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Converged Broadcast Media Degree

Overview

The Converged Broadcast Media degree at the University of North Texas is a Bachelor of Arts program that integrates a broad and thorough overview of the ever-changing electronic news media, with intermediate and advanced courses in writing and reporting for radio, television, and the Internet; interviewing and performance; shooting and editing for television; television and radio news producing; news media analysis; electronic news management; plus classes in legal and ethical issues and covering cross-cultural communities.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Why Earn a Converged Broadcast Media Degree?

In the Converged Broadcast Media program, you'll receive a comprehensive education in media convergence, broadcast television, and their social media and internet components. You'll learn about live TV news broadcasting, live on-location production, sports, entertainment, and political events coverage.

Coursework

Our coursework examines a wide range of subjects, including:

• Electronic news management
• Interviewing and performance
• News media analysis
• Shooting and editing for television
• Writing and reporting for radio, television, and the internet

Electives offer opportunities for sports broadcasting, TV news production, directing and broadcast production, radio and television announcing, or videography.

Marketable Skills

• TV/radio/broadcast content creation
• Understanding and engaging the audience
• Applied digital content for broadcast and the web
• Deadline-oriented decision-making
• Management, sales, branding, and marketing

Career Opportunities

By pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Converged Broadcast Media at the University of North Texas, you'll be prepared for a career in television, radio, and internet-based news operations at the local, national, and international levels. Other career fields include:

• Audience research
• Corporate media
• Creative services and marketing
• Digital converged broadcast production
• Documentary programming
• Long-form broadcast storytelling, such as a news magazine show
• Multichannel television
• Video storytelling

Sample Courses

• Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media (3 hrs)
• Content Development for Digital Media (3 hrs)
• Understanding Media Industries (3 hrs)
• Writing for Television (3 hrs)
• Teen Media (3 hrs)
• Introduction to Broadcast, Cable and Internet Technology (3 hrs)