1989-1990 Academic Catalog

111e broadcas1i11g progra111 features excellent facilities and hwwledgeable professors who help students gain the valuable e.\perience they need to excel in thefield. Communication Arls 79 Broadcasting Broadcasting is offered as an interdisciplinary major in the department. 111e combination ofcourses is designed to reflect the broad areas ofkno\vl– edge necessary for those pursuing careers in mass conununications. TI1e 1najor is paraprofessional in nature ru1d atte1npts to produce a balance be– tween the practical and theoretical aspects of broadcasting. Cedarville gradu– ates have excelled in broadcasting and related careers. Course require1nents involve seventy quarter hours con1posed of 32 hours in core courses and 38 hours in an area of specialization. Intern– ships, though strongly recommended, are dependent upon availability and place1nent. Core requiren1ents include: RTV-101 Introduction to Broadcasting ................................................... 3 RTV-102 Audio Control Techniques ...................................................... 2 RTV-103 Broadcast Program Production ................................................ 4 RTV-104 Broadcast Armouncing ............................................................ 4 RTV-201 Academic Research ............................................................ 2 RTV-202 Broadcast Research Systems ................................................... 3 RTV-221 Tulevision Production ............................................................ 4 COM-331 Communication in the Information Age ................................. 3 RTV-401 Mass Media Law and Regulation ........................................... .4 RTV-402 Seminar in Religious Broadcasting ......................................... 3 Specializations, selected by the end of the sophomore year, include: Broadcast joumalis1n Broadcast 1nanage1nent/sales Broadcast production Video media production "Gaining experience is vety important In broadcasting. My Cedarville education gave that to me-through reporting for WCDR, writing for CEDARS, producing press releases for the public relations department, and working for acable television company in Springfield. These experiences ...providedan excellent foundation formy work today." - International radio broadcasterfor Voice ofAmerica in Washington, D.C., Ken Oliver, a 1986 broadcastinggraduate, earnedhis master's degree at Miami University.