Media Studies focuses on the creative production and critical consumption of a range of moving-image media and prepares students for careers in many media specialties. Majors have opportunities to study and produce narrative and documentary film, interdisciplinary media productions, television, and video journalism.

DEGREE OUTCOMES

Graduates have gone on to CBS New York; Lions gate; Cross Creek Pictures; Trailer Park Productions; Fox Broadcasting Co.; WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C.; WGHP-TV in High Point, N.C.; freelance positions as producers, directors, and assistant directors in broadcasting; and motion picture and television production.

Graduates have earned advanced degrees at schools including the University of Southern California, UCLA, and Savannah College of Art and Design.

Overall Requirements

• 122 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level
• Minimum 36 credits in Media Studies (all levels).
• Students must take the core requirements (12 credits) and eight additional courses (24 credits).