

MCM 4210Audio for Digital Cinema

3

LAFSC Courses
COM 9910
Inside Hollywood Internship

6

COM 9930
Faith & Artistic Development in Film

3

COM 9960
Hollywood Production Workshop

4

Internship: Fulfills Media Arts Core requirement for COM 4510 + 3 hours of elective credit

LAFSC Electives (Choose one):
COM 9925
Narrative Storytelling

3

COM 9926
Professional Acting for the Camera

3

COM 9927
Professional Screenwriting

3

COM 9928
LAFSC Independent Study

3

*Students must apply and be accepted into the LAFSC program. Students taking this option will spend a semester their Junior or Senior year living and studying film in Los Angeles, CA. Additional fees may apply. Acceptance to Trevecca Nazarene University does not guarantee acceptance to the LAFSC program. Students must meet certain GPA and other LAFSC requirements to complete the program in LA. For LAFSC academic requirements and application instructions, see www.bestsemester.com.

Media Studies Concentration — 19 hours

COM 2510Journalism Ethics

3

COM 2520Multimedia Theory and Trends

3

COM 2720Film Criticism

1

COM 3000Principles of Public Relations

3

COM 3030The Impact of Film on Society

3

COM 3035Narrative Strategies in Film

3

Choose one of the following:
COM 3020Advanced Film and Video Production

3

COM 3610Advanced Broadcast Journalism

3

COM 2710Advanced Reporting and Editing

3

Minor (Student’s Choice) — 15-18 hours

General Electives — 3-9 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120