Media Studies

Department Chairperson: Dr. Stephen Macek
Media Studies Faculty

Mission Statement

With majors in Journalism, Broadcast and Interactive Media Studies, the Media Studies Department offers a wide range of courses that will provide you with an equally wide-ranging skill set. Students in all three areas get hands-on experience in practicum courses as well as internships.

Journalism — Our innovative program grounds students in mass media history, ethics and law while developing skills in writing, editing, multimedia, social media and design. Journalism students cover hard news and write persuasive pieces, first-person essays and feature-length narrative stories. Additionally, students will learn the skills required of a modern journalist, including how to manage video, photographs, audio, web and social content.

In addition to regular classes, students spend time in MED 152 - College News Practicum , serving as a staff member for our award-winning student news site, ncclinked.com and the print newspaper, The Chronicle.

Broadcast — Students who pursue the broadcast curriculum gain knowledge and experience in this far-reaching field. With classes in both audio and video production, graduates have gone on to pursue careers as radio DJs, television producers and sound engineers.

Classes include instruction in the following areas: radio programming and performance, video production and editing, screenwriting, and writing for broadcast news.

In addition, students have the opportunity to become part of the award-winning campus radio station, WONC.

Interactive Media Studies — Interactive media students learn to merge various digital media (text, graphics, video and audio) in a computer environment so users can interact with it by reading, watching, listening to and, in the case of your phone, touching. Interactive media includes the Internet and websites, streaming audio and video, multimedia presentations, virtual reality, 3D animation and video games, to name a few.

Students have a choice of two tracks from which to choose: Convergent Media and Technology. 

Degree offered: B.A.

Programs

• Broadcast Communication, B.A.
• Interactive Media Studies, Convergent-Media Track, B.A.
• Interactive Media Studies, Interactive Media Technology Track, B.A.
• Journalism, B.A.

• Broadcast Minor
• Interactive Media Studies Minor
• Journalism Minor

Courses

• MED 100 - Introduction to Visual Literacy
• MED 105 - Web Design I
• MED 113 - TV Performance
• MED 117 - Radio Performance
• MED 150 - Multimedia Practicum
• MED 152 - College News Practicum
• MED 200 - Professional Writing for Digital Platforms
• MED 205 - Web Design II
• MED 215 - Introduction to Web Programming
• MED 222 - Video Editing and Production I
• MED 225 - Newsgathering I
• MED 232 - Digital Audio Editing and Production
• MED 240 - Media Law
• MED 242 - Media Ethics
• MED 250 - News Editing
• MED 260 - Introduction to New Media
• MED 262 - Radio Production and Direction
• MED 266 - Broadcast News
• MED 270 - Screenwriting
• MED 273 - Station Programming
• MED 277 - Broadcast Copywriting
• MED 297 - Internship
• MED 299 - Independent Study
• MED 320 - Motion Graphics
• MED 322 - Video Editing and Production II
• MED 325 - Newsgathering II
• MED 343 - Digital Illustration and Prepress Production
• MED 345 - Digital Journalism
• MED 382 - Computer and Electronic Music
• MED 390 - Special Topics
• MED 391 - Seminar in Broadcast Media
• MED 392 - Topics in Journalism
• MED 397 - Internship
• MED 399 - Independent Study
• MED 405 - Advanced Radio Production and Direction
• MED 422 - Advanced Studio Production
• MED 485 - Multimedia Journalism Capstone Seminar
• MED 490 - Portfolio Workshop
• MED 491 - Seminar in Broadcast Media
• MED 497 - Internship
• MED 499 - Independent Study