Program: Mass Communication, Electronic Media Communication Concentration (Electronic Media Production), B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Electronic Media Communication

The electronic media production specialty within the Electronic Media Communication program teaches video and film production. Studio production courses are complemented with field production coursework. Used for instruction are three TV studios, a 40-foot-high definition mobile video production lab, postproduction facilities, a cable television channel, a 100,000-watt FM radio station, a student-operated FM station, two electronic newsrooms, plus “converged-media experiences in the Center for Innovation in Media. This specialty blends theoretical and hands-on approaches to electronic media education. Students are encouraged to complete their education with internships in professional settings.

Admission to Candidacy

To be admitted to candidacy in the electronic media production specialty, the student must meet the following requirements:

45 hours completed before applying for candidacy
Grade of C (2.00) or better in each of the following:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020

JOUR 2710 , EMC 3020 , EMC 3060 , or equivalent writing competency (grade of B or better in ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 )

ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020

EMC 2410 or EMC 2500

EMC 3130 or EMC 3131

Minimum overall GPA in all college coursework of 2.50.
Math course satisfying General Education requirements.

Required Courses (33 hours)

Total hours in college not to exceed 40

College Core (9 hours)

EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
EMC 3020 - Writing for the Electronic Media 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3060 - Writing for Digital Media 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
equivalent writing competency
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
equivalent law competency

Electronic Media Production Requirements (18 hours)

EMC 2410 - Introduction to Electronic Media 3 credit hours OR
EMC 2500 - Survey of New Media Communication 3 credit hours
EMC 3130 - Introduction to Field Video Production 3 credit hours
EMC 3131 - Introduction to Studio Video Production 3 credit hours
EMC 3140 - Multi-Camera Directing and Producing 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3150 - Single-Camera Directing and Producing 3 credit hours
Non pass/fail electives 6 credit hours

Advanced Production Required Courses (6-9 hours)

EMC 4130 - Advanced Production Editing 3 credit hours
EMC 4150 - Video Series Production 3 credit hours
EMC 4940 - Advanced Seminar-Electronic Media Production 3 credit hours (3-9 hours)
Advisor-approved production alternative

Mass Communication Additional Electives (6 hours)

Other Requirements (80-87 hours)

Minor in liberal arts
At least 65 semester hours in liberal arts and sciences
80 hours outside the College of Mass Communication

Recommended Curriculum

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 credit hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Minor 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
EMC (varies by sequence) 6 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120