Creative Media majors use all types of media to tell stories. Whether the genre is fiction or nonfiction, production or management, writing or video, students in Creative Media learn the skills needed to tell these stories in the most effective way possible. Students also examine the meaning of story and how it influences culture and society, and how culture and society influence the story itself. Students tell their stories through both digital media and social media, and may also study music or video games. Creative Media majors develop technical skills, managerial competence, reasoning ability, and ethical judgment so they can become leaders in the film industry. Our courses reflect a liberal arts and sciences orientation, with a professional focus.
Creative Media majors must complete 120 hours for graduation, 43 of which are within the major as outlined below.
In addition to the general education requirements in the University core curriculum, creative media majors are required to complete 4 hours of JCM core classes and an additional 33 credits of the creative media core classes, as outlined below. The final six credits for the major are electives and can be any 300-400-level class within JCM, following all pre-requisite rules as listed in the course catalog. Students also must complete a minor or a second major. Creative Media majors may not complete a minor offered by the Department of Journalism & Creative Media.
Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements
| Written Composition (6 credits) | Hours |
| EN 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| EN 102 or | English Composition II (if eligible or by exam) | 3 |
| EN 103 | Advanced English Composition |
| Foreign Language or Computer Science (8 or 6 credits) | Hours |
| 1 | 8 |
| 1, 2 | 6 |
| Humanities, Literature, and Fine Arts (12 credits) | Hours |
| JCM 112 | Motion Picture Hy. and Crit. | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 6 |
| Natural Science and Mathematics (11 credits) | Hours |
| 8 |
| 3 |
| History and Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 credits) | Hours |
| JCM 100 | Introduction to Story | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 6 |
| Writing (6 credits) | Hours |
| 6 |
All JCM students are required to take the following department core courses:
| JCM Department Core (4 credits) | Hours |
| JCM 102 | Intro to Med. Content Creation | 3 |
| JCM 103 | Mechanics of Media Writing | 1 |
| Total Hours | 4 |
| Creative Media Major (33 credits) | Hours |
| JCM 100 | Introduction to Story | 3 |
| JCM 467 | Ethics in Film and TV | 3 |
| JCM 497 | Business of Film and Video | 3 |
| Intro to Media Production | |
| Intro to Post Production | |
| Advanced Videography | |
| Video for Digital Content |
| Motion Picture Hy. and Crit. | |
| Film and Media Theory | |
| Critical Study of Television | |
| International Cinema |
| Seminar in American Cinema |
| Gender, Music, and Pop Culture |
| Films and Ind. Cinema |
| 27 |
| |
| Introduction to Screenwriting (and) | |
| TV Writing |
| Advanced Screenwriting | |
| Scene Directing (and) | |
| Directing | |
| Adv. Video Projects |
| Producing (and) | |
| Advanced Producing | |
| Documentary Storytelling (and) | |
| Documentary Production | |
| Audio Production (and) | |
| Motion Graphics |
| Advanced Post Production | |
| Multicamera Production (and) | |
| Production House | |
| Adv. Video Projects |
| Total Hours | 33 |
| Creative Media Electives (6 credits) | Hours |
| 6 |
Creative media majors work in television, film, radio and internet, as directors, producers, videographers, editors, documentarians, production managers, lighting designers, film critics, program directors, marketing and promotion directors, technical directors, sound technicians, television critics, media sales reps, scriptwriters, entertainment interviewers, audience analysts, researchers, general managers and production assistants.
Types of Jobs Accepted
Entry-level jobs include videographers, editors, production assistants, media sales representatives, or office workers in programming or promotion. Authors, filmmakers, directors and producers often start in these jobs as they learn about the film business.
Jobs of Experienced Alumni
Our alumni hold top positions in media organizations and commonly become television directors, movie producers, national news reporters,and national sports reporters.
Learn more about opportunities in this field at the Career Center
