Digital Media Production and Journalism

Bachelor of Science or Arts in Information Networking and Telecommunications, Concentration: Digital Media Production and Journalism

In the Digital Media Production and Journalism Concentration students develop converged media skills. Curriculum includes traditional broadcast, but also digital media production to reflect the needs of today's media job market. If you're interested in production, you'll have unique opportunities in animation and motion picture production and can begin studio work as a freshman.

Our students and alumni regularly win awards and recognition, including Academy Awards for Visual Effects, Emmys, and National Association of Broadcasters and Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards.

Our graduates work at NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, CNN, Fox affiliates, Honeywell, Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging, Eagle Communications, Cox Media and at the New York Film Institute. Some even own companies:

• KUTT 99.5 Radio
• 12 Inch Design
• Triumphant Productions
• First Son Productions

Program Summary

Bachelor of Arts
General Education Coursework 65 hours
Core/Cross Concentration 42 hours
Emphasis/Free Electives 13 hours
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE 120 hours

Bachelor of Science
General Education Coursework: 55 Credit Hours
Core/Cross Concentration: 42 Credit Hours
Emphasis/Free Electives: 23 Credit Hours
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE: 120 Credit Hours

INFORMATICS MAJOR CORE (18 Credit Hours)

• INF 250 Introduction to Web Development (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 300 Foundations of Information Networking (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 405 Research Methods in Informatics (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 430 Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 490 Capstone Seminar in Informatics (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 610 Public Policy, Ethics and Law in Information Networking (3 Credit Hours)
  or INF 626 Communications Ethics & Law (3 Credit Hours)

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION AND JOURNALISM (18 Credit Hours)

• INF 140 Introduction to Electronic Media (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 240 News Reporting (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 346 Beginning Video Production (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 348 Beginning Audio Production (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 349 Convergent Media Lab (6 Credit Hours) - Take course twice

CROSS CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE: (6 Credit Hours)
Choose two courses: No more than one from each area of concentration.

Computer Networking

• INF 291 Internetworking I (3 Credit Hours)

Cybersecurity

• INF 360 Programming with Python (3 Credit Hours)
• INF 658 Law of Cyberspace (3 Credit Hours)

Information Systems

• INF 603 Big Data Analytics (3 Credit Hours)

Web and Mobile Application Development

• INF 650 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (3 Credit Hours)

EMPHASIS OPTIONS (15 Credit Hours of Electives)

This is your opportunity to customize a program just for you. Students will work with their advisor to tailor their remaining 15 Credit Hours of program electives for the major based upon their personal interests and goals. Possible courses include:

REQUIRED COGNATE COURSES

• COMM 318 Introduction to Organizational Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 110 College Algebra (or higher) (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 250 Elements of Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

PROGRAM OF STUDY

Download the Digital Media Production and Journalism program of study for on-campus students