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Communication: Broadcasting
Communication, BA, Concentration: Broadcasting
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Program Intro
As a broadcasting student, you’ll learn your craft in a state-of-the-art production facility that includes a multi-track audio engineering studio, a radio studio and a three-camera television studio.
Department of Communication and Creative Arts
Throughout the program, you’ll work with emerging camera technologies to create various short-form documentaries and music videos, including Sony, AKA, Black Magic Cinema and Nikon cameras.
You’ll also gain experience in audio engineering, using Avid Pro Tools, Solid State Logic, Midas and more.
Curriculum Overview
The Broadcasting program includes courses in visual communication, scriptwriting, cinematography and audio recording techniques. You’ll also learn to produce and edit projects for radio and television.
Build a foundation with courses in speech, broadcasting fundamentals and media theories.
Sample Courses
- COM 11400 – Fundamentals of Speech
- COM 24200 – Broadcast News
- COM 26100 – Introduction to Broadcasting
- COM 33000 – Media Theories
Develop skills in audio, camera techniques, sports communication and radio/TV production.
Sample Courses
- COM 29000 – Multi-Track Audio Recording
- COM 29000 – Cinematography
- COM 29000 – Sports Communication
- COM 33200 – Radio/TV Production
Expand your knowledge of practical communication and media production techniques. You may also complete an internship this year.
Sample Courses
- COM 30900 – Visual Communication
- COM 33100 – Audio Production
- COM 43400 – Practicum in Radio/TV
Gear up for a successful career by honing your skills in TV production and scriptwriting.
Sample Courses
- COM 43600 – Scriptwriting
- COM 44100 – Advanced TV Production
- COM 44500 – TV Editing
- COM 46500 – Visual Aesthetics in TV and Film
Highlights
The Broadcasting concentration offers students hands on experience in audio and video production. Our 30-minute program “The Roundtable Perspective” airs on Lakeshore Public Media.
If you’re interested in declaring a Broadcasting concentration at PNW, contact Jake Giles now to schedule a tour of the studio!
Outcomes
Broadcasting students compete and win in professional competitions like Telly, Communicator, Videographer and AVA. Our alumni work in a wide variety of media, including film, television, radio, advertising, marketing and sales. They have won Emmys, Tellys, and many other prestigious awards.
Scholarships
Communication students can apply for:
For more information, contact department head Tom Roach.
Beyond the Classroom
Our students regularly intern at WJOB and Lakeshore Public Media. We also participate in the annual Broadcast Education Association (BEA) festival.
Career Paths
This program prepares you for a range of careers in fields like:
- Advertising (design or sales)
- Social media (analysis and communication)
- Television production
Employers
Broadcasting grads go on to work at TV studios, radio stations and on hit shows like:
WGN
America’s Next Top Model
Lakeshore Public Media
I met a lot of great people who turned out to be some of my best friends, and to actually run a live television show that airs on Lakeshore PBS is really, really valuable.
Meet the Faculty
Professor Emeritus, Communication
Mary Beth O’Connor taught broadcasting and advertising courses and oversaw both of those concentrations for the department.
Take the Next Step
See how a PNW degree opens doors, from corporate boardrooms to non-profit leadership.
