Duncan Brown, Associate Director for Graduate Studies
Jerry Redefer, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
The School of Telecommunications offers programs of study leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The baccalaureate program is a professional degree program designed to prepare students for careers in all aspects of telecommunications. First-year students are allowed direct entry into sequences in audio production, video production, management, and media studies. While there is overlap between journalism and telecommunications in broadcast news career preparation, students interested in studio and field production should enroll in the School of Telecommunications, and those interested in news writing, reporting, and anchoring should enroll in the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism.
The school also offers an Honors Tutorial Program to qualified students. (See the Honors Tutorial College section.)
The classroom and laboratory experiences of students are augmented by a variety of practical experiences,including work with Athens Video Works,the school's production unit, the All-Campus Radio Network, and the three University-owned and operated stations: WOUB-AM, WOUB-FM, and WOUB-TV. Credit for such experiences is granted through TCOM 390.
The school maintains relationships with various professional organizations including the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the Ohio Cable Telecommunication Association, the International Radio-Television Society, the National Association of Television Program Executives, and the National Association of Broadcasters.
Ohio University's Zanesville and Southern Campuses offer an associate's degree program in electronic media,including a sequence in broadcast engineering. This program offers a smaller, more intimate setting for the first two years of University coursework. For additional information, see "Electronic Media" in the University College section.
Students transferring into the school must be enrolled for one academic year (three consecutive quarters) or the final 48 hours of credit earned to graduate from the program.
University General Education Tier II, African American Studies, and University Professor courses can be used to fulfill general requirements. You must fulfill the Tier III requirement.
TCOM 100 Telecommunication and Global Living 4 TCOM 110 Telecomm. Writing and Production Planning 4 TCOM 201 Media Culture & Technology I 4 TCOM 201 Media Culture & Technology II 4 TCOM 367 World Broadcasting 4 orTCOM 453 Telecommunications Law and Regulations 4
Audio Production Core:
TCOM 215 Intro to Digital Media 4 TCOM 220 Intro to Audio Production 4 TCOM 308 Technical Bases of Telecommunications 4
TCOM 315 Recording Industry Survey 4 TCOM 413 Studio Audio Production I 4 TCOM 414 Studio Audio Production II 4
TCOM 231 Short-form Script Writing 4 TCOM 313 Audio Field Production 4 TCOM 314 Audio Narrative Production 4
TCOM 230 Intro to Video Production 4 TCOM 415 Studio Audio III 4 One or more of the following courses: TCOM 322 Digital Video Postproduction TCOM 422 Narrative Production II TCOM 485 AVW Productions TCOM 497 Independent Production Projects 4Telecommunications electives with approval of advisor, including at least eight hours of nonproduction classes 12
Corollary courses supporting program goals (from no more than two areas with at least 20 hours at the 300 to 400 level) 35
Music Production track requires a Music minor. 35
TCOM 459 Audience Research 4 TCOM 360 Telecommunications Mgt. 4 TCOM 461 Telecommunications Financial Mgt. 4Management Core:
TCOM 210 Introduction to Audio/Video Production 4 TCOM 355 Broadcast and Cable Programming 4 TCOM 361 Telecommunications Financial Mgt. 4 TCOM 362 Broadcasting and Cable Sales Mgt. 4 TCOM 367 World Broadcasting 4Telecommunications electives with advisor approval 8
Corollary courses from outside the school that support program goals; ACCT 101, ECON 103 and 104, and MGT 202 or MKT 202; 20 hours at the 300-400 level in business and/or organizational communication. 35
In addition, a student can design an individualized program of study. In consultation with the sequence director and a faculty advisor, the student submits for approval a proposal for coursework including justification and corollary. Students must complete the Media Studies Core and coursework from one of the above areas of study. The following are required:
Media Studies Core:
TCOM 270 Mass Comm Theory 4 TCOM 279 History of Electronic Comm 4Electronic Media Technologies
Major code BC5350
(3 of the following):TCOM 308 Technical Basis of Telecomm 4 TCOM 421 Non-broadcast Video 4 TCOM 441 Instructional Telecomm 4 TCOM 463 New Technology 4 TCOM 465 Satellite Communication 4 TCOM 466 Technology, Communication and Culture 4International Communication
Major code BC5349
(3 of the following):TCOM 371 Effects of Mass Comm 4 TCOM 384 Media Criticism 4 TCOM 455 Media Messages for Social Change 4 TCOM 456 Southeast Asia Popular Culture 4 TCOM 463 New Technology 4 TCOM 465 Satellite Communication 4 TCOM 466 Technology, Communication and Culture 4 TCOM 484 Age, Class, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation 4Media and Society Major code 5348 (3 of the following):
TCOM 333 Sports and Media 4 TCOM 359 Audience Research 4 TCOM 382 Television Genres 4 TCOM 384 Media Criticism 4 TCOM 440 Public Telecommunications 4 TCOM 454 Personal Values in Telecommunications 4 TCOM 466 Technology, Communication, and Culture 4 TCOM 475 Politics & Electronic Media 4 TCOM 480 Children and Television 4 TCOM 481 Women in Media 4 TCOM 482 Documentary Genres 4 TCOM 483 The African-American Televisual Images 4 TCOM 484 Age, Class, Gender, Race, and Sexual Orientation 4Politics and Media
Major code 5355
(3 of the following):TCOM 359 Audience Research 4 TCOM 371 Effects of Mass Communication 4 TCOM 424 Contemporary American Documentary 4 TCOM 455 Media Messages for Social Change 4 TCOM 463 New Technology 4 TCOM 466 Technology, Communication, and Culture 4 TCOM 475 Politics & Electronic Media 4Individualized Concentration
Specialized study with approval of sequence director and faculty advisor; Departmental Honors or cumulative g.p.a. of 3.0 required.
Major code BC5351Telecommunications electives with advisor approval 8
Corollary courses outside the school that support program goals (from no more than two areas with at least 20 hours at the 300- to 400- level.) 35
Video Production Sequence
This plan of study is designed to provide skills in video production with special emphasis on the creative responsibilities of producing and directing. Students must complete the TCOMcore, Video Production core, a minimum of 8 hours of video production electives at the 300 or 400 level, and a minimum of 8 hours of non-production electives. The following are required:
Major code BC5313TCOM 215 Intro to Digital Media 4 TCOM 230 Intro to Video Production 4 TCOM 231 Short-form Scriptwriting 4 Video Production Electives (2 courses required):TCOM 308 Technical Bases of Telecommunications 4 TCOM 317 TV Studio Operations 2 TCOM 318 Video Production II 4 TCOM 331 Telecommunications Writing 4 TCOM 418 Producing for Video 4
Telecommunications electives with approval of advisor, including at least eight hours of nonproduction classes 10
Suggested areas include art, theater, film, music, English, business,computer science, and visual communication.
Corollary courses supporting program goals (from no more than two areas with at least 20 hours at the 300 to 400 level) 35
Minor in Telecommunications
Minor code ORTCOM
The minor in telecommunications is available to students in all disciplines.Required Core Courses (12 Hours)
TCOM 110 Telecomm. Writing and Production Planning 4 TCOM 201 Media, Culture & Technology I 4 TCOM 202 Media, Culture & Technology II 4Elective Courses (20 hours)
Select 20 hours from:
TCOM 231,270,355,360,367,370,371,384,421,430,431,432,453,454,463,464,466,475,479,481,482
Up to 8 hours in equivalent courses from other institutions will be accepted, but you must take 20 hours in telecommunications at Ohio University to complete the minor.
Total Hours: 32
Internships
Telecommunications majors are strongly encouraged to undertake an internship. Majors may receive one hour of credit for an off-campus practicum as early as the summer following their freshman year. Students may undertake the formal internship by the spring or summer of the junior year, or during the senior year. An internship provides between two and sixteen hours of credit (four credits can apply to the major) for full-time work with an approved sponsor during an academic term. To qualify for an internship, completion of 130-170 credit hours with a minimum cumulative g.p.a. of 2.7 is required.Other Requirements and Standards
No course selected to fulfill any requirement may be taken on a pass/fail basis by a telecommunications major.No course may be counted toward more than one type of requirement. For example, a course used to meet a general requirement may not also be used to meet a sequence requirement.
University Advancement and Computer Services revised this file (https://www.ohio.edu/catalog/01-02/colleges/tcom.htm) on July 13, 2001.
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