BRDM-3650 Networked Audience–Fa 3 hours Students will develop a framework for understanding the audience by looking at the intersection of a wide variety of factors that shape the media environment. The students will then project current trends to anticipate where the audience will be in the next five years. Crosslisted with JOUR. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status. (Fee: $10) BRDM-3720 Audio Production Practicum–Fa, Sp 1 hour The practicum is designed to place the student in a variety of professional settings on and off campus, with the purpose of allowing the student to practice audio skills acquired in earlier courses. The course is repeatable for a total of two hours. Prerequisites: BRDM-1110 Introduction to Broadcasting and Digital Media; BRDM-1120 Audio Production. (Fee: $45) BRDM-3733 Sports Production Practicum–Fa, Sp 1 hour Production on a video crew in sports production as assigned by the instructor. The course is repeatable for a total of six hours. (Fee: $75) BRDM-3735 Film/Video Practicum–Fa, Sp 1 hour This practicum provides students opportunities to work on video projects throughout the semester, either for themselves or for clients. Students are responsible for selecting the projects they work on for practicum hours, which will be monitored and approved by the instructor. Prerequisite: BRDM-2110 Video Production. (Fee: $75) BRDM-3741 Sales and Management Practicum–Fa, Sp 1 hour The practicum is designed to place the student in a variety of professional settings on and off campus, with the purpose of allowing the student to observe and practice sales and management skills acquired in earlier courses. The course is repeatable for a total of three hours. Prerequisites: BRDM-3410 Electronic Media Sales; BRDM-3420 Media Management; Junior or Senior status; permission of the instructor. BRDM-3765 Animation Practicum–Fa, Sp 1 hour The student will develop an animation project individually or with a team, working under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Repeatable for a total of 2 credit hours. Prerequisite: BRDM2606 Introduction to Computer Animation or approval from the instructor. (Fee: $25) BRDM-4110 Digital Media Law and Regulation–Fa 3 hours A study of the legal protections and requirements placed upon the electronic media. Emphasis is placed upon court decisions that help to define First Amendment freedoms for those in the media, as well as regulations placed upon the electronic media. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status. BRDM-4310 3 hours Cinematography Theory and Practice–Sp Taught from the director’s perspective, this course teaches advanced visual storytelling techniques for film and video production involving camera, lighting, and post-production techniques such as color grading. Prerequisite: BRDM-3310 Digital Film Production. (Fee: $75) BRDM-4320 Directing the Narrative Film–Sp 3 hours Building on techniques of video production and direction that have been introduced in previous courses, students will spend the semester creating and directing a narrative short film and seeing it through the various stages of production. Prerequisites: BRDM3310 Digital Film Production or approval from the instructor and Junior or Senior status. (even years) (Fee: $75) BRDM-3310 Digital Film Production–Fa 3 hours Taught from the producer’s perspective, this course offers hands-on training for students in creating short narrative films and overseeing the pre-production, production, and post-production stages. Prerequisite: BRDM-2110 Video Production. (Fee: $45) BRDM-3330 Screenwriting–Sp 4 hours In this advanced writing course, students will learn the formal construction involved in writing a professional screenplay, with emphasis on narrative structure, dramatic writing, and strong character development. Prerequisite: BRDM-2130 Writing for Digital Media or approval from the instructor. (Fee: $45) (even years) BRDM-3350 Documentary Film–Sp 3 hours An overview of the origins, development, and current trends in the production of documentary films. Emphasis is given to the viewing and analysis of selected documentary programs. (Fee: $75) (even years) BRDM-3355 VFX and Compositing for TV and Film–Fa 3 hours This course deals with the creation of computer-generated visual effects and the process for compositing those effects into live action footage. Topics include VFX creation, image matching and manipulation and compositing techniques using industry standard software. Prerequisite: BRDM-2350 Introduction to Motion Design. (Fee: $75) BRDM-3370 Documentary Film-Style Production–Sp 3 hours Further study of the framework for non-fiction film-style production. Emphasis is placed on cinematography, interviewing, paper editing, directing, post-production, and distribution unique to documentary programming. Prerequisite: BRDM-2110 Video Production. (Fee: $75) (odd years) BRDM-3390 Editing Theory and Practice–Fa 3 hours In this course, students will learn terminology and techniques related to video editing and post-production, including assembly, file organization, and aesthetic approaches to how visual storytelling in film and video extends to the editing process. Prerequisite: BRDM-2110 Video Production (Fee: $75) BRDM-3410 Broadcasting and Media Sales–Sp 3 hours The course focuses on developing an understanding of the theory and practice of the sale of advertising for a variety of electronic media. Students will study and apply client and product research, advertising strategies, sales technique, and presentational methods. Sales executives work with the class to develop the knowledge and skills described above and to help them select and work with a media client to develop an advertising campaign. BRDM-3420 Media Management–Fa 3 hours This course is designed to acquaint the student with the concerns facing the management of a media company including legal requirements of the FCC, personnel management, implementation of programming, and station acquisition. BRDM-3605 3 hours Writing and Design for Web and Mobile Media–Sp The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the special design and writing necessary for emerging new media, including the web, mobile media, and social networking sites and services. (Fee: $50) BRDM-3630 Principles of Computer Animation–Sp 3 hours Application of the principles of traditional cell-based animation to computer animation, as well as the effective use of animation for communication. Prerequisite: BRDM-2606 Introduction to Computer Animation or approval from the instructor. (Fee: $50) 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 231 Course Descriptions BRDM-3310 – BRDM-4320
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