Move the World with Your Mind

Studies Concentration

For students interested in pursuing careers as journalists, media analysts, communications directors, publicists, social media campaign directors, and advertisers, we offer a Studies Concentration designed to develop the essential writing and analytical skills needed to launch a career or transfer to a four-year institution, all while benefiting from the expertise of our accomplished faculty members.

One Program, Two Concentrations

In today’s world, there is an insatiable and ever-expanding need for content. Just think about every movie theater, every cable channel, every streaming platform, and every social media application. Each of these thousands of outlets needs someone to create the stories they broadcast. That someone can be you.

For those stories to be told well, students need both technical production skills and the creative and analytical skills that inform them. Our program builds the foundation for future success in a broad range of communications industry careers.

All Media Studies students take both media production and media studies courses. We believe that production skills require an understanding of narrative structure, critical thinking, and ethical consideration to be fully realized. Likewise, communication industry studies and critical analysis require a firm grasp of the reality of the production process.

Theater

The newly renovated theater will provide real-world learning experiences for students. They’ll be recording video as well as recording and mixing audio performances, and that’s going to make a difference when they interview for professional jobs. The theater will provide invaluable opportunities for students to engage in professional production, which is unique for a college.

Program outcomes

• Apply effectively the essential communication skills, including reading, writing, speaking, listening and visual image creation;
• Explain the history, theory and practical applications of mass communication;
• Apply professional, legal, and ethical principles of communication to diverse audiences and contexts;
• Distinguish the various tasks and ongoing development requirements performed by communication professionals in a rapidly changing environment;
• Apply rhetorical analysis and media literacy skills to advance civic responsibility and an understanding of communication in a free society.

Program Curriculum

*Any TAOC approved LIT, MUS, DAN or THA course.