2023-2024 Online Catalog
Media, A.A. |
Program Description
Communications Option in Media includes three possible areas of focus: Audio, Film and Television, and Multimedia. This option is ideal for students who want to immerse themselves in the study of traditional and emerging media and gain skills necessary to pursue further study in the area of television, film, and audio production.
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:
- Apply classroom learning to the creation of student video projects and audio projects;
- Work effectively as a member of a team in their specific field;
- Demonstrate proficiency with productivity software such as word processing and presentation management applications and apply them to the field of communications;
- Discuss and analyze current social and political issues and events, both orally and in writing;
- Demonstrate in writing the skills necessary to research the history of media;
- Utilize technology encountered in a professional television studio, video production facility, or radio station;
- Apply technology skills for the purpose of learning and evaluating research related to media;
- Evaluate the various issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of Media.
After Union College
Graduates may transfer to a bachelor’s degree-granting institution to major in Media or various degree programs and are eligible to take advantage of the many transfer/articulation agreements Union College has with some of the top four-year colleges and universities in the country. See a transfer advisor for details.
Fall Semester
- ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 credit hours
- MAT 125 - Survey of Special Topics in Mathematics 4 credit hours
- COM 100 - Communications Technologies 4 credit hours
- COM 101 - Mass Communications 3 credit hours
Spring Semester
- ENG 102 - English Composition II 3 credit hours
- ENG 128 - The Dynamics of Communication 3 credit hours
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- ENG 129 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours
- Lab Science Gen Ed Requirement - 4 credit hours
- COM 109 - Introduction to Film Study 3 credit hours
- COM Elective* 3 credit hours
Fall Semester
- English 200-Level Humanities Gen Ed 3 credit hours
- PSY 101 - General Psychology 3 credit hours
- COM 209 - The Evolution of Film 3 credit hours
- COM Elective* 3 credit hours
- COM Elective* 3 credit hours
Spring Semester
- COM 216 - Digital Video Editing and Multimedia Imaging 3 credit hours
- COM 200-Level Elective* 3 credit hours
- COM Elective* 3 credit hours
- Social Science Gen Ed Requirement - 3 credit hours
- History Gen Ed Requirement - 3 credit hours
Total Program Credits: 60
*Students are encouraged to choose electives from one of the following concentrations:
Audio Production: COM 103 , COM 113 , COM 213