Cross-Cultural Media Communication

Students develop skills for clear and concise communication to mass audiences in a variety of written formats. Emphases include writing for print and electronic media, gathering accurate information, presenting a clear written message, and basic style for professional media writing. Students submit work to an online publication.

Students are introduced to the profession of public relations and strategic communication. Students demonstrate writing ability, examine strategies for publicity campaigns, and study the history and foundations of the field.

Students develop journalistic skills while reporting for the Royal Scribe, the University student publication. This course may be repeated for credit.

This course examines the components of audio, video, and still images for the purpose of media production. Students explore the equipment used to produce content.

This course is a study in writing story for a variety of print, screen, and web-based mediums, fundamentally equipping the student to communicate abstractly, visually, and directly with people.

Students build writing style and reporting techniques while evaluating sources, polling practices, and investigative coverage of events. Students create stories for an online publication in a variety of styles, including straight news, feature, and other prominent media writing styles.

Students develop a website as they learn how the Internet works and how to use common software tools to develop electronic ministry resources. They explore how to use the Internet for information consuming, sharing, and publication, while creating hypertext documents using HTML language.

Students explore contemporary photography and pursue personal interests in visual arts by developing skills using both digital and film photography. Topics include camera equipment, modes, composition, flash, inspiration, how to get the shot, tips, and techniques.

Students continue developing editing skills and are introduced to Photoshop and Aftereffects. Emphasis is placed on deadlines and following industry workflow.

This course analyzes the components of audio, video, and still images for the purpose of media production. Students apply production techniques used to produce interactive media content.

This is a project-oriented course where students organize and construct media components using creative production techniques centered around concepts such as color grading, compositing 2D and 3D elements into shot footage, and motion tracking. Students develop visual language skills by exploring motion media editing theory as well as execution.

Students analyze the use and advancement of audio and visual technology in today’s church and gain hands-on experience in live production. They learn mix theory and styles, the proper use of analog and digital consoles, microphones, signal processing, effects, amplifiers, loudspeakers, systems design, maintenance and repair, and stage monitor systems for sound reinforcement. Students also explore staging, set design and construction, lighting equipment, lighting design and techniques, projection systems, presentation software, switchers, camera operation, image magnification, simulcast, and recording.

Students continue to develop skills in live audio, video, and stage production, building on the skills gained through Live Production I.

Students produce live television newscasts, create digital content, and use social media. They make decisions about news coverage, stories, and presentation while managing reporters, anchors, writers, editors, and many others under deadline pressure.

Students examine the history and theoretical underpinnings of mass communication in the United States.

This elective course will focus on a special area of study related to the communication industry, standards, or communication practices.

Under the supervision of a qualified professional, interns gain real-world experience in a media work environment.

Students gain insight into structures, management, processes, economics of and issues surrounding mass media. An emphasis is placed on financial stability and profitability in a changing media market.

Under the supervision of a qualified professional, interns gain real-world experience in a media work environment.

Students evaluate legal cases, precedents, and laws governing public and private communication in the United States through the lens of Christ-focused ethics.

Students demonstrate a culmination of skills developed during their communication studies. Students produce a final communication project, using a variety of skills and media equipment, which showcases practical communication skills and an understanding of legal, ethical, and moral issues in communication studies.

Students are equipped with a biblical perspective on creativity, communication, and arts, and engage in the process of creativity from a Great Commission perspective. Students learn how to integrate and articulate the biblical foundations underlying creative endeavors, demonstrate the process of creativity, and develop the means to sustain creativity.