2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

BC 473S Advanced Media Production-Studio Television 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive laboratory work.

BC 473M Advanced Media Production-Multimedia 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course and junior standing. CS 101 recommended.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive laboratory work.

BC 473F Advanced Media Production-Field Television Production 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive laboratory work.

BC 473A Advanced Media Production-Audio 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive laboratory work.

BC 471 Mass Communication and Society 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter Summer
• Prerequisites: Junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Perspectives on Society (PERS)

Study of the social, legal and economic basis of radio, television, newspapers and film in the United States, with emphasis on the roles played by the media, the government and the public in the process of mass communication.

BC 470 Mass Communication Law 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Analysis of the legal parameters within which the print and electronic media must operate, including First Amendment freedoms, libel, copyright and Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations.

BC 420 Global Communication 4 cr.

• Offered: Infrequently
• Prerequisites: Junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

“Globalization” refers to the convergence of diversely organized media systems into profit-making enterprises, owned or controlled by multinational firms. Course introduces this phenomenon through a review of its economic and policy foundations and its effects on information flow and the framing of world issues.

BC 415 Intercultural Communication 4 cr.

• Offered: Summer (Depending on Enrollment)
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR)
  • World Cultures University Requirement (WC)

This course examines cultural differences in communication styles and systems across a variety of national and American sub-cultural groups. Study includes both interpersonal and mass-mediated message systems.

BC 410 The Documentary 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Examination of the documentary genre with emphasis on its application and form in radio and television. Topics considered are the historical development of the documentary form, definitions of “documentary,” the current role and future potential of the documentary.

BC 365 Broadcast News Writing and Reporting 4 cr.

• Offered: Infrequently
• Prerequisites: BC 265.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Instruction on writing, story structure, source development, news judgment, ethics and law in field reporting for television news. Students shoot, edit and write news reports that air on Public Eye News. Students also serve as associate producers for Public Eye News one day each week.