Communications & Media Arts

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Program
Communications & Media Arts
Degree Type
Major

The Department of Communication and Media Arts offers a major in Communications with Specialization Tracks in the following: Integrated Media & Marketing, Digital Media and Production, Graphics, and Sports Communications. A minor is available in Communications.

Communications & Media Arts Department Goals

The Communications and Media Arts Department at Bethany College is designed to achieve the following goals for its students:

The Communications and Media Arts Department at Bethany College is designed to achieve the following goals for its students:

  • Demonstrate understanding of human and mediated communication principles, processes, and practices, and be able to engage in and interpret them.  
  • Understand legal and ethical responsibilities of communicators in a culturally diverse world.  
  • Demonstrate proficiency in invention, construction, and delivery of oral and written communication.  
  • Use communication theory and critical thinking to analyze a variety of communication and media settings.  
  • Be able to develop, conduct, report, and evaluate communication and media research. 

Requirements for Major

Communication and Media Arts majors are expected to complete 44 of departmental courses including the following:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
23-24

Nine credits from 

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
9

And a combination of nine credits from: 

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

English requirement

All CMA majors must complete 

Item #
Title
Credits
6
Sub-Total Credits
6

In addition, all majors must complete one of the following courses:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

All majors must also complete one of the following Specialization Tracks:

Integrated Media & Marketing:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6

Digital Media and Production:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6

Sports Communications:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
9
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