Teledramatic Arts and Technology, B.A.~ Degree Requirements
Total credits: 120
Credits in the major: 60
You officially begin the major by enrolling in TAT 300 where you learn about the requirements of the major, explore pathways through the Individual Learning Plan (ILP), and are introduced to the Capstone Guidelines. You fulfill the Major Learning Outcomes listed below by completing coursework comprising the Teledramatic Foundation Core (20 credits) and Production Model (40 credits) based on interests defined in the ILP. The major culminates in a Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major.
TAT MLO 1 Foundations of Teledramatic Arts and Technology
Students gain an overview of media and foundational skills in storytelling, media criticism, history, ethics, and application of knowledge in service to the community. Students describe and analyze the major historical movements (events, artists, genres, developments, etc.) and their interrelationships with each other and with technological, social, and historical changes. Students also describe and analyze aesthetics and content, and the relationship between them for varied teledramatic arts, using ethical analysis in critique and production of teledramatic material.
TAT MLO 2 Pre Production
Students practice and gain competency in developing written and visual content through such processes as research, proposal writing, story treatments, storyboarding, script writing, organizing, and planning such production details as budgets, financing strategies, production schedules, technical specs, rehearsal plans, marketing and distribution plans, and crew lists.
TAT MLO 3 Production
Students learn the production process in the creation of original work for live and media based productions. Activities provide experience in various roles and tasks in areas such as writing, directing, cinematography, designing, and producing. Students practice convergence across disciplines and explore how new trends in form and content are shaping the creative and production process.
TAT MLO 4 Post Production
For media based production and live events which include media elements, the post-production process refers to work done after the raw audio/video are acquired in the production process, During this stage students refine their work, which can include editing, graphics, special effects, image enhancement, audio mixing, etc. For live events the process includes evaluation of the created work, and continued preparation for distribution or publication of the work.
TAT MLO 5 Distribution
Students present work to an audience via publishing, broadcasting, Internet streaming, documentation, screening, and other distribution channels. Critical analysis and evaluation of the overall project experience also takes place.
TAT MLO 6 Capstone
Students demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in media through completion of a creative project that synthesizes the major learning outcomes.
Based on Individual Learning Plan and Capstone interests, select ANY 12 upper-division credits from courses not already taken in fulfillment of the Major Learning Outcomes above.