Program: Mass Communication, Electronic Media Communication Concentration (Video and Film), B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 06, 2025

2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Electronic Media Communication
615-898-5862
Robert Gordon, program coordinator
Robert.Gordon@mtsul.edu

The video and film 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.

NOTE: Students majoring in Mass Communication must earn a C (2.00) or better in each course in the college in order to graduate.

Admission to Candidacy

To be admitted to candidacy in the video and film 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

EMC 3020 , EMC 3060 , JOUR 2710

ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020

EMC 2410 or EMC 2500

EMC 2130 or EMC 2131

3. Minimum overall GPA in all college coursework of 2.50.

4. Math course satisfying General Education requirements.

Required Courses (33 hours)

Mass Communication Upper-Division Electives (6 hours)

Other Requirements

Minor (15-18 hours)
72 hours outside the College of Mass Communication

Curriculum: Mass Communication, Electronic Media Communication (Video and Film)

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)
EMC 2410 - Introduction to Electronic Media 3 credit hours OR
EMC 2500 - Survey of New Media Communication 3 credit hours
EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
Natural Sciences (2 rubrics) 8 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 hours

Sophomore

Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Electives 9 credit hours
Writing equivalency 3 credit hours
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)
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
EMC 2130 - Introduction to Field Video Production 3 credit hours OR
EMC 2131 - Introduction to Studio Video Production 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 hours

Junior

EMC 3140 - Multi-Camera Directing and Producing 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3150 - Single-Camera Directing and Producing 3 credit hours
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
EMC upper-division electives (non-pass/fail) 6 credit hours
Electives 12 credit hours
EMC 2130 - Introduction to Field Video Production 3 credit hours OR
EMC 2131 - Introduction to Studio Video Production 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 hours

Senior

EMC advanced production requirement 6 credit hours
Electives 13 credit hours
Electives (Mass Comm/general) 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Mass Communication, Electronic Media Communication (Video and Film), B.S., Academic Map

Mass Communication, Electronic Media Communication Concentration (Video and Film), B.S.

Admission to Candidacy

Required Courses (33 hours)

College Core (9 hours)

Video and Film Requirements (18 hours)

Advanced Production Required Courses (6-9 hours)

Mass Communication Upper-Division Electives (6 hours)

Other Requirements

Curriculum: Mass Communication, Electronic Media Communication (Video and Film)

Freshman

Subtotal: 32 hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 30 hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Map