A representation-of and influence-on culture, media shapes how people understand theology. Media as Culture; The Theology of Making reflects how media influences modern culture before exploring the theological implication of creativity. Students analyze contemporary topics where media is used to shape public theological thought, while creating corresponding content that demonstrates constructive ways that media develops theology and spiritual contemplation. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX.

An internship involves 120 hours of work in a professional setting outside of the school. The internship is an opportunity for students to practice a skill they feel they want to continue into their media career. Students work for a corporate, not-for-profit, broadcast, or media production business to assist in creating and managing their media. Under the supervision of the host company, the internship can be paid or unpaid. Students work with their instructor to determine appropriate internships. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX. Permission required.

Initially meant to show the process of thought on screen, experimental media has pushed the boundaries of what media can achieve and represent in both narrative and reality-based film and design. The History and Practice of Experimental Media explores media art, taking students through exercises that mimic techniques as they create projects that push original ideas and possibilities with experimental media approaches. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX.

As a business, media producers must understand financial and cash flow management. Expanding on Introduction to Business Skills for Media, students develop the knowledge to manage money and operate the finances involved in running a media business. Exercises, real- world scenarios, and challenges related to their mock business gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to manage the finances of a media business. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX.

Filmmakers have always used film as a vehicle to explore and express beliefs. Christians have used film as a means to evangelize and confirm Biblical and theological perspectives. Film as Christian Witness; Apologetics analyzes narrative and documentary films to recognize apologetic approaches in films. Students assess Christian themes and meaning behind films, comparing aesthetic approaches and effectiveness as apologetic art that reveals truth. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX.

Ethnography is the anthropological study of human development and practices. Media has become an important means used to record and understand our world. Similar to what was learned in documentary filmmaking, Ethnography and Media uses techniques to observe and assess behaviour. At the end of this outcome, students will create projects that they both shoot and collect to generate ideas about behaviour related to the practice of ethnography. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX.

Media creation is a team-activity that requires organized workflow to manage people to complete projects. Advanced Project Management for Media takes students through a series of workshops to appreciate what needs to be done to produce media, organize people, and manage deliverables. Students demonstrate their project management skills as they produce projects that require effective attention to schedules, creativity, quality assurance, and workflow. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX.

Students create a project based on their personal focus at the end of their degree. This calling-card media represents their skills and interests to potential employers. Students apply what they have studied to develop fifteen minutes of media screen-time (or related project for non- time-based interests), a producer’s pitch deck, and written/graphic visualizations of the project. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX. Application required.