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Degrees & Certificates

Minor in Media Production

This minor is designed primarily for students with a Media and Public Communication major and includes courses in video production (with an emphasis in documentary, narrative, and experimental genres), audio production, scriptwriting, and film and media studies. To earn a minor in Media Production, you must complete at least 18 credits with a grade of C or better. You must also complete any prerequisites for the courses that are chosen and complete at least 9 credits as resident credit at IPFW.

Course Number Course Title Credits
COM 251 Introduction to the Electronic Mass Media 3
Credits from among the following, totaling to 15 Credits:
COM 331

Audio Production

 3
COM 332 Television Production 3
COM 333 Film Production 3
COM 334 Journalism for the Electronic Mass Media* 3
COM 337 Video Production/Editing 3
COM 338 Documentary and Experimental Film and Video 3
COM 431 Practicum in Radio (may be repeated once) 2
COM 432 Practicum in Television (may be repeated once) 2
COM 436 Script Writing 3
COM 490 Internship in Communication 3
COM 537 Educational/Instructional Televsion 3
You may also take any of the courses below, however, taking at least three core courses in the block above is highly recommended.
FILM K101 Introduction to Film 3
JOUR J200 Writing for Mass Media 3
JOUR J210 Visual Communication 3
PHYS 105 Sound and Music 3
PHYS 125 Light and Color 3
THTR 158 Stagecraft 3
VCD N274 Digital Imaging 3
VCD P151 Design Fundamental I 3
VCD P152 Design Fundamentals II 3
COM 318 Principles of Persuasion 3
Total 18

* Prerequisite: COM 332 or permission of instructor.
# Also counts toward the 300/400 level block of the Media and Public Communication major.