When you major or minor in the Department of Communication, Journalism, and Film, you are prepared to understand communication as a social, intellectual, ethical, and artistic process. You will learn to engage in communication, journalism, and film as a responsible human behavior.
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Communication Studies
The Communication Studies track of this major provides you opportunities to develop communication skills, explore values, and acquire techniques of insight and critical reasoning. Emphasis is placed on person-to-person contact in both private and public settings.
Journalism
The Journalism track of this major educates, trains, and prepares you to engage in a career in journalism. This track provides many opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom, to develop written and oral communication skills, explore values, and acquire techniques of insight and critical reasoning. Emphasis is placed on mediated communication in public settings.
- A minimum 60鈥�63 credits are required for the Communication major, including 25鈥�28 upper-division credits.
- You will choose one of two tracks 鈥� Communications Studies or Journalism Track 鈥� when you major in Communication.
- The General Core in this major is 35 credits, including 鈥淧ublic Speaking鈥� and 鈥淐ommunication Ethics.鈥� This major also includes 10 elective credits.
- During your senior year, you will choose one Senior Seminar such as 鈥淧ersuasive Campaigns,鈥� 鈥淕ender Communication,鈥� or 鈥淩hetoric of Dissent.鈥�
The Film Studies major prepares you to become a creative and informed writer, audience member, and practitioner of film, through a deeper understanding of film art, history, aesthetics, criticism, and production.
You will develop skills that are at the heart of a liberal arts education, including writing, critical thinking, and problem solving. The major provides an array of course offerings informed by a Christian perspective, with the aim of graduating students of competence and character who are prepared for professional careers, advanced study, and service. Primary goals include:
Cinema literacy: You will practice critical media literacy within the contexts of American and international cinemas.
Historical literacy: You will understand the formation of the American film industry and the pivotal roles movies have played in shaping American and international cultures.
Creative practice: This major prepares a generation of film critics, audiences, and professionals.
- A minimum 68 credits are required for this major, including 30 upper-division credits.
- This program partners with the , a BestSemester program of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. A semester at the LAFSC can serve as credits toward the Film Studies major.