Concentration in Film, Television, and Digital Production (Bachelor of Arts in Media)

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Requirements

The major requires at least 36 credit hours (12 in the Media Core and 24 in the Concentration), including the requirements listed below.

Media School Core.
1. Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
  - MSCH-C 101 Media
  MSCH-C 101 Media
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the role media play in our lives-at work, at school, among family members, friends, and lovers-and analyzes pressing issues in media and society today, such as privacy, globalization, and convergence.
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2. Managing Media. One (1) course:
  - MSCH-C 200 The Videogame Industry: Systems and Management
  - MSCH-C 203 Foundations of Journalism
  - 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
  - MSCH-C 209 Introduction to Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication
  MSCH-C 200 The Videogame Industry: Systems and Management
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines what games are and how they are made. Topics include the games industry: its creative dimensions and economic structures; its history and future; the organization of game development teams; the methods and tools used in game production. Students will gain a deeper and more detailed appreciation for this rapidly evolving, fascinating, and sometimes baffling industry.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 200 or TEL-T 260.
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  MSCH-C 203 Foundations of Journalism
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A robust introduction to the field of journalism and the underlying principles of journalism. Explores the role of journalists and media in American society, the influences of news and entertainment media on audiences, and the role of journalism in modern media environments.
  
  MSCH-C 204 Behind the Prize
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Pulitzer-winning reporters and other award-winning journalists visit the class to share behind-the-scene details of their projects, their ethical choices and the doubts and challenges they faced along the way. The class explores how journalistic prizes are selected and how they shape the future, not just of journalism, but of democracy.
  
  MSCH-C 206 Media Reporting in a Global World
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The goal of the course is for students to understand and articulate the issues in global journalism and the role of the media as a participant in shaping societies.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JOUR-J 206 or MSCH-C 206.
  MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introductory analysis, using a case-study method, of how media industries such as broadcasting, cable, and telephone are structured, funded, and regulated; how media organizations create and market programs and products, and how they manage their operations.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 207 or TEL-T 207.
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  MSCH-C 208 Principles of Public Relations
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to public relations. Examines theory and practice of public relations, how public relations operates in organizations, and its impact on stakeholders and society. Topics include approaches to persuasion, media relations, crisis communication, reputation management, and ethics.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JOUR-J 321, MSCH-C 208, or MSCH-R 321.
  
  MSCH-C 209 Introduction to Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines principles of media advertising and applications across platforms and audiences. Analyzes the advertising industry structures and processes, including the roles of agencies, creative teams, station representatives, and buyers. Topics include the social and individual effects of advertising, ethical issues in advertising, and considerations for advertising in a global marketplace.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH, C 209, MSCH-A 300, MSCH-A 320, MSCH-A 337.
3. 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 218 Sports, Media and Society
  - MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
  - MSCH-C 241 Watching Film
  - MSCH-C 247 Screen Cultures
  - MSCH-C 249 Media Technologies and Culture
  MSCH-C 210 Introduction to Games
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduces the idea of games systems by breaking down games into their different components to build a deep game literacy. Students will learn how to learn a new game quickly; teach complex games to others; recognize and excel at the many different games played in everyday life. Where most courses have readings, this course has "gamings," required games for students to play and learn.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 210 or TEL-T 366.
  MSCH-C 211 Screening Gender and Sexuality
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Critically examines how gender and sexuality are mediated through screen and audio-visual media (including film, video, television, radio, internet) and their cultural contexts. Using humanities approaches, topics might focus on popular media production; various genres, movements, and media cycles; specific cultural and historical contexts; impacts of technological change. Screenings may be required.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 203 or MSCH-C 211.
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  MSCH-C 212 Screening Race and Ethnicity
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Critically examines how race and/or ethnicity are mediated through screen and audio-visual media (including film, video, television, radio, internet) and their cultural contexts.Â Using humanities approaches, topics might focus on representations and debates within mainstream, art, or alternative media.Â May address histories of race, racism, and racial justice.Â Screenings may be required.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 201 or MSCH-C 212.
  Summer 2025CASE DUScourse
  
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  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  MSCH-C 213 Introduction to Media Psychology
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the construction of social meaning associated with mediated messages as well as the range of uses of and consequences of exposure to mediated messages in individual groups, organizations, and society.
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  MSCH-C 214 Race, Prejudice, and the Media
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  This course addresses the psychology of racial prejudice and stereotyping and uses this social-scientific framework to examine the impact of media portrayals. We will focus on how race influences our media consumption decisions and how exposure to certain media messages (in entertainment, news, music, video games) could change racial stereotypes.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 214 or TEL-T 191.
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  MSCH-C 215 History of Videogames
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Covers the origin and development of the videogame. Topics include the location and platforms for gaming (arcades, home game consoles, personal computers); social and cultural impacts (stereotypes, gender roles, media effects, violence, regulation and intellectual property); new gaming trends (mobile and social gaming, free-to-play, and cloud gaming).
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 215 or TEL-T 160.
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  MSCH-C 216 Social Scientific Perspectives of Gender and Media
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the representation of women in the media and analyzes women's creative work as media producers from a social scientific perspective. The course will include lecture and discussion of areas of critical debate: visual representation across media platforms, women's employment in media industries; women as an audience/consumer group.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 216 or TEL-T 192.
  Summer 2025CASE DUScourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE DUScourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
  
  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  MSCH-C 218 Sports, Media and Society
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of the social and financial relationships between sports organizations, media and society. Study of the social implications of sports media content in light of economic connections between sports media and college and professional sports teams, including how television contracts influence media coverage and how organization-based media influence audience perceptions.
  MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Surveys media industries, products, and publics outside the United States context (e.g., Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America). Analyzes regional media in relation to local/global historical, economic, and social processes. Screenings may be required.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 219 or CMCL-C 202.
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  Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
  
  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  MSCH-C 241 Watching Film
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the power, pleasure, politics, and possibilities of cinema. Opportunity to develop film literacy through a better understanding of how film is and has been constructed and experienced. Provides critical techniques for analyzing and appreciating the many forms film has taken.
  
  MSCH-C 247 Screen Cultures
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Draws on theories of screen-based spectatorship and the spatial, material, and performative aspects of screens to present a historically-grounded comparative analysis of the relationship between screen technologies and cultural screen practices. Focuses on public and urban screens, mobile screens, touch screens, and interactive screen-based installations.
  MSCH-C 249 Media Technologies and Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores how our understandings and experiences of culture and everyday life are transformed as media technology re-design, re-shape, re-administer, and re-organize our daily routines, habitats, habits, identities, and modes of communication.
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  Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
4. Making Media. One (1) course:
  - MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Filmmaking
  MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Filmmaking
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Provides a conceptual framework for writing, designing, and evaluating a variety of media products. Media program design is not a hands-on production course but does offer an overview of the production process. Topics include scriptwriting, production design, visualization, composition, editing styles, and others.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 223 or TEL-T 206.
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Concentration.
1. Multi-Camera Production. One (1) course:
  - MSCH-C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I
  MSCH-C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A hands-on course focusing on multi-camera television studio production. Introduces technical aspects of the video signal and builds skills in the proficient operation of the cameras, audio board, lighting console, video switcher, character generator, and other studio equipment. Labs focus on developing these and other skills and producing multi-camera TV productions.
2. Single-Camera Production. One (1) course:
  - MSCH-C 229 Introduction to Single-Camera Production
  MSCH-C 229 Introduction to Single-Camera Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Outlines the basic procedures, techniques, and theories for the production of a video. Main focal points and concentrations include cinematography, lighting, and editing of digital video using single-cam and dual system audio/video recording techniques. Uses DSLR and cinema camera technology and incorporates an HD workflow.
3. Electives. Six (6) courses:
  - Audio Production and Postproduction
  - Documentary
  - General Production
  - Postproduction
  - Screenwriting
  - Broadcast TV Production
  - Directing Narrative Cinema
  - Celluloid Filmmaking
  - Producing Film and TV
  MSCH-G 421 Sound for Games and Playable Media I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  MSCH-G 320; and consent of instructor
  Description
  Explores the theoretical, creative, and technical issues surrounding audio and interaction in games and virtual worlds, virtual reality, augmented reality, art installations, and smartphone applications. Provides the skills needed to construct sound environments that are relevant to visual media and responsive to interactions that happen within a variety of mediated environments.
  
  MSCH-P 353 Production Audio
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223, MSCH-C 228, MSCH-C 229, or MSCH-G 320
  Description
  Practice a broad range of audio recording and mixing exercises in preparation for advanced courses in film, video, and documentary production. Hands-on activities introduce the most commonly encountered types of audio equipment and their proper use.
  
  MSCH-P 369 Sound Design
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 and one of MSCH-C 228, MSCH-C 229 or MSCH-G 320, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Introduces sound design for film and television with a focus on the role of the Sound Effects Editor. Explores the ways sound is used to enhance visual language, provide narrative cues, create a sense of space and place, focus audience attention, provide compositional structure, and create psychological ambience.
  
  MSCH-P 453 Postproduction
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-P 351, MSCH-P 352, MSCH-P 353, MSCH-P 354, MSCH-P 369, or MSCH-P 422; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Hands-on course that focuses on Large Format (4K or higher) video data workflow creation, administration, and delivery following industry standard practices. Builds skills in identifying workflow issues and resolving them. Explores a variety of topics related to video postproduction, including sound design, color correction, final delivery, and more.
  
  MSCH-P 455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor and demonstrated background in MIDI and composition; and at least junior standing
  Description
  Specialized techniques course developing students' skills in music scoring for visual media.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 18 credit hours.
  
  MSCH-P 344 Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking: Theory & Practice
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Explores the variety of documentary film practice. Examines fundamental issues, styles, and techniques (realism, voice, ethics, observation, interview, re-enactment, etc.) through hands-on exercises, screenings, discussions, lectures, and the production of a short form documentary
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MSCH-P 344 or MSCH-P 433.
  
  MSCH-P 351 Advanced Video Field and Post Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 and MSCH-C 228, or consent of instructor
  Notes
  Lab fee required
  Description
  Teaches advanced technical skills and creative principles to produce content for broadcast, commercial, informational, and artistic television. Topics covered include technology, production design, content and structure, composition, lighting, portraiture, audio, editing, color correction, and television broadcast delivery requirements. Opportunities to create projects for external clients may be available through the Office of Service Learning.
  
  MSCH-P 434 Advanced Documentary Filmmaking: Theory & Practice
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223; and MSCH-C228 or MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Focuses on the development and production of a larger scale documentary, including research, story development, writing, filming, and editing.
  
  MSCH-P 435 Advanced Documentary Workshop
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-P 335 or MSCH-P 344 or MSCH-P 360; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Focuses on collaborative production of a substantial documentary. Employs advanced, specialized procedures, theories, and skills involved in professional production, including research, investigative techniques, production design, cinematography, sound, post-production, writing, and rights clearance.
  
  MSCH-H 310 Honors Media Topics
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Must be a current Ernie Pyle Scholar (EPS), Media Scholar (MS), Media School Academic Honors Scholar, or Hutton Honors College student
  Description
  Covers a variety of topics from various media disciplines, including advertising, game design, journalism, law and public policy, media criticism, media production, and public relations. Develops advanced understanding of media topics and how media systems connect with culture, politics, and society. Evaluates and critically analyzes the underlying assumptions of media.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  MSCH-P 452 Topics in Design and Production
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of design or production problems and issues in telecommunications. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 30 credit hours
  
  MSCH-X 360 The Media School in Los Angeles
  
  Credits
  1–4 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Must be accepted into the Media School's Semester in Los Angeles program
  Description
  Focuses on topics relevant to the Media School's Semester in Los Angeles program. Explores various aspects of the entertainment and media industries under the instruction of industry professionals.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 15 credit hours.
  
  MSCH-X 373 Media Internship in Los Angeles
  
  Credits
  1–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  At least sophomore standing; at least 12 credit hours completed in the school; and application for internship credit approved by the school. Application is available on the Media School website
  Description
  Faculty-supervised work in a media field related to student's academic interests. Credits based on at least 45 work hours per credit hour with a maximum of 6 credit hours applied toward any MSCH degree or concentration. Student must write a critical analysis paper and be evaluated by a workplace supervisor.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated up to 6 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Grading
  S/F grading
  
  MSCH-P 352 Editing for Cinema
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 or MSCH-C 250, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Analyze and assemble dramatic scenes under a variety of conditions and narrative strategies. Examine editing theories, techniques and procedures, issues of continuity, effects, movement and sound as they relate to the fundamentals of cinematic montage and visual storytelling. Explore a variety of topics and experiences designed to broaden understanding of the art of cinematic storytelling and montage.
  
  MSCH-P 354 Program Graphics and Animation
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223, MSCH-C250, or MSCH-G 320, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Covers technical skills and creative principles required to produce graphics and animation for television and digital filmmaking applications. Reinforces skills acquisition through hands-on activites and projects using industry-standard software.
  
  MSCH-P 369 Sound Design
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 and one of MSCH-C 228, MSCH-C 229 or MSCH-G 320, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Introduces sound design for film and television with a focus on the role of the Sound Effects Editor. Explores the ways sound is used to enhance visual language, provide narrative cues, create a sense of space and place, focus audience attention, provide compositional structure, and create psychological ambience.
  
  MSCH-P 422 Color Correction & Finishing
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 351 or MSCH-P 352; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Focuses on the techniques, tools, and skills required to prepare an edited program for final distribution, including color-correction, stylization, video scopes, and dialogue normalization.
  
  MSCH-P 453 Postproduction
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-P 351, MSCH-P 352, MSCH-P 353, MSCH-P 354, MSCH-P 369, or MSCH-P 422; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Hands-on course that focuses on Large Format (4K or higher) video data workflow creation, administration, and delivery following industry standard practices. Builds skills in identifying workflow issues and resolving them. Explores a variety of topics related to video postproduction, including sound design, color correction, final delivery, and more.
  
  MSCH-P 331 Introduction to Screenwriting
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 or MSCH-C 250
  Description
  Introductory course covering formal elements of Hollywood-style narrative screenwriting, focusing on screenplay format, stages of story development, story structure, character arcs, plotting, conflict, theme, point-of-view, dialogue, subtext, and scene description. Analyzes distinctions between literary writing and screenwriting.
  
  MSCH-P 430 Writer's Room
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A C- or better in MSCH-P 331, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Advanced screen writing class where students develop an original 30 minute dramatic web series under the supervision of a Media School instructor and that will be produced on a Media School sound stage by production students.
  
  MSCH-P 431 Feature Film Screenwriting
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- of higher in MSCH-P 331; or consent of the instructor
  Description
  Builds on the foundations of MSCH-P 331, by focusing on the creation of original, feature-length Hollywood style narrative screenplays. Workshops delve deeper into genre conventions, story structure, character development, plotting, conflict, theme, point of view, dialogue, and sub text.
  
  MSCH-P 432 TV Series Writing
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 331; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Builds on the foundations of MSCH-P 331, by focusing on the development process and writing of a long form narrative series, including the creation of a series bible, an outline for the first season, and a written and revised pilot episode for an original series.
  
  MSCH-P 351 Advanced Video Field and Post Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 and MSCH-C 228, or consent of instructor
  Notes
  Lab fee required
  Description
  Teaches advanced technical skills and creative principles to produce content for broadcast, commercial, informational, and artistic television. Topics covered include technology, production design, content and structure, composition, lighting, portraiture, audio, editing, color correction, and television broadcast delivery requirements. Opportunities to create projects for external clients may be available through the Office of Service Learning.
  
  MSCH-P 354 Program Graphics and Animation
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223, MSCH-C250, or MSCH-G 320, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Covers technical skills and creative principles required to produce graphics and animation for television and digital filmmaking applications. Reinforces skills acquisition through hands-on activites and projects using industry-standard software.
  
  MSCH-P 356 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production II
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 228, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Advanced, hands-on course in TV studio production. Builds on existing proficiency within the TV studio environment through directing shows, developing content, and operating gear in a multi-camera TV studio. Provides instruction and practice in high-level communication skills required to produce multi-camera studio projects.
  
  MSCH-X 386 Introduction to Live Event Sports Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Description
  Provides students with an introductory experience to live event production in sports media. Students engage in training on live video production, including camera work, graphics, replay, audio, and technical directing. Students apply training through a series of live video productions of sporting events through the Big Ten Network Plus program.
  Grading
  S/F Grading.
  
  MSCH-X 486 Advanced Live Event Sports Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  MSCH-X 386 with a grade of S; or consent of the instructor
  Description
  Provides students with prior training in live sports event production further practical education. Continued development through hands-on experience with live video production, including camera, graphics, replay, audio, technical directing, directing, and producing. Students provide production of sporting events through the Big Ten Network Plus program and Indiana University Radio-Television Services.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Grading
  S/F Grading.
  
  MSCH-X 488 Multi Camera TV News Production Practicum
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Description
  Hands-on course focusing on multi-camera television news production. Technical aspects of the video signal and skills in the proficient operation of the cameras, audio board, lighting console, video switcher, character generator, and other studio equipment. This practicum focuses on developing these and other skills and producing multi-camera News TV productions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Grading
  S/F Grading
  
  MSCH-P 361 Intermediate Motion Picture Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- of higher in MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Focuses on the ecology of the department-based work environment of a professional motion picture set. Provides practice in the various film crew roles, including producer, director, cinematographer, gaffer, script supervisor, production designer, assistant director, sound recordist, boom operator, data wrangler/editor, grip, and unit production manager.
  
  MSCH-P 440 Directing the Cinematic Story
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 361; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Explores the functions involved in directing narrative film through scholarly analysis and hands-on practice. Focuses on scripted storytelling with the goal of developing the unique style, tone, and voice of each visual storyteller.
  
  MSCH-P 441 Directing Actors for Cinema
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 361; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Explores the functions involved in directing actors for narrative film through scholarly analysis and hands-on practice. Focuses on cinematic storytelling to build proficiency in communication, collaboration, problem solving, and character/actor development for film and scripted television.
  
  MSCH-P 360 Motion Picture Production
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 229
  Description
  A hands-on introduction to the technical and aesthetic basics of making 16mm silent films, including the skills needed to design, direct, light, shoot, and edit this type of production
  
  MSCH-P 438 Experiments with the Film Camera
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  MSCH-P 360; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Explores techniques and concepts of experimental filmmaking, building on the foundation of other production classes. Activities employ skills in basic cinematography and visual storytelling, as well as in the fundamentals of digital editing.
  
  MSCH-P 467 Short Film
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or above in MSCH-C 229, MSCH-P 331 and MSCH-P 361
  Description
  Focuses on scripted storytelling and provides opportunities to hone individual style as a filmmaker through the production of short films using industry-standard technologies, interaction with local short film producers, and critical analysis of short form cinematic pieces.
  
  MSCH-P 468 Double Exposure: Advanced Collaborative Workshop
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  A grade of C- or above in MSCH-C 223, MSCH-C 229, and MSCH-P 361
  Description
  Film and music students collaborate in the production of a short film to be screened, with live musical accompaniment, at the IU Cinema. Covers all stages of production, with special emphasis on collaboration between music and sound teams, as well as preparation of a media artifact for public exhibition.
  
  MSCH-M 330 Production Management
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 and MSCH-C 228 OR MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
  Description
  Explores the organizational, economic/ business, and legal aspects of production management of commercial and noncommercial projects, including television and news media.
  
  MSCH-M 332 Media Law for Producers
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  In the complex new media age people who create and distribute content constantly intersect with an equally complex legal environment. This course explores legal issues such as contracts and permissions; intellectual property and service-marks; privacy and fraud; slander and libel; and employment and unions.
  
  MSCH-M 453 Media Industry Topics
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH-C 101 and MSCH-C 207, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Exploration of management or strategic problems and issues in telecommunications. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours in MSCH-M 453 and TEL-T 453.
  
  MSCH-P 436 Advanced Production Workshop
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  C- or higher in MSCH P-344 or MSCH-P 360 or MSCH-P 361; or consent of instructor
  Description
  A capstone course for the Film, Television, and Digital Production concentration focused on planning, directing, and producing programs or program segments that may air on WTIU, Indiana University\'s public television station.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for up to nine credit hours.
Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. Major GPA. 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.
2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
4. Major Residency. 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.
5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the MSCH prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course, consistent with the policies herein, that is part of a concentration, track, and/or specialization being pursued as part of this academic program

Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement:

None

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (JOURBAJ)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts (CINEARTBFA)
Bachelor of Science in Game Design (GAMEDSGNBS)
Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling (NMISTACRT1)
Minor in Black Cinema and Media Studies (BLKCNMDMIN)
Minor in Cinema and Media Studies (CNMDASTMIN)
Minor in Film Production (FILMPRDMIN)
Minor in Game Design (GAMEDSNMIN)
Minor in Global Media (GLVMDIAMIN)
Minor in Media and Creative Advertising (MDCRADMIN)
Minor in Media and Diversity (MDIADIVMIN)
Minor in Media Law and Ethics (MDLWETMIN)
Minor in Media Persuasion (MDIAPRSMIN)
Minor in Media, Sex and Gender (MDGNDRMIN)
Minor in Public Relations (PBLCRELMIN)
[Name unavailable] (NMISTACRT)
[Name unavailable] (FAMEDIAMIN)
[Name unavailable] (SPORTMDMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit'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 College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
1. CASE Foundations
  1. English Composition: 1 course
  2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
  1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
  2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
  3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
3. CASE Culture Studies
  1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
  2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
7. 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.

Concentration in Film, Television, and Digital Production (Bachelor of Arts in Media)

Requirements

Major hours and GPA

Major Area Courses

Exclusions

Restrictions on combining this major with other academic programs

Major requirement exceptions and substitutions

Specializations