The Media Communications major is designed to prepare students in the moving image arts for a variety of careers in television, film, and new media production, as well as media distribution, and management in a rapidly evolving technological environment. The program focuses on the skills needed by producers, directors, cinematographers, videographers, sound and lighting designers, editors, animators, art directors, and writers in both fiction and non fiction storytelling.
If you have always fashioned yourself as a radio, television or movie personality, let this major be your stepping stone.

Overview:

PLNU offers four concentrations with its Media Communications major: multimedia, performance, production and film studies. The multimedia concentration focuses on technology and the aspects of computer and graphic design. The performance concentration focuses on radio and television and includes the aspects of voice work and diction, acting, debate and public speaking. The production concentration focuses on both television and radio production and includes aspects of stage design and lighting, stage techniques, television news and studio production. The film studies concentration requires prerequisite acceptance to the Los Angeles Film Studies program. It focuses on Hollywood culture, faith in films, screenwriting, filmmaking, directing and acting.

Special Features:

• Students choose between either a television or radio workshop, and a semester working for either The Point Weekly, the student newspaper; The Driftwood, the annual literary magazine; or with production of the annual school yearbook.
• Opportunity to compete with PLNU’s nationally-ranked Forensics team.
• Opportunity to study in London, England as part of annual Euro-Term.
• Produce your own show on the school’s radio station KPLR-AM 620.
• Access to school’s video production studio.

Career Opportunities:

• Actor
• Radio Personality
• Film or television director
• Radio, film or television producer
• Screenwriter
• Production Designer
• Stage Manager
• Lighting and Sound Producer
• Voiceover artist

For more information on majors, minors and concentrations, visit the Department of Communication and Theatre Web site.