1997-1998 Academic Catalog

78 Communication Arts Broadcasting Broadcasting is offered as an interdisciplinary major in the department. The combination of courses is designed to reflect the broad areas of knowledge necessary for those pursuing careers in mass communications. The major is paraprofessional in nature and attempts to produce a balance between the practical and theoretical aspects of broadcasting. Cedarville graduates have excelled in broadcasting and related careers. Course requirements involve 70 quarter hours including 40 quarter hours of core courses and 30 quarter hours in an area of specialization or electives approved by the department chairman. Internships, though strongly recommended, are dependent upon availability and placement. Broadcasting core requirements ................................. 40 COM-331 Communication in the Information Age ........ 3 RTV-101 Introduction to Broadcasting .......................... 3 RTV-102 Audio Control Techniques .............................. 2 RTV-103 Program Production ........................................ 4 RTV-104 Broadcast Announcing ................................... 4 RTV-201 Academic Research in Mediated Communication ............................................................. 2 RTV-212 Writing for the Electronic Media .................... 3 RTV-301 Electronic Media Research ............................ 3 RTV-341 Issues and Ethics in Electronic Media ............ 3 RTV-401 Mass Media Law and Regulation ................... 4 RTV-402 Seminar in Religious Broadcasting ................. 3 RTV-482 Senior Project I Broadcasting ......................... 3 RTV-483 Senior Project II Broadcasting ....................... 3 Video students apply and develop their skills in the digitally-equipped video production studio that produces the daily chapel sen1ices and other special events. Field trips to events like the annual Gospel Music Association Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, provide students with professional exposure and contacts. Recording artist Stephen Curtis Chapman is pictured here with Cedarville broadcasting majors. Specializations, selected by the end of the sophomore year, include: Broadcastmanagement/sales Broadcast production Video media production Broadcast management/sales prepares students for the business aspects of broadcasting by utilizing additional coursework in broadcasting and business administration. Course requirements include: Broadcast management/sales requirements ................ 30 COM-323 Organizational Communication .................... 3 COM-406 Leadership .................................................... 4 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management ................................................................. 4 MRKT-360 Principles of Marketing .............................. 4 RTV-260 Broadcast Clinic (minimum) .......................... 2 RTV-331 Broadcast Advertising and Sales ................... 4 RTV-361 Advanced Broadcast Clinic (minimum) ......... 2 RTV-431 Broadcast Management ................................ 3 Electives (approved by advisor) ................................. 4