The Media School
Concentration in Cinema and Media Arts—Studies and Production (Bachelor of Arts in Media)
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements MDAC03
Cinema and Media Arts—Studies and Production students will take five courses within the concentration. All students will take courses in both "Cinema and Media Arts Production" and "Cinema and Media Arts Studies" to build the skills associated with the creation and a critical understanding of film, television, and digital, screen and aural media. In so doing, they come to understand and engage with both the meanings of media and the processes through which meanings are constructed within a broad range of contexts.
Requirements
The major requires at least 36 credit hours (12 in the Media Core, 15 in the Concentration, and 9 in the Specialization), including the requirements listed below.
- Media School Core. Each of the following:
- Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 101 Media
- Managing Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 200 The Videogame Industry: Systems and Management
- MSCH-C 204 Behind the Prize
- MSCH-C 206 Media Reporting in a Global World
- MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management
- MSCH-C 208 Principles of Public Relations
- Thinking Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 210 Introduction to Games
- MSCH-C 211 Screening Gender and Sexuality
- MSCH-C 212 Screening Race and Ethnicity
- MSCH-C 213 Introduction to Media Psychology
- MSCH-C 214 Race, Prejudice, and the Media
- MSCH-C 215 History of Videogames
- MSCH-C 216 Social Scientific Perspectives of Gender and Media
- MSCH-C 217 Image Cultures
- MSCH-C 218 Sports, Media and Society
- MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
- Making Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Filmmaking
- MSCH-C 226
- MSCH-C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I
- Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
- Concentration. Each of the following:
- Cinema and Media Studies. Two (2) courses:
- Cinema/Media studies courses
- Any MSCH-F 100–499
- Other courses
- MSCH-B 445 Sports and Television
- MSCH-D 337 Digital Media
- MSCH-H 399 Readings for Honors
- MSCH-J 450 History of Journalism
- MSCH-J 470 Broadcast Media Analysis
- MSCH-M 411 Media Industries and Cultural Production
- MSCH-S 471 Applying Theory to Media Design
- MSCH-T 410
- Three (3) credit hours from the following:
- MSCH-X 370 Community and Media
- MSCH-X 472 Media Internship
- Cinema and Media Production. Two (2) courses:
- Production courses
- Any MSCH-P 100–499
- Other courses
- MSCH-A 305 Strategic Content Development
- MSCH-C 209 Introduction to Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication
- MSCH-D 337 Digital Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-D 435
- MSCH-F 306 Writing Media Criticism
- MSCH-G 400 Game Production II
- MSCH-J 303
- MSCH-J 344 Photojournalism Reporting
- MSCH-J 362 Journalism Multimedia Storytelling
- MSCH-J 363 Web and Mobile Design
- MSCH-J 365 Graphic Design I
- MSCH-J 385 Television News Reporting and Producing
- MSCH-J 415 Literary Journalism
- MSCH-J 444 Advanced Photojournalism
- MSCH-J 464 Infographics
- MSCH-J 465 Graphic Design II
- MSCH-M 330 Production Management
- MSCH-M 411 Media Industries and Cultural Production
- MSCH-M 413 Global Media Issues
- Three (3) credit hours from the following:
- MSCH-X 472 Media Internship
- MSCH-X 473 Undergraduate Full-Time Media Internship
- MSCH-X 474 Journalism Internship
- MSCH-X 476 WTIU Production Workshop
- MSCH-X 478 Field Experience in Media (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-X 490 Projects in Media
- Elective. One (1) additional course from 2a or 2b above.
- Additional Requirements.
- At least nine (9) credit hours in the concentration must be at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Cinema and Media Studies. Two (2) courses:
- Specialization.
- One (1) Media Specialization (see list below)
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate and analyze mediated information, applying a variety of theoretical and historical concepts and critical techniques;
- Develop and practice skills essential to careers in motion picture production for cinema, television and aspects of interactive games and the web;
- Create original works that demonstrate skills learned in hands-on production courses, including cinematography, editing, scriptwriting, audio design, and more;
- Identify and employ emerging technologies to create products for multiple purposes on distinct platforms for a variety of audiences; and
- Understand the theoretical, critical, and historical aspects of cinema, television, digital, and aural media, as outlets for aesthetic expression, political mobilization and cultural circulation across a global framework.
Specializations
- Specialization in Advertising Creative
- Specialization in Advertising Management
- Specialization in Art, Aesthetics and Experimental Media
- Specialization in Audio Journalism
- Specialization in Black Cinema Studies: Aesthetics, History, and Image
- Specialization in Broadcast Journalism
- Specialization in Creative Industry Management
- Specialization in Digital Journalism
- Specialization in Documentary
- Specialization in Editing and Post Production
- Specialization in Game Art
- Specialization in Game Audio
- Specialization in Game Production
- Specialization in Global Media
- Specialization in Graphic Communication
- Specialization in Health Communication
- Specialization in International Cinema
- Specialization in Media & Creative Advertising Strategies
- Specialization in Media and Cultural Studies
- Specialization in Media and Diversity
- Specialization in Media History New and Old
- Specialization in Media Law and Ethics
- Specialization in Media Persuasion and Behavior
- Specialization in Media Psychology
- Specialization in Media Research
- Specialization in Multi-Camera Video Production
- Specialization in Narrative Filmmaking
- Specialization in New Media Marketing
- Specialization in News Writing
- Specialization in Photojournalism
- Specialization in Politics and Media
- Specialization in PR and Strategic Communication
- Specialization in Screenwriting
- Specialization in Sex, Gender and Media
- Specialization in Sports Journalism
- Specialization in Video Journalism
- Specialization in Web