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  • BDC 600 - Advanced Media Production
    Course DescriptionThis course is designed to provide an integrated and interdisciplinary learning experience in media production at the advanced level. Students will build on the audio, digital media and video skills they developed in their intermediate production courses and collaborate with other students to create transmedia productions. Through a mix of lecture and labs, students will be exposed to concepts and topics related to the ongoing cross-disciplinarity of various media, and apply their knowledge to create innovative productions.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 6 hrs.
    GPA Weight:2.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:BDC 301 or BDC 302 or BDC 303 or BDC 304
  • BDC 710 - Senior Capstone Lectures I
    Course DescriptionIn this course, students analyze and discuss the current and future overarching issues within the creative and cultural industries, placing them in context within the Canadian milieu. Senior representatives of various media and faculty members will present and discuss topics from their respective fields of expertise. Students will gain insights into opportunities and challenges in the workplace, trends and the impact of emerging technologies on all sectors with particular focus on content creation.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 2 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • BDC 790 - Major Research Paper I
    Course DescriptionThis course provides a place for students writing major research papers to refine their writing under the guidance of faculty with advanced scholarly research and writing skills. Included is an advanced library class, an overview of creative approaches to writing a scholarly paper, individual feedback sessions, work-shopping/peer review and discussion of ways of disseminating academic writing. Students create means of making their work available to the RTA community at the conclusion of the course.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 6 hrs.
    GPA Weight:2.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Consent:Departmental consent required
  • BDC 820 - Internship
    Course DescriptionWith faculty support, students find themselves six-week intensive internships in the media, media production and related industries. Students develop personal contracts with industry mentors to carry out significant research or gain industry work experience off campus. The Internship is intended to encourage students to explore their particular career interests.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 12 hrs.
    GPA Weight:2.00
    Billing Units:3
    Count:1.00
  • BDC 821 - Special Project
    Course DescriptionWorking individually or in groups, students will engage in an original practical or traditional academic thesis project in their area of interest. With a faculty advisor, students will choose a thesis area such as audio, video, writing, interactive media, business, management or traditional communications research. Once a project has been approved, students will develop contacts with external mentors and complete an advanced paper or practical audio, video or interactive media project.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 12 hrs.
    GPA Weight:2.00
    Billing Units:3
    Count:1.00
  • BDC 890 - Major Research Paper II
    Course DescriptionThis course provides a place for students writing major research papers to refine their writing under the guidance of faculty with advanced scholarly research and writing skills. Included is an advanced library class, an overview of creative approaches to writing a scholarly paper, individual feedback sessions, work-shopping/peer review and discussion of ways of disseminating academic writing. Students create means of making their work available to the RTA community at the conclusion of the course.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 9 hrs.
    GPA Weight:2.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:BDC 790
  • BDC 919 - Media Research - Theory and Practice
    Course DescriptionThis advanced course will build on work begun in BDC 310. Moving on from the broad theoretical framework of media research, students will be provided with specific analytical and conceptual tools needed to undertake a major research project on media-related issues. In the theoretical component, particular emphasis will be placed on methodology. On a more practical level, research projects will afford students the opportunity to examine a specific aspect of the media industry.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:BDC 310
  • BDC 977 - Digital Media Broadcasting
    Course DescriptionIn this hands-on-course, students will be responsible for managing Ryerson's internet broadcasting station, known as SPIRIT ( Student Produced Internet Radio and Interactive Technologies) and/or programming a channel on the video distribution system within Ryerson, known as Channel 84. Students will undertake varying roles including: managing the stations in terms of personnel; creating programming; arranging rights clearance for external productions; scheduling; liaising with other University courses which create potential programming; managing community outreach initiatives; and management of the technical facilities.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:BDC 101 or BDC 191