Bachelor's Degree in Communication – Broadcasting
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Communication
Concentration: Broadcasting
Hours: 120
Broacasting Overview
The Lamar University Bachelor of Science in Communication with a concentration in broadcasting is designed to give you a strong foundation in communication practices and useful experience. You'll take courses in digital editing, audio production, TV writing and performing and television field production.
This program offers you valuable hands-on experience fresh out of high school, an opportunity most students would love to have elsewhere! We strongly encourage you to participate in Lamar University Television and KVLU Public Radio. Our graduates have worked at CBS, ESPN, CNN, BET and Disney, often in key positions. Lamar University is designed to give you a strong foundation and useful experience.
Broadcasting Courses You May Take
Audio/Radio Production: Principles and practice of professional audio recording and editing. Majors emphasizing broadcasting must complete this course prior to enrolling in COMM 2374.
Intro Broadcasting: A general introduction to the field of broadcasting including a study of station and network organization and control by law and societal forces.
Video Production I: This course is a study of basic television production as it applies to live studio programming. Beginning instruction is offered in the areas of studio camera operation, audio for television and television direction with an emphasis on underlying principles of video technology.
Digital Editing: An introduction to computer-based video-editing techniques.
TV Field Production: Principles and practices of editing and post production.
Career Paths for Broadcasting
With your B.S. in Communication – Broadcasting, you have access to a variety of careers in broadcasting, both on-air and behind the scenes. Competition for high-paying broadcasting jobs in large metropolitan markets can be fierce, and many entry-level professionals start out working for smaller stations. A graduate degree in the field can offer better opportunities for advancement into supervisory or directorial positions within media companies or for academic careers in teaching and research.
Primary Careers
Producer, technician, on-air reporter
- Broadcast journalism
- Program production
- Videography
- Camera operation
- Technicians and assistants
- Copywriting
- Media production companies
- Radio and television stations
- Digital media groups