2006-2007 Academic Catalog

2006-07 Cedarville University 71 School of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible Communication Arts Communication Arts Electronic Media Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements...........................................................0-5 General Education Requirements...........................................52-60 Electronic Media Major Requirements......................................... 53 Electives..................................................................................15-23 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) . ......................... 128 Electronic Media Advisory Board The EMTC Advisory Board provides input on the development of the EMTC majors and an assessment of the program’s courses and facilities to ensure that students are being prepared for a career in the field. Current Board members* include: Ben Barrett, Association of Baptists For World Evangelism Jay Benson, WHIZ Media Group Ruth Bliss, Mission Network News R. Todd Carter, Ginghamsburg Church Dan Craig, WRFD, Salem Media Bill DeWees, WONU Bob Lepine, Family Life Today Dusty Rhodes, WAY-FM Media Group Dave Samuel, Focus on the Family Josh Snyder, Media and Entertainment Entrepreneur Shelly Stock, Freelance Television Producer Paul Yuen, Gospelcom International *Organizational affiliation cited for identification only A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Electronic Media First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.............................................................3 COM-1000 Introduction to Communication Arts.....................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.....................................................3 EMTC-1110 Introduction to Electronic Media.........................................3 EMTC-1120 Audio Production................................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.........................................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...............................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..................................1 Biological Science Elective..................................................................3.5 History Elective.......................................................................................3 Total..................................................................................................34.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature..................................................3 COM-2320 Theories of Mass Media . ....................................................3 EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training....................................................3 EMTC-2130 Writing for Electronic Media...............................................3 EMTC-XXXX Concentration Requirements and Electives.....................9 Physical Education Activity Elective.......................................................1 Physical Science Elective....................................................................3.5 Quantitative Elective...............................................................................3 Total..................................................................................................31.5 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.....................................2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration. ........................................2 EMTC-3111 Survey Research for Electronic Media...............................3 (or EMTC-3112 Content Research for Electronic Media.................. 3) EMTC-3150 Electronic Media Ethics......................................................2 EMTC-3151 Christian Approaches to Electronic Media.........................2 EMTC-XXXX Practica............................................................................2 EMTC-XXXX Concentration Requirements and Electives.....................7 Literature Elective ..................................................................................3 Social Science/Global Awareness Elective............................................3 Electives.................................................................................................7 Total.....................................................................................................33 Fourth year: EMTC-4110 Electronic Media Law and Regulation................................3 EMTC-4810 Senior Seminar..................................................................1 EMTC-4920 Senior Project....................................................................3 (or EMTC-4930 Electronic Media Internship. .............................. 3-12) Concentration Requirement or Elective..................................................2 EMTC-XXXX Practicum.........................................................................1 Humanities Elective................................................................................3 Electives........................................................................................... 7-16 Total.....................................................................................................29 Real-life field assignments provide multimedia and broadcasting students with valuable knowledge and experience.