Media Production and Management (BA) - Media Management and Operations Track

Program Overview

The Media Production and Management (MPM) program at UCF offers three specializations: Production, Media Management & Operations, and Sports Production. The program requires 46 credit hours, including core requirements in mass communication law, electronic media structure, production fundamentals, and media technology. Students also complete a specialization with courses in writing for electronic media, videography, post-production, radio production, and more.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Core Requirements:
• Basic Level (12 Total Credits):
• MMC3200 - Mass Communication Law (3)
• RTV3007 - Development and Structure of Electronic Media and New Technology (3)
• RTV3511 - Production Fundamentals and Aesthetics of Electronic Media (3)
• RTV4403 - Electronic Media, Technology, and Society (3)
• Advanced Level (3 Total Credits):
• MMC3420 - Mass Media Research Methods (3)
• Specializations (31 Total Credits):
• Production:
• RTV2100 - Writing for the Electronic Media (3)
• RTV3531 - Principles of Videography (3)
• RTV3543C - Principles of Studio Production (4)
• RTV3576C - Principles of Post Production (3)
• Select from the following (earn at least 14 credits):
• MMC3203 - Media Ethics (3)
• RTV3556C - Audio Production I (3)
• RTV3571C - Advanced Video Post-Production (3)
• RTV3581C - Lighting and Advanced Videography (3)
• RTV3942L - Practicum (1 - 3)
• RTV4503 - Sports Programming in Electronic Media (3)
• RTV4561C - Radio Production and Programming (3)
• RTV4591C - Webcasting I (3)
• RTV4906 - Directed Independent Study (1 - 99)
• RTV4941 - Internship (1 - 99)
• Capstone Requirement:
• RTV4544 - Media Production Capstone (4)
• Media Management & Operations:
• Required:
• RTV2100 - Writing for the Electronic Media (3)
• RTV3531 - Principles of Videography (3)
• RTV3576C - Principles of Post Production (3)
• Group A Electives (earn at least 16 credits):
• ADV4103 - Radio-Television Advertising (3)
• JOU3015 - Principles of Journalism (3)
• MMC3203 - Media Ethics (3)
• RTV3601C - Broadcast Announcing and Performance (3)
• RTV3942L - Practicum (1 - 3)
• RTV4401 - Mass Media Effects (3)
• RTV4406 - Electronic Media Audience Measurement (3)
• RTV4503 - Sports Programming in Electronic Media (3)
• RTV4505 - Program Issues for TV & Motion Pictures (3)
• RTV4561C - Radio Production and Programming (3)
• RTV4591C - Webcasting I (3)
• RTV4700 - Media Policy and Regulations (3)
• RTV4800 - Broadcast Management (3)
• RTV4906 - Directed Independent Study (1 - 99)
• RTV4941 - Internship (1 - 99)
• Group B Electives (earn at least 6 credits):
• ADV3008 - Principles of Advertising (3)
• COM4110 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
• MMC3630 - Social Media as Mass Communication (3)
• PUR4000 - Public Relations (3)
• Sports Production:
• Required:
• RTV3110 - Writing for Sports Media (3)
• RTV3531 - Principles of Videography (3)
• RTV3543C - Principles of Studio Production (4)
• RTV3576C - Principles of Post Production (3)
• Earn at least 18 credits from the following:
• MMC3203 - Media Ethics (3)
• RTV3556C - Audio Production I (3)
• RTV3571C - Advanced Video Post-Production (3)
• RTV3581C - Lighting and Advanced Videography (3)
• RTV3601C - Broadcast Announcing and Performance (3)
• RTV3942L - Practicum (1 - 3)
• RTV4292 - Sports Media: Live Game Broadcast Production (3)
• RTV4503 - Sports Programming in Electronic Media (3)
• RTV4561C - Radio Production and Programming (3)
• RTV4595C - Sports Webcasting (3)
• RTV4906 - Directed Independent Study (1 - 99)
• RTV4941 - Internship (1 - 99)
• Grand Total Credits: 46
• Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
• Electives: 72 hours must be taken outside of the disciplines of Communication (Advertising/Public Relations, Human Communication, and Communication & Conflict) and Mass Media (Media Production and Management, and Journalism).
• Minors:
• Media Production and Management (MPM) majors must complete a minor of at least 18 hours in an academic area outside the Mass Media programs (MPM and JOU).
• Suggested minors:
• Digital Media Minor
• Film, Cinema Studies Minor
• English, Creative Writing Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Sociology Minor
• Theatre Minor
• Departmental Exit Requirements:
• Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) courses taken in the major.
• University Minimum Exit Requirements:
• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
• Honors in Major:
• Application and admissions through The Burnett Honors College.

Other:

• Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) or better in each of the basic-core requirement and restricted elective in the major.
• Students may complete an internship off campus in a professional media production company or corporate operation with advisor's approval.
• Internship credit may be used in this major with prior school permission.
• Co-op credit may be used in this major with prior approval from a Media Production and Management advisor.
• School residency requirement consists of at least 24 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media.
• Media Production and Management (MPM) majors must select their required minor from outside the Mass Media (MPM and JOU) programs to remain below the 48 credit hour school maximum.
• Students seeking to change tracks from Media Management and Operations to Production or Sports Production once accepted into the major, must re-apply to the Media Production and Management major under the desired track.
• A maximum of three credit hours of internship may be earned in one semester.
• Internship credit, plus all other hours taken within the school, must not exceed 48 hours.
• To receive credit for an internship, students must have a 2.5 GPA in their required major courses.
• Students with less than a 2.5 GPA will not be given academic internship credit.
• A maximum of three credit hours of internship may be earned within the 46 credit hour school maximum within the 120 credit hours required for graduation.
• A maximum of six credit hours of internship may be earned within the 120 credit hours required for graduation.
• Summer internships are available during "C" term only.
• All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
• Courses designated in 1 (General Ed Program) and 2 (Common Program Prerequisites) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
• NOTE: Minors taught within the Nicholson School of Communication and Media are not open to Media Production and Management majors.
• Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses transferred from private out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit.
• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academiclearningcompacts.html
• Equipment Fees:
• Part-Time Student: $45 per term
• Full-Time Student: $90 per term