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Karen Riggs, Director
Joseph Slade, Associate Director for Graduate Studies
Jerry Redefer, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
The School of Telecommunications offers programs of study leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The baccalaureate program is a professional degree program designed to prepare students for careers. First-year students are allowed direct entry into sequences in audio production, video production, media management, and media studies. While pursuing a telecommunications degree, students are also actively involved in the liberal arts curriculum found at Ohio University. Coursework in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology, and Communication Sciences are all part of this liberal arts foundation that is critical to the success of today's media professionals. While there is overlap between journalism and telecommunications in broadcast news career preparation, students interested in studio and field production should enroll in the School of Telecommunications, and those interested in news writing, reporting, and anchoring should enroll in the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism. The school also offers an Honors Tutorial Program to qualified students. (See the Honors Tutorial College section.)
The classroom and laboratory experiences of students are augmented by a variety of practical experiences, including work with the school's production unit--Athens Video Works, the All-Campus Radio Network, and the three University-owned and operated stations: WOUB-AM, WOUB-FM, and WOUB-TV. Credit for such experiences is available.
The school maintains relationships with various professional organizations including the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the Ohio Cable Telecommunication Association, the International Radio-Television Society, the National Association of Television Program Executives, the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS), the Audio Engineering Society, and the National Association of Broadcasters.
Ohio University's Zanesville and Southern Campuses offer an associate's degree program in electronic media, including a sequence in broadcast engineering. This program offers a smaller, more intimate setting for the first two years of University coursework. For additional information, see "Electronic Media" in the Regional Higher Education section.
Students in their first year at Ohio University wishing to transfer into the School of Telecommunications must apply by March 1 for transfer the following fall (September). Students who have completed more than 48 hours must apply by October 1 for transfer the following winter (January). In addition, transfers from outsdie Ohio University must abide by the policies indicated in the "Undergraduate Admissions" pages at the beginning of this catalog.
In some exceptional cases, a student may be considered with less than 3.0 g.p.a. In these cases, the prospective transfer student must submit the transfer application as well as supporting documents. These support materials should include 3 letters of recommendation (2 from university instructors, 1 from the professional community), a resume, and a portfolio of work.
Students transferring into the school must be enrolled for a minimum of one academic year (three consecutive quarters) or their final 48 hours of earned credit in order to graduate from the program.
Further information regarding transfer policy may be found at (https://www.tcomschool.ohiou.edu/UGRAD.htm.)
All transfer applications should be delivered to the School of Telecommunications office (RTVC 202) to the attention of the Associate Director of Undergraduate Sudies.
Twenty quarter hours,with at least eight hours of 300- to 400-level courses (or 200-level or above for language courses). Courses include Tier 1 freshman and junior composition with the balance of the hours chosen from art, art history, classical languages, comparative arts, dance, English, film, humanities, modern languages, music, philosophy, and theater.
Twenty quarter hours, with at least eight hours of 300- to 400-level courses. Courses may be chosen from anthropology, classical archaeology, economics, history, international studies, management, marketing, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Twenty quarter hours,with at least eight hours of 300- to 400-level courses (or 200-level or above for language courses). Courses may be chosen from classical languages, computer science, communication systems management, hearing and speech sciences, communication studies, journalism, linguistics, modern languages, and visual communication.
Tier I quantitative skills plus five quarter hours chosen from astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physical science, physics, physical geography, and environmental and plant biology.
University General Education Tier II, African American Studies, and University Professor courses can be used to fulfill general requirements. You must fulfill the Tier III requirement.
The following core courses are required of all majors:
TCOM 100 A Mediated World 4
TCOM 110 Telecomm. Writing and
Production Planning 4
TCOM 201 Media Culture, and
Technology I 4
TCOM 202 Media Culture and
Technology II 4
TCOM 367 World Broadcasting 4
or TCOM 453 Telecommunications
Law and Regulations 4
Sequence Requirements
Corollary Each student in the School of Telecommnications is required to complete a corollary of coursework. These are courses outside telcommunications selected by you and your advisor to enhance your area of interest. The corollary totals a minimum of 35 credit hours (20 at the 300-400 level), from no more than two areas. For instance, students in the video production sequence might choose courses from the School of Film, while students interested in politics and the media might find courses from the political science area useful.
Of special note is the required minor in music for students pursuing the music production track in the audio sequence. The music minor will count toward part of the corollary in this track. (Please see requirements for the music minor in College of Fine Arts section.)
Audio Production Sequence
This plan of study is designed to provide majors with skills in various areas of audio production including commercial production, narrative and documentary, music recording, and sound for picture. Students must complete the Audio Production core and coursework from one of three tracks: Music Production, Media Production, or Audio Post Production.
Audio Production Core:
TCOM 220 Intro to Audio Production 4
TCOM 308 Technical Bases
of Telecommunications 4
Music Production Track:
Major code BC5353
TCOM 315 Recording Industry Survey 4
TCOM 413 Commercial Music Recording
and Production 4
TCOM 414 Advanced Projects in
Music Production 4
Media Production Track:
Major code BC5352
TCOM 231 Short-form Media Script 4
TCOM 313 Field Audio Production 4
Audio Post Production Track:
Major code BC5354
TCOM 240 Intro to Video Production 4
TCOM 415 Audio Post-production for
Moving Image 4
One or more of the following courses:
TCOM 425 Digital Video Post-production
TCOM 486Y AVW Productions
TCOM 497 Independent Production Projects 4
Telecommunications elecatives with
approval of advisior, including at
least one four-hour non-production
course 4
Corollary courses outside the school
that support program goals (from
no more than two areas with at least
20 hours at the 300 to 400 level)
Music Production track requires a
Music minor. 35
Management Core:
TCOM 359 Audience Research 4
TCOM 360 Electronic Media Mgt. 4
TCOM 461 Electronic Media
Financial Management 4
Management Electives:
2 courses at 300- to 400-level:
TCOM 355 Broadcast and Cable
Programming 4
TCOM 362 Electronic Media Sales 4
TCOM 367 World Broadcasting 4
Telecommunications electives with
advisor approval 8
Corollary courses from outside the
school that support program goals;
ACCT 101, ECON 103 and 104, and
MGT 202 or MKT 202; 20 hours at
the 300-400 level in business
and/or organizational
communication. 35
In addition, a student can design an individualized program of study. In consultation with the sequence director and a faculty advisor, the student submits for approval a proposal for coursework including justification and corollary.
Students must complete the TCOM Core, the Media Studies Core, and coursework from one of the areas of study. The following are required:
Media Studies Core:
TCOM 270 Mass Comm Theory 4
TCOM 279 History of Electronic Comm 4
Telecommunications electives
with advisor approval 8
Corollary courses outside the
school that support program goals
(from no more than two areas with
at least 20 hours at the
300- 400-level). 35
Electronic Media Technologies
Major code BC5350
(3 of the following:
TCOM 308 Technical Basis of Telecomm 4
TCOM 421 Non-broadcast Video 4
TCOM 441 Instructional Telecomm 4
TCOM 463 New Technology 4
TCOM 465 Satellite Communication 4
TCOM 466 Technology, Communication
and Culture 4
International Communication
Major code BC5349
3 of the following:
TCOM 371 Effects of Mass Comm 4
TCOM 384 Media Criticism 4
TCOM 463 New Technology 4
TCOM 465 Satellite Communication 4
TCOM 466 Technology, Communication
and Culture 4
TCOM 486A Age, Class, Gender, Race
Sexual Orientation 4
Media and Society
Major code 5348
3 of the following:
TCOM 459 Audience Research 4
TCOM 384 Media Criticism 4
TCOM 440 Public Telecommunications 4
TCOM 454 Personal Values
in Telecommunications 4
TCOM 466 Technology, Communication,
and Culture 4
TCOM 475 Politics & Electronic Media 4
TCOM 483 Children and Television 4
TCOM 481 Women in Media 4
TCOM 482 Documentary Genres 4
TCOM 485 The African-American
Televisual Images 4
TCOM 486A Age, Class, Gender, Race,
and Sexual Orientation 4
Politics and Media
Major code 5355
3 of the following:
TCOM 359 Audience Research 4
TCOM 371 Effects of Mass
Communication 4
TCOM 463 New Technology 4
TCOM 466 Technology, Communication,
and Culture 4
TCOM 475 Politics & Electronic Media 4
Individualized Concentration
Major code BC5351
Specialized study with approval of sequence director and faculty advisor; minimum cumulative g.p.a. of 3.0 required.
Video Production Core:
TCOM 230 Intro to Video Production 4
TCOM 231 Short-form Scriptwriting 4
Video Production Electives (2 courses required):
TCOM 308 Technical Bases
of Telecommunications 4
TCOM 318 Multiple-Camera
Producing and Directing 4
TCOM 319 Single-Camera
Producing and Directing 4
TCOM 323 Animation and Videographic
Design 4
TCOM 425 Digital Video
Post-production 4
TCOM 418 Producing for Video 4
TCOM 419 Narrative Production I 4
TCOM 422 Narrative Production II 4
TCOM 486Y Athens Video Works 1-4
Telecommunications electives with
approval of advisor, including at
least eight hours of non-production
classes 8
Corollary courses outside the school
that support program goals
(from no more than two areas with at
least 20 hours at the
300 to 400 level) 35
Required Core Courses (12 Hours)
TCOM 110 Telecomm. Writing and
Production Planning 4
TCOM 201 Media, Culture
and Technology I 4
TCOM 202 Media, Culture
and Technology II 4
Elective Courses (20 hours)
Select 20 hours from:
TCOM 231, 260, 279, 355, 360, 367, 371, 384, 421, 430, 431, 432, 453, 454,
463, 464, 465, 466, 475, 481, 482
Up to 8 hours in equivalent courses from other institutions will be
accepted, but you must take 24 hours in telecommunications at Ohio
University to complete the minor.
Total Hours: 32
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