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2016-2017 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
DIGITAL, MEDIA, & CINEMA MAJOR
For other Communication Department majors, see Communication and Media Arts.
The Communication Department exists to educate students in the development of skills that will enable them to appropriately
and creatively utilize the latest technology to communicate Christ creatively. To be a competent communicator one must
know the
Word God
and the
world God
created.
The common core of the Digital Media & Cinema program provides a foundation in essential disciplines that will contribute
to the student’s ability to communicate effectively in today’s world.
The Digital Media & Cinema major is designed to allow students to follow their interests and passions while developing their
skills and talents. It trains the student as a producer of digital media productions in the understanding of cinematography,
video editing, motion graphics, audio recording, and script writing. Students gain valuable experience in both production
and postproduction settings. They will work behind the scenes to shoot, light, edit short films, music videos, short
documentaries, and cinematic features. Experience in musical scores, sound tracks, dialogue, and foley effects are also
are part of the academic experience.
See Appendix A for graduation requirements.
Course of Study
120
Degree Core
72
Bible and Theology
30
BIB 1114
Old Testament Survey: Torah and History
3
BIB 1115
Old Testament Survey: Poetry and Prophecy
3
BIB 1120
New Testament Survey
3
BIB 3420
Principles of Bible Interpretation
3
BIB 3/4xxx
Old Testament Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3/4xxx
New Testament Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3616
Romans
3
BIB 4310
Progress of Redemption
3
THE 3301
Theology I: God, Christ, Spirit
3
THE 3302
Theology II: Sin and Salvation
3
General Education
36
COM 2110
Public Speaking
3
ENG 1110
Composition and Research
3
ENG 1111
Literature and Research
3
HIS 1210
Historical Perspectives on Culture and Civilization I
3
HIS 1211
Historical Perspectives on Culture and Civilization II
3
MAT 2310
Mathematics Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3
PHI 2110
Introduction to Philosophy
3
PHI 4140
Ethics
3
PSY 2110
General Psychology
3
General Education Distribution (see Appendix A):
XXX xxxx
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
3
XXX xxxx
Natural /Information Science elective
3
XXX xxxx
Social/Behavioral Science elective
3
Leadership Development & Christian Service Learning
6
CSL 0101
Christian Service Learning I [2nd Semester, First Year]
0
CSL 0201
Christian Service Learning II [1st Semester, Second Year]
0
CSL 0202
Christian Service Learning III [2nd Semester, Second Year]
0
ICS 1210
Discovering the Mission of God
3
MSD 1110
Encountering Spiritual Formation
3
Digital Media & Cinema Major
48
Communication Core
COM 2210 History of Communication and Media
3
COM 2150
Human Communication and Interaction
3
COM 2220 Communication Research, Theory, and Design
3