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Electronic Media (A.A.S.)
Major code AA5013
(Available at Ohio University–Zanesville, Ohio University–Southern, and Ohio University–Lancaster)

Ohio University–Zanesville, Ohio University–Southern, and Ohio University–Lancaster offer a two-year program of study leading to an Associate in Applied Science in electronic media. The program is founded on the belief that through intensive individualized instruction in a hands on atmosphere, you can prepare in only two years for a beginning position in the electronic media (radio or TV stations, cable TV, corporate communications, or multimedia production houses).

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Along with those who want a production-intensive ed cation, high school graduates who wish further preparation in order to begin their college careers in the School of Telecommunications on the Athens campus can benefit from the associate’s program. The program presents you with the opportunity to sharpen your skills before relocating to the School of Telecommunications on the Athens campus. More than 90 per cent of those students who complete the ass ciate’s degree and then relocate to At ens secure a bachelor’s degree. (A 3.0 g.p.a. is expected for relocation to Athens.) Others may wish to pursue the Bachelors of Technical and Applied Studies or Communication Studies degrees on the regional campuses, or may move immediately into communications positions.

The radio-TV studios feature multitrack audio recording, radio operations, and computerized video ed it ing equipment. The hands-on facilities, broadly based curriculum, and small classes, have proven in valuable for students who want to obtain a full view of the field of electronic media. Recent graduates are now working throughout the United States in the communication industry

General Technical Requirements: 26 hours
EM 101 Intro to Electronic Media 3
EM 211 Audio Production-Direction 4
or TCOM 220 Intro to Audio Production  
EM 216 Intro to Video Production 4
or TCOM 240 Intro to Video Production  
EM 257 Adver. in the Media 4
TCOM 110 Telecom. Writing and Prod. Planning 4
JOUR 133 Precision Writing 4
or ENG 280 Expository Writing and
the Research Paper		  
EM 289 Workshops 3
     
Audio/Video Track Requirements: 33-37 hours
EM 122 Radio-Television Performance 4
or other advisor approved course  
EM 214 Advanced Audio Production 2
or EM 217 Advanced Video Production  
EM 298 Independent Study 1-4
TCOM 170 Media Perspectives 4
or TCOM 201 Media, Culture, and Technology I  
TCOM 202 Media, Culture, and Technology II 4
TCOM 308 Technical Basis of Telecommunications 4
JOUR 350 Radio Broadcast News 4
Select four (4) hours from:  
EM 267 International Media Systems 4
EM 290 Internship Practicum 1
or other advisor approved course  
     
Multimedia Track Requirements: 32 hours  
EM 212 Intro to Multimedia 4
EM 215 Intro to Web Design 4
EM 218 Intro to Digital Media 4
EM 288 Workshop 1-3
VICO 120 Intro to Visual Literacy 4
CTCH 127 Intro to Web design Mgt. 4
ART 110 Seeing and Knowing Visual Art 4
ART 113 Three Dimensional Studies 4
or AH 237 Photo History Survey  
ART 116 Descriptive Drawing 4
     
General Ed Requirements: 37-38 hours
CS 120 Computer Literacy 4
or CTCH 125 Intro to Computers  
or BMT 200 Intro to Business Computing  
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
or MGT 200 Intro to Management  
COMS 103 Fund. of Public Speaking 4
ENG 151 Freshman Composition 5
MATH 109 Consumer Mathematics 4
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 4
or PSY 101 General Psychology 5
POLS 101 American National Govt. 4
or POLS 102 Issues in American Politics  
Tier II Arts and Humanities 4
Tier II Social Science Elective 4

You must complete no fewer than 40 and no more than 48 of the 96 hour
total in EM, TCOM, and JOUR courses. You may be required to en roll in
additional courses if prerequisites have not been met.

Minimum required for graduation: 96
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