Television News Producing Certificate

Program Overview

This certificate program provides practical experience in producing live newscasts, equipping students with essential skills for electronic news media and potential careers in audio and video production. Faculty include industry professionals, and students benefit from internships, access to university media outlets, and recognition for award-winning work.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This certificate program is designed to provide students with hands-on academic and professional experience in gathering, discussing, managing, and producing a nightly half-hour live newscast. It aims to equip students with the foundation for professional judgment, thinking, and management needed in electronic news media, including television, radio, and the internet.

Teaching:

• The program emphasizes hands-on experience, with students producing live, televised news.
• Faculty members include internationally recognized scholars, media professionals with backgrounds in film production, news, broadcasting, and social media, and award-winning documentary and narrative filmmakers.

Careers:

• Students learn essential skills for both creative and physical producing.
• Potential career paths include:
• Setting up and operating audio and video equipment for concerts, sports events, meetings, conventions, presentations, and news conferences.
• Operating associated spotlights and other custom lighting systems.

Other:

• The program is offered on campus.
• The estimated time to complete the program is 2-3 semesters.
• The program requires 18 credit hours.
• The Media Arts Department supports students seeking internships with industry contacts.
• Students can further hone their skills by working at the university's 100,000-watt radio station (KNTU-FM) or cable television station (ntTV).
• Students' work has earned Lone Star Emmys, Telly Awards, and honors from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters, the regional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
• Students annually compete in international and national film festivals and student competitions.
Their work has screened at the Dallas International Film Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, and the Student Academy Award Regional finalist screenings in Chicago.
• The program is affiliated with the Broadcast Education Association, Texas Association of Broadcast Educators, and the University Film and Video Association.