2014-2015 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Television, Radio and Film, BS


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Contact:

Michael Schoonmaker, Chair
318 Newhouse 3, 315-443-9240

Faculty

Frank Biocca, Richard L. Breyer, Fiona Chew, Jenny Doctor, Richard Dubin, Larry Elin, Keith Giglio, Tula Goenka, Sharon R. Hollenback, Barbara E. Jones, Patricia H. Longstaff, Douglas Quin, Michael Schoonmaker, Evan Smith, Robert J. Thompson, Donald C. Torrance

The Television, Radio and Film curriculum engages students in the vital dimensions of 21st-century storytelling: critical thinking, writing, foundations of multimedia storytelling, diversity, law and policy, visual and aural aesthetics, business principles and practices, collaboration, global perspective, ethics and a capstone project.

The heart of the major is the purposeful selection of specialized, elective coursework from a broad range of topics. TRF faculty advisors connect each student to coursework that will best meet their individual interests and needs. The TRF department offers a number of popular culture courses in association with the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, http://tvcenter.syr.edu/

Students are encouraged to participate in our Semester in Los Angeles (http://lasemester.syr.edu/) and study abroad opportunities (http://studyabroad.syr.edu/).

Alumni have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers as producers, writers, directors, designers, agents, editors, executives, attorneys, and media educators.

Major Requirements


This is a 38-credit major. Students majoring in Television, Radio and Film must fulfill the following requirements:

Note:


*COM 346 - Race, Gender, and the Media  or COM 348 - Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media  can be used to satisfy the diversity requirement instead of COM 344  and an approved course in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Additional Requirements


Global Experience


Specialized Electives (12 credits)

TRF majors work closely with their academic advisor to tailor upper-division Newhouse course work (300-level or higher) to their individual learning and career goals. Students are welcome to explore other areas of communications outside of TRF, as long as they work closely with their advisor to secure permission. Specialized electives in TRF include more than 65 courses in such topics as directing; producing; radio; music underscoring and recording; sound for film; visual effects; animation; a range of popular culture topics in authorship, genre studies and critical issues; stereoscopic production; cinematography; editing; casting and working with actors; sports production; reality production; motion graphics; TV show production (various genres); production management; specialized forms of screenwriting; audio; filmmaking; TV and online process and technique; global perspectives; TV and film business; development; and internships.

Total: 38 Newhouse credits required.


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