Broadcast & Cinematic Arts (BCA)          Course Schedules

BCA 503 Critiquing Mass Media 3(3-0) F, Sp, Su
Critical appraisal of mass communications systems and their content. Special attention to the electronic media’s aesthetic properties and societal effects. Prerequisite: BCA 210 with a grade of C or better.

BCA 505 Advanced Electronic Media Writing 3(3-0) F
Intensive work in refining copy and full-length scripts. Audio and video writing strategies and coordination skills with special emphasis on the functioning of the creative team. Prerequisite: BCA 311. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 510 Broadcast and Cable Law 3(3-0) F, Sp, Su
Regulation of the electronic media. Examination of legal and administrative materials and cases. Prerequisites: BCA 310, 503. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 511 Broadcast and Cable Sales 3(3-0) F, Sp
Organizational systems and processes of radio, television, and cable sales. Emphasis on selling techniques found most reliable in modern sales practices. Prerequisite: BCA 210 with a grade of C or better. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 512 Broadcast and Cable Promotion 3(3-0) F, Sp, Su
Tools and techniques to promote radio, television, and cable. Emphasis on media needs, community relations, and problems unique to the electronic media promoter. Prerequisites: BCA 210 with a grade of C or better; BCA 311. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 515 Sports Broadcasting 3(2-2) Su
Overview of the sports broadcasting industry. Emphasis on tools and techniques of live-event production and electronic sports reporting. Prerequisites: BCA 222 or 223, BCA 210, 317 each with "C" or better.

BCA 516 Broadcast and Cable Management 3(3-0) F
Management in contemporary telecommunications settings. Prerequisite: Limited to juniors or above. Instructor approval required.

BCA 517 Advanced Audio and Video Performance 3(2-2) F
Study and intensive practice in complex media performance situations. Special emphasis on realistic laboratory experience designed to explore the professional requirements for electronic media talent. Prerequisites: BCA 317 with a grade of “C” or better or permission of instructor.

BCA 518 Advanced Radio and Television News 3(2-2) Sp
Techniques of newsgathering, reporting, and interviewing for electronic media. Prerequisite: BCA 318 or JRN 216. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 519 Electronic Media Programming 3(2-2) F
Examination of broadcast/cable programming in terms of recent trends and strategies. Extensive attention to the role and tasks of the program director as manager. Prerequisite: 10 hours in BCA. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 520 Special Topics in Mass Media 1-9 (Spec) D
Current topics for each semester listed in the Schedule of Classes. Three hours each; maximum credit, nine hours. Prerequisite: Prior written consent of the instructor. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 521 Electronic Cinematography 3(2-2) Sp
Theory and practice in the production of short and long form narrative video, with emphasis on the aesthetic aspects of lighting, direction and editing. Prerequisites: BCA 223, 422 with a grade of "C" or better in each; or permission of instructor.

BCA 522 Multimedia Audio Post production 3(2-2) F
Advanced recording, editing, sweetening, synchronizing and mixing of audio for selected electronic broadcast and multimedia applications. Prerequisites: BCA 223, 421 with a grade of "C" or better in each; or permission of instructor.

BCA 524 Producing Television News 3(1-4) F, Sp
A practical approach to producing news with students gathering, writing, producing, and directing news programming over local cable outlets. Prerequisite: BCA 318 or BCA 223 or instructor approval. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 525 Film Genre Study 3-9(Spec) D
In-depth examination of selected film genres, themes, and trends. Repeatable up to nine hours when content previously studied is not duplicated. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 527 Film Directors 3-9(Spec) D
In-depth examination of selected film directors with focus on their themes, visual style, and lives. Critical analysis of films viewed is emphasized. Repeatable up to nine hours. Prerequisites: BCA 288 or permission of instructor. Limited to juniors or above.

BCA 528 History and Analysis of Nonfiction Film 3(2-2) D
History and techniques of the nonfiction film and video. Historical and contemporary examples including newsreels, propaganda, film, and television documentaries.

BCA 529 Internship in Radio-TV-Film 2-6(Spec) F, Sp, Su
Directed work experience at participating stations, advertising agencies, and production houses. Prerequisites: Prior written approval of BCA intern director. Limited to juniors or above. Open only to signed BCA majors or minors.

BCA 531 Corporate Video/Media Production 3(2-2) F
Lecture and intensive hands-on theory, design and production of video and interactive programming specifically for and within institutional/corporate settings. Prerequisites: BCA 223, 422; or permission of instructor.

BCA 532 Advanced Video/Multimedia Post-Production 3(2-2) Sp
Lecture and intensive hands-on theory, design and production of multimedia/interactive digital video, with emphasis on advance post-production technologies and techniques. Prerequisites: BCA 223, 422 with a grade of "C" or better in each; or permission of instructor.

BCA 560 Radio Operations I 3(1-4) Su
Preparation and performance in radio broadcast practices, emphasizing daily operations, writing, logging, and production procedures. Summer Session I only. Laboratory hours arranged with instructor. Prerequisites: Minimum 2.25 GPA. BCA 222 or BCA 317 or permission of instructor.

BCA 561 Radio Operations II 3(1-4) Su
Radio broadcast executive operations, including supervisory and management parameters, goal-setting, and evaluation processes. Summer Session II only. Laboratory hours arranged with instructor. Prerequisites: Minimum 2.25 GPA. BCA 560; BCA 222 or BCA 317 or permission of instructor.

BCA 566 Hockey's Cinematic Depictions 1(1-0) Su
Focused practice in media criticism through analysis of the sport, business and aesthetics of hockey as depicted in benchmark fiction and non-fiction films. Prerequisites: ENG 201; completion of oral English competency requirement.

BCA 600 Techniques of Mass Communication Research 3(3-0) F
Analysis of qualitative and quantitative broadcasting research techniques, including ratings research and familiarization with literature in the field. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

BCA 611 Telecommunications Media Policy 3(3-0) Sp
Examination of media policy and its impact on the structure and functions of the American electronic media system. Consideration of trends in policy and future impact. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

BCA 612 Broadcasting/Cable Seminar 3(3-0) Sp
Directed readings and discussion of contemporary issues in broadcasting, cablecasting, and electronic media. Prerequisite: BCA 600.

BCA 619 Continuing Registration for Final Research Project 1(1-0)

BCA 625 Film and Video Theory and Criticism 3(3-0) D
Study of the major theories of film and video emphasizing the reflective, transformational, and semiotic schools. Survey of various critical modes. Prerequisites: BCA 288 or equivalent.

BCA 720 Special Topics in Mass Media 3-9(Spec) D
Current topics for each semester listed in the Schedule of Classes. Three hours each; maximum credit, nine hours. Prerequisite: one course in BCA or related experience.

BCA 729 Advanced Independent Study Each 1-4(Spec) F, Sp, Su
Intensive, specialized study under guidance of a faculty member or faculty committee. Prerequisites: Consent of advisor and instructor and completion of appropriate contract proposal.

BCA 798 Thesis 1-6(Spec) F, Sp, Su
Prerequisites: BCA 600 and permission of graduate advisor. CR/NC only.
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