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May 01, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
Converged Broadcast Media, BA
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In the Converged Broadcast Media program, you will receive a comprehensive education in media convergence, broadcast television, and their social media and Internet components. In addition, you will learn about live TV news broadcasting, live on-location production, sports, entertainment and political events coverage.
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Converged Broadcast Media 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. Students further develop their skills through NTTV, KNTU-FM and their web sites. An optional certificate in television news producing is also available within the major.
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Admission to the major and initial requirements
Note: Only Media Arts (MRTS) and Converged Broadcast Media (CBCM) majors can take MRTS Courses.
Minimum standards for enrollment in MRTS courses
Completion of 12 credit hours at UNT and at least a 2.75 UNT GPA.
CBCM majors must maintain a UNT GPA of 2.75. CBCM major students whose GPAs fall below this standard will be informed of their status by the Media Arts department and will not be able to take any classes in the Media Arts department until they return their UNT GPA to 2.75 or better.
Major Requirements
Students must complete 42 hours in the major (at least 33 advanced), including:
Plus 6 hours from the following:
MRTS electives, 9 additional hours selected from the following:
Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
Other requirements
A minimum 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA and a 2.75 major GPA is required to graduate. Only 12 hours of MRTS courses taken at other institutions may be applied toward the major.
Students majoring in Converged Broadcast Media are required to have a minimum grade of C in all MRTS courses to count towards the major. Students may have only two attempts for a grade of C or better for each required MRTS course.
Students must observe prerequisites for each MRTS course. If a student has not completed prerequisites for a course with a grade of C or better, the student is subject to administrative drop from the course without notice. Prerequisites are listed with individual course descriptions.
Students may register for only one section of a course at a time. Students registered for more than one section of a course will be dropped from all sections of that course without notice. The policy does not apply to courses such as special topics, which may bear the same course number but different topics and are therefore different courses.
Specific competency and departmental approval for internship, seminar and special problems courses are required.
Four-year degree plan (example)
The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.
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