Digital Media Production - B.S.
Kent, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
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PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Digital Media Production - B.S.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media Production educates students to create exciting fiction and non-fiction content for delivery in today’s most in-demand formats. Whether they want to produce the next award-winning podcast, write a hit streaming series, or influence millions with social media content, students learn from seasoned professionals using industry standard technology to tell their stories on screens big or small.
Many opportunities exist to collaborate with students from theatre and dance, game design, science, music, art, fashion and technology during the production of live TV, short films, audio series, documentaries and animated works.
Students also have the chance to work with Kent State’s TeleProductions operations, the nationally recognized Student Media outlets at the School, and even NPR affiliate WKSU.
With the added professional experience students earn from the required internship, they graduate ready to play a leading role in the entertainment industry of tomorrow.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university's website for more information.
Curriculum
Semester One
- Elements of Film, Tv and Animation
- Production Safety and Set Protocol
- Media, Power and Culture (DIVD) (KSS)
- Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Two
- Production Fundamentals
- Story for Picture
College of Communication and Information Core Electives
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Three
- Directing for Picture
- Digital Video Editing or Sound for Picture or Digital Cinematography
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
General Elective
Semester Four
- Production I
- Digital Video Editing or Sound for Picture or Digital Cinematography
College of Communication and Information Core Electives
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
General Electives
Semester Five
- Digital Video Editing or Sound for Picture or Digital CinematographyDigital Video Editing or Sound for Picture or Digital Cinematography
Advanced Skills Elective
Additional Major Electives
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Six
- Law of Mass Communication
- Producing for Picture
College of Communication and Information Core Electives
General Electives
Semester Seven
- Ethics and Issues in Mass Communication (WIC)
Advanced Skills Elective
General Electives
Semester Eight
- Production II (ELR)
General Electives
Program Outcome
Accreditation
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical thinking, grounded in a legal and ethical framework.
- Gather information, analyze it, and make informed judgments using methods and tools appropriate to their professions.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply theory and research appropriate to their professions, including quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply basic ethical principles to their professional work.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply laws and regulations applicable to their professional work.
- Write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve.
- Demonstrate understanding of how media and their professions evolved historically, their role in societal development and their global interaction today with institutions and individuals.
- Demonstrate appreciation for diverse cultures and individual differences, and reflect that appreciation in their work.
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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