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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Global Media, B.A., World Cinema Specialization
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About the B.A. in Global Media
- Preparation for careers in media, entertainment, creative industries
- Professional internships—here or abroad
- Student-run newspaper, radio station, and TV channels
- Opportunities to study abroad at some of the top universities around the world
Communication offers a vast array of career opportunities in the fields of media, entertainment, and creative industries in the knowledge economy. Students have a multitude of options to develop their interests, skills and talents in a variety of areas. These Communication programs combine theory with practice, global learning with problem-solving and opportunities with challenges. Students think, reflect and produce creatively and analytically. The programs emphasize writing, visual thinking and speech communication/presentation. These programs also emphasize portfolio development, global perspectives in studying media, and personal attention in academic and career planning.
This program requires that students spend two full-time semesters abroad taking courses in their chosen concentrations with the approval of the Chair of the Department.
Students will have the option of spending each of the two semesters in two different universities in the same country or in two different universities in two different countries, provided they have processed their applications through The College of Global Studies and the International Affairs Office on campus at Arcadia.
Concentrations for B.A. in Global Media
- New Media Journalism
- Film Production
- World Cinema
- Visual Journalism
- Media Production
- Digital Gaming Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Visual Cultures
- Digital Media
- Fashion Studies
- Media Industries
- Sound and Music
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Global Media
(Credits as listed below, with Undergraduate Curriculum requirements and electives to total 128 credits)
These programs require one year of study abroad in one of the universities listed below. Students need to work with their advisers and the Chair of the Department to prepare a plan of studying abroad in one of the specialized areas to complete the Global Media degrees.
Communication core
The Core Requirements are the following courses (total of 20 credits):
Communication core electives
Students select 4 courses from the list below, related to their specific major within Global Media. (total of 16 credits)
Global Media students must maintain an overall minimum GPA of a 3.00 before leaving for study abroad
Students may request for a waiver for some universities and some programs, which must be approved by the Department Chair of Communications in consultation with the advisor.
The third set of courses are taken at one of the Universities listed below through the College of Global Studies
Based on the model of integrating the academic training with the demands and needs of professional and policy world, these programs offer courses in many of the exciting, and innovative programs, which transgress traditional boundaries between disciplines and offers programs that are challenging to students. Courses emphasize an integration of theory and practice and traditional and new technologies.
Additional Information
All courses adopt an approach that is essentially global, situating media in the issues of globalization as well those of the specific national media contexts. With their emphasis on creative industries, students will get practical experience as they immerse themselves in the culture of other students attending these universities.
The following courses are recommended for respective specializations in Global Media. Please note that the courses suggested here may not be available at the time for each of the student for the desired semester. The objective here is that the given set of courses from the host University’s offerings constitutes a specialization in B. A. in Global Media for a student from Arcadia University. If the following courses are not available, students may choose similar courses in consultation with the advisor and the Director of the program so long as the scope of specialization remains the same.
For more information, see and www.arcadia.edu/abroad.
Goldsmith’s College, University of London, London
World Cinema
- MC5 3045A Cinema and Society
- CU53005A Surrealism in the Cinema
- MC 53047A Chinese Cinemas
- MC5 3049A Screen Cultures
- MC5 0002A Introduction to Screen Drama Production
- MC5 3038A Music as Communication and Creative Practice
- MC5 3048A Media Rituals
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
World Cinema
- FM4107 Cinema and Nation
- FM4202 The Cinema in Eastern Europe
- FM2001 Modern World Cinemas
- FM4101 Time, National Identity and Cinema
- FM4102 Film, Politics and Cultural Histories
- FM4203 American Independent Cinema
Griffith University, Gold Coast
World Cinema
- 1015HUM Screen History and Research
- 1704GFS Cinematography
- 1710GFS Film & TV: mid 20thC
- 1009HUM Intro to Screen Analysis
- 2712GFS Asia Pacific Film
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