Content & Community Concentration

This class is designed to provide students who have little or no digital video production knowledge with an introduction to methods and strategies for production of digital video stories. Using the art of telling a story, the class will create educational, informational or personal experience video productions utilizing audio, video, scriptwriting and digital editing techniques. The class will be focused around hands-on projects, critiques and editing on nonlinear workstations.

This content and hands on production class examines and creates audio and video for web cast, podcasts, and social media venues. Students will script, capture, edit, enhance and host audio and video projects for specific audiences.

Focuses on the field of public information and public relations, with an emphasis on applying the appropriate theories and techniques to solve organizational and institutional communications problems. (Spring only)

This course will inform the student of the various forms of public relations writing and help to develop competency in written communications for different media. Emphasis will be on conducting research, audience analysis, establishing communications goals, executing the communications plan and evaluating the total communication effort. The student will prepare a complete media kit applying such areas as: research and writing for public relations, design, production, copy disseminations, and media. Communication vehicles covered in this course include internal and external media, print electronic and audiovisual and basic formats including news releases, features, pamphlets, brochures, fact sheets, management reports, scripts, publicity, annual reports and position papers.

Students will learn how to utilize digital platforms as part of a comprehensive and integrated marketing strategy. Through a mix of strategy, professional certification(s), and hands-on application, students will navigate the digital marketing ecosystem and apply best practices in the field.