Radio/TV - Northampton County Area Community College

Radio/TV from Northampton County Area Community College is a Campus Associate Radio and Television degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Program Narrative Northampton\\\'s Radio/TV program is a highly creative course of study that allows you to explore your potential in communicating ideas through the use of electronic media. Graduates of this program are qualified to seek employment as television , radio and recording producers, directors, camera operators, disc jockeys, scriptwriters, audio and recording engineers. As a graduate you may also qualify for employment as a specialist in media production and planning in radio, television and cable companies, as well as business, industry, hospitals and state and local government. The program also prepares you for new fields of media jobs in small video production houses, recording studios, industry and education. Program Features Northampton\\\'s program includes both academic and technical aspects of Radio/TV. Curriculum includes courses in radio and television production, editing and post-production, audio recording and mixdown, multimedia, communications and writing, social science, and computer graphics. Optional courses include film studies, portable video, and advanced television and recording studio production. Aesthetic considerations are stressed as the program strives to develop your capacity as an electronic artist. You will gain practical hands-on experience in the college TV studio and media lab, in the college recording studio, on a student-produced cable TV show and radio show, and with local area broadcasters and businesses. Program Outcomes Graduates of the program will: Students will be skilled in the basic operation of the audio, video and multimedia equipment used to produce media presentations. Students will know and be able to use the technical terms and \\\"language\\\" of media production. Students will be able to formulate and plan audio, video and multimedia productions and to explain their plans both orally and in writing. Students will be able to collaborate with and direct others in the creation of audio, video and multimedia projects. Students will develop their creative intelligence and capacity for creative expression in the form of media arts. Students will be able to use various media technologies to communicate information, ideas and feelings to an audience. Students will be able to combine or edit basic sound and image elements to generate more complex forms of communication messages. Students will be able to critically evaluate media including their own work and the work of others. Students will have an understanding of the business and operating procedures of radio , television and other electronic media and be able to work effectively in various positions in media companies, in companies with media departments or in entrepreneurial situations. Students will be aware of and able to analyze the effects of media on individuals, society and culture. Students will understand and be able to describe the evolution of media technologies and industries and the forces that shaped them. Students will know the laws applying to media and be able to apply them to real situations. View more details on Northampton County Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Radio and Television courses.