Media Arts and Production
Associate of Arts

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Program Overview

On-Air and Behind The Scenes Making Magic

We live in a world with an insatiable appetite for information and new digital content. The people who create this world represent a dynamic blend of artist and technician, supplying a creative industry with vital imagination and technical know-how.

Media Communication specialists fulfill vital on-air and behind the scenes responsibilities for television, radio, and digital media. They are well-versed in broadcasting, post-production, and digital marketing, and can function successfully in the commercial as well as the creative aspects of their field.

If you want to make this type of magic, on-air or behind the scenes, a two-year Associate of Arts degree in Media Arts and Production is a step in the right direction.

This degree is only available to students who graduate with a Broadcast Media Arts or Digital Media Arts certificate from the Specs@LTU program.

» Why LTU?

  • One-on-one mentoring and proactive internship and career placement, including Emmy award-winning STATE CHAMPS! NETWORK, for on-camera and off-camera sports broadcasting experience.
  • The most up-to-date industry-standard broadcast equipment and editing software.
  • A MacBook Pro laptop for their academic use, loaded with Adobe software to help prepare them for careers in digital media.

Contact

Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication

humchair@ltu.edu

source - Jon DeBoer

Curriculum

» Curriculum Documents

Eligible students receive 24 credit hours of technical elective transfer credit upon completion of the Broadcast Media Arts (BMA) or Digital Media Arts (DMA) certificate from Specs@LTU. The following 37 credit hours must be taken at Lawrence Tech:

Course Name

Course #

Credits

College Composition

College Composition develops students’ acquisition of the fundamental principles of academic writing. This course focuses on the development of writing thesis statements and main arguments, topic sentences, transitional words and phrases, supporting paragraphs, use of evidence, essay organization, and research skills. Extensive writing and research practice is required.

COM1103

3

Technical and Professional Communication

Training in a systematic method for producing effective technical communication, written reports, letters, and memos as well as oral presentations. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit

COM2103

3

Writing for Electronic and Print Media

Fundamentals of writing cross-media: a review and understanding created of community institutions and news resources and how to access and present information from these community resources. Scenario-based problem solving is used. Credibility of sources and corroboration of news content also addressed. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCO 1003.

MCO2543

3

Media Communication Electives (3)

MCO xxx3 (x3)

9

Engaging Ancient Texts

A historical survey that develops students’ abilities to critically engage texts of the ancient global world, placing an emphasis on the way these texts reflect their context and human experience. Readings may draw from philosophy, history, literature, visual art, and more. Class activities include reading of primary sources, seminar discussion, and writing in various genres. May be taken concurrently with COM 1103.

HUM1213

3

Engaging Modern Texts

A historical survey that develops students’ abilities to engage texts of the modern global world, placing an emphasis on the way these texts reflect their context and human experience. Readings may draw from philosophy, history, literature, visual art, photography, film, digital media, and more. Class activities include reading of primary sources, seminar discussion, and writing in various genres. May be taken concurrently with COM 1103.

HUM1223

3

SSC Elective

SSC2xx3

3

LLT Elective

LLT2xx3

3

Geometry in Art

A rigorous look into symmetry, tiling, perspective and surfaces using tools from Euclidean Geometry and other mathematical principles to further the understanding of limits, areas under curves, slopes and tangent lines. Topics covered include Fibonacci numbers, the Golden Ratio, Platonic and Archimedean solids, rigid motions, rosette, frieze and wallpapers groups and their commonalities in Art, Engineering and Computer Science.

MCS1254

4

Natural Science Elective
BIO/CHM/GLG/PHY/PSC

XXX3

3

Total Credits:

37

» Document Viewer

Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.