Total semester hours required for the degree: 120 semester hours
Semester hours required for the Television & Video Production major: 50 semester hours
From concept to completed content, this hands-on major teaches the theory and practices of producing televisual, video, and filmic content in narrative, persuasive, and reality-based forms. Students hone their visual, audio, and written communication skills in a variety of media courses and practical experiences in developing, writing, producing, directing, filming, editing, promoting, and performing, in television and video content. From cinematic productions to live broadcasts, this major provides a comprehensive practical overview of all production elements in a wide variety of television, film, and video genres and formats.
Required Coursework (41 hours)
CMN 1500
Television & Video Development. (1 credits)
DGT 2123
Introduction to Digital Photography. (3 credits)
THA 2244
Acting I. (3 credits)
or
THA 2211
Stagecraft. (3 credits)
CMN 23751
Practical Experience I. (1 credits)
(or CMN 23752, or CMN 23753, or CMN 23754)
(1 credit with approved on-campus organization)
CMN 2500
Television & Video Production I. (3 credits)
CMN 2550
Audio Production & Voice Work I. (3 credits)
CMN 3030
Promotional Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 3050
Television & Video Production II. (3 credits)
CMN 3530
Film Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 3540
Television & Video Production III. (3 credits)
CMN 42751
Internship I. (1 to 12 credits)
(or CMN 42752, or CMN 42753, or CMN 42754)
or
CMN 43751
Practicum I. (1 to 3 credits)
(or CMN 43752)
(2 credits with approved organization)
CMN 4540
Television & Video Production IV. (3 credits)
CMN 4751A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y
Topics in Episodic Television Production & Filmmaking. (3 credits)
CMN 4755
Television Genres: Production & Development. (3 credits)
CMN 4770
Television Criticism. (3 credits)
Skills & Interests (9 Hours)
In addition to taking the required classes above, students will take a minimum of 9 hours from the largely interdisciplinary electives list in the Skills & Interests section. This section allows for additional theoretical and technical development in a chosen area of production, from performing on-air or on-screen to learning about the latest digital media technologies.
AFR 3300
African Cinema. (3 credits)
ART 2910
Introduction to Graphic Design. (3 credits)
ART 3912
Interactive/Motion Graphics I. (3 credits)
ART 3922
Interactive/Motion Graphics II. (3 credits)
ART 4912
Interactive/Motion Graphics III. (3 credits)
CMN 2520
Introduction to Mass Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 2920
Introduction to Public Relations. (3 credits)
CMN 3075
Television Studio Production. (3 credits)
CMN 3100
Persuasion. (3 credits)
CMN 3270
Communication and Popular Culture. (3 credits)
CMN 3300
Interviewing. (3 credits)
CMN 3520
Audio Production & Voice Work II. (3 credits)
CMN 3560
International Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 3570A
Topics in Media History I. (3 credits)
(or CMN 3570B, or CMN 3570D)
CMN 3930
Message Strategies & Influence. (3 credits)
CMN 3940
Advertising: Theory and Practice. (3 credits)
CMN 3960
Public Relations Writing and Production. (3 credits)
CMN 3980
Strategic Social Media Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 4030A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y
Seminar in Communication Studies (3 credits)
CMN 4420
Mass Media Advertising-Sales. (3 credits)
CMN 4500A
Topics in Media Production I. (3 credits)
(or CMN 4500B, or CMN 4500D, or CMN 4500E)
CMN 4751A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y
Topics in Episodic Television Production & Filmmaking. (3 credits)
CMN 4775
Documentary Filmmaking. (3 credits)
CMN 4780
Communication and Culture. (3 credits)
CMN 4820
Political Communication. (3 credits)
CMN 4900A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q & T-Y
Advanced Topics in Communication Studies. (3 credits)
DGT 1363
Introduction to Graphics Technology. (3 credits)
DGT 3013
2D Computer Animation. (3 credits)
DGT 3313
3D Modeling for Digital Media. (3 credits)
DGT 4123
Advanced Digital Photography. (3 credits)
DGT 4333
Trends in Digital Media. (3 credits)
DGT 4353
Digital Media Production Management. (3 credits)
DGT 4753
Visual Effects. (3 credits)
DGT 4933
3D Animation and Motion Capture. (3 credits)
EIU 4104G
World Film: Language and Culture in Film. (3 credits)
EIU 4170G
History on Film. (3 credits)
EIU 4174G
Documentary Film and Society. (3 credits)
EIU 4192G
Film and Contemporary Society, Honors. (4 credits)
ENG 2000
Introduction to Creative Writing. (3 credits)
ENG 2504G
Film and Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3064
Intermediate Dramatic Writing. (3 credits)
ENG 4764
Advanced Dramatic Writing. (3 credits)
ENG 4904
Studies in Film. (3 credits)
FILM 2759G
History of Cinema. (3 credits)
JOU 3610
Broadcast News. (3 credits)
JOU 3620
Advanced Broadcast News. (3 credits)
THA 2005
Stage Makeup. (3 credits)
THA 2210
Introduction to Costuming. (3 credits)
THA 2211
Stagecraft. (3 credits)
(cannot be double-counted if taking for core)
THA 2244
Acting I. (3 credits)
(cannot be double-counted if taking for core)
THA 2258
Script Analysis. (3 credits)
THA 2801G
Musical Theatre on Film. (3 credits)
THA 3257
Digital Theatrical Design. (3 credits)
THA 3334
Performing Voice. (2 credits)
THA 3343
Devised Theatre. (3 credits)
THA 3344
Scene & Character Study. (3 credits)
THA 33451
Topics in Acting I. (1 to 3 credits)
(or THA 33452, or THA 33453)
THA 3350
Stage Management. (3 credits)
THA 3357
Scene Design. (3 credits)
THA 3358
Costume Design. (3 credits)
THA 3360
Stage Lighting Design. (3 credits)
THA 33611
Topics in Technical Theatre I. (1 to 3 credits)
(or THA 33612, or THA 33613)
THA 3445
Directing. (3 credits)
THA 3754G
Theatre and Film. (3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
