Apr 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Media Production, B.A.


Colleges  > College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences  > Jack J. Valenti School of Communication  > Media Production, B.A.

Students will acquire the ability to create communications using audio, video, motion picture, photography and computer graphics techniques. An appreciation and ethical concern for the professional values and effects on an audience of utilizing such techniques will accompany both practical and theoretical instruction. Skills needed to perform the research and writing functions that precede actual production of media programs as well as performance studies are included.

This degree program provides the preparation for internships and entry-level positions available in a wide variety of careers that require media production knowledge and skills, and the foundation for advancement in those fields.

To successfully complete the Media Production, BA degree, students will have a choice of four concentrations within the degree program: General Media Production, Broadcast Television, Sports Production or Digital Cinematography.

Communication Major


Students in good academic standing who meet the requirements below may declare a degree program in the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. Students interested in the school but uncertain about a degree program may declare themselves Communication Unspecified (COMM-UN) up to completion of 30 hours. Then they must choose a degree program.

To declare a major in the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.25 or higher on minimum of 12 semester hours at UH.

A transfer student or UH non-communication student with 15-60 semester hours of college credit who wants to declare a degree program in the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication must have a 2.25 or higher cumulative grade point average, including any attempted transfer courses.

Applicants who have completed more than 60 semester hours of college credit need a 2.25 or higher cumulative grade point average on the last 60 hours.

Transfer students who have earned fewer than 15 semester hours of college credit must meet freshman admission requirements.

Students must achieve a 2.00 cumulative GPA in all courses that count toward the major with at least a C in each.

No COMM course for major (or minor) may be taken more than three times.

Hours Required For The B.A. Degree


  • UH Core = 42 hours
  • Jack J. Valenti School Requirements = 12 hours
  • Media Production = 27 hours
  • CLASS General Degree Requirements  
    • CLASS Block = 6 hours
    • CLASS Diversity Course = 3 hours
    • Minor = 15 hours
    • Foreign Language = 6 hours at sophomore level
  • General Electives = 9 hours

TOTAL = 120 hours


UH Core Curriculum Hours Included In COMM Requirements


TOTAL - 21 Credit Hours


Jack J. Valenti School Requirements (12.0 hours)


Media Production Required Courses (6 hours)


Media Production Concentrations


Students will choose one of the following concentrations for the additional 21 hours required for the degree:

Media Production, B.A. - General


Required Course (3 hours - 1 course from the following):


Elective Courses (18 hours - 6 courses from the following):


Media Production, B.A. - Broadcast Television Concentration


Media Production, B.A. - Sports Production Concentration


Media Production, B.A. - Digital Cinematography