2011-12 Moorpark College

Concentration Preparation for Antioch University

Communication & Media (COM) Concentration
BA in Liberal Studies
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There are several potential paths to this Concentration. Below is a list of pre-requisites from related departments at MC. Chooseone set that best suits your needs based on your future goals.

Communication Pre-Requisites at MC (Units) / Planned / In Progress / Completed
COMM M01 Introduction to Speech (3)
COMM M04 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Choice of COMM M05 or M07 or M12 (3)

OR

Journalism Pre-Requisites at MC (Units) / Planned / In Progress / Completed
JOUR M01 Media and Society (3)
JOUR M02 Reporting and Writing for the Media (3)
Choice of Print or Broadcast journalism course (3)

OR

Film Studies Pre-Requisites at MC (Units) / Planned / In Progress / Completed
FILM M10 Introduction to Cinema (3)
FILM M15 orM25 or M26 or M32 or M41 or M51 (3)
FILM M31 Contemporary American Film (3)

OR

Television Studies Pre-Requisites at MC (Units) / Planned / In Progress / Completed
FTVM M70 and M70LA and M70LB (3)
FTVM M30 or M34 or M37 or M38 (3)
FTVM M40 Audio Production (3)

Because Antioch University Santa Barbara offers a B.A. degree-completion program, we only offer upper-division, university-level courses. As a result, lower-division community college courses count as pre-requisites for AUSB courses.

All students are expected to complete the pre-requisites for the Concentration prior to enrolling at AUSB or via concurrent enrollment before end of second quarter at AUSB.

A maximum of 57 quarter (38 semester) units may be accepted in transfer for any one department. Of this, a maximum of 30 quarter (20 semester) units can be applied to a Concentration.

AUSB/MC Pre-Reqs for COM Concentration

Revised 12.15.2011

2011-12 Concentration in Communication & Media (COM)

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies

The Communication and Media concentration is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of how massive changes in the media–from global digital communications, wireless networks, Web 3.0, and persistent connectivity–are transforming media usage and media industries around the globe. The program explores how all mediated forms (film, print, digital, and electronic) affect people, organizations, and cultures with a focus on training critically aware professionals for advanced careers in media. Courses help students explore their own values and practices as well as how they shape the values and practices of others through producing media. Students who choose this concentration will already have developed specific skills in the media of their choice through their lower-division pre-requisites. The AUSB program is designed to help students utilize those skills to responsibly influence the way people work, communicate, and engage together in a global society.

This concentration is ideal for people interested in a career in communications and/or media related fields in corporate, public, government and nonprofit organizations. Potential careers include: marketing director, web analyst, public relations executive, producer, journalist, new media strategist, e-commerce account executive, content writer, filmmaker, videographer, public information, online marketing, blogger, web designer, and advertiser.

Curriculum

This concentration is built upon a foundation of courses related to crafting a narrative/message and purposefully moving that message into the world through various forms of distribution. An emphasis is placed on media as a change agent global culture. Courses in the related disciplines of psychology, business, education, global studies, and multiculturalism round out the curriculum. Students are encouraged to use independent studies and internships to focus the concentration in areas of specific interest regarding personal and professional goals.

In addition to the degree requirements, students pursuing any concentration must complete a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60-quarter units with at least 24 upper-division units completed at AUSB. All courses at AUSB are upper-division and students pursuing this concentration must complete the lower-division pre-requisite courses prior to their second term. Students are strongly encouraged to complete several of the following courses (chosen in consultation with an Academic Advisor):

  • The Narrative
  • Publishing & Distribution
  • Community Dialogue & Coalition Building
  • Media, Communication & Culture
  • Interpersonal Comm in Media World
  • Social Media
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  • Group Dynamics
  • Public Speaking
  • World Media
  • Contemporary Issues in Film/Video Media
  • Contemporary Issues in Print Media
  • Intercultural Communication

Students may choose from the following related courses to complete their curriculum: Business Finance, Leadership & Project Management, Strategic Marketing, Business Planning & Development, Creative Writing: Fiction, Non-Fiction Writing, Personal Journal, and Exploration of Film to name a few.

Internships

Internships that provide hands-on experience in communication and media may be designed in a variety of settings. Antioch encourages students to design their own internships. For example, students can earn credit for such activities in their workplace as designing a public relations campaign, implementing new social media advertising, or producing a relevant film or video.