Media Production Core Elective Table I

Core Elective Table I

FCD 230	Topics in Communication and Design
FCD 580	Project in Creative Technology
FCD 816	Global Campus Studio Supercourse I
RTA 183	Rhythm, Beat and Groove
RTA 220	New Media Art History
RTA 221	Experiential Media/Interdisciplinary Practice
RTA 222	Intro to Computational Arts
RTA 223	Intro to Experience Design
RTA 312	Motion Graphics
RTA 317	Digital Media for Evolving Audiences
RTA 320	Interactive Storytelling
RTA 321	Intro to Tangible Media
RTA 322	Technology, Identity and Creativity
RTA 323	Contemporary Strategies in New Media
RTA 521	Media for Social Change
RTA 801	Discoverability and Distribution
RTA 832	Cybernetics and Body Centric Technologies
RTA 838	Generative Processes
RTA 842	Data as Material
RTA 854	Live Radio Broadcasting
RTA 858	Advanced Audio: Music Production
RTA 864	Adv. Audio Immersive and Interactive Sound
RTA 865	Exploring Virtual Environments
RTA 893	Social Justice Media: Innovators, Creators
RTA 902	Social Media
RTA 903	News and Current Affairs Theory
RTA 904	Advanced Business of Creative Media
RTA 905	History and Culture of Popular Music
RTA 906	Marketing for Media Professionals
RTA 907	Sound Media
RTA 908	Business of Producing I
RTA 909	Business of Producing II
RTA 910	Production Management
RTA 911	Directing and Performance
RTA 912*	Media Audiences
RTA 915	Legal Issues in Media
RTA 916	Advanced Media Marketing
RTA 917	Public Relations
RTA 918	Ethics in Media
RTA 921	Advanced Audio Theory
RTA 922	Transmedia Writing
RTA 923	Intro to Writing for Video Games
RTA 924	Design Solutions
RTA 925	Making Objects
RTA 926	Studies in Genre
RTA 927	Business of Music I
RTA 928	Introduction to Game Design
RTA 929	Multi-platform Narrative
RTA 930	Social Practices in Hybrid Media Spaces
RTA 931	Inside the Frame
RTA 933	Hacking, DIY and Open Source Studio
RTA 934	Virtual Identities and Communities
RTA 936	The Business of Art
RTA 937	Business of Music II
RTA 938	Digital Popular Cultures
RTA 939	Indigenous Media
RTA 940	Canadian Televisual Studies
RTA 941	Dramatic Writing
RTA 943	Comedy Writing
RTA 944	Writing for Animation
RTA 945	Writing for Factual and Reality Programs
RTA 946	Issues in New Media Theory/History
RTA 947	Live Event Media
RTA 948	Interactive Spaces
RTA 949	Directed Study
RTA 950	Selected Topics in Media
RTA 951	Presentation I
RTA 953	Mobility and Mixed Reality
RTA 954	Empathy Machines
RTA 955	Sports Broadcasting
RTA 956	Children's Programming
RTA 957	Documentary Production
RTA 958	Networked Art
RTA 960	Selected Topics in International Media
RTA 961	2-D and Object Animation
RTA 962	Interaction Design
RTA 963	Web Design
RTA 965	Advanced New Media Topics
RTA 966	Cooperative Internship
RTA 967	Interactivity and Networking
RTA 968	Emerging New Media Practices
RTA 969	Television Technical Producing
RTA 970	Lighting, Grip and Effects Specialty
RTA 971	Audio Post Production and Sound Design
RTA 972	Sound Synthesis
RTA 973	Independent Production
RTA 974	Radio Broadcasting
RTA 975	Video Compositing and Special Effects
RTA 976	Broadcast Journalism
RTA 977	Current Affairs Production
RTA 978	Editing Specialty
RTA 979	Advanced Television Editing
RTA 982	Advanced Digital Media Production
RTA 983	Video Production - Advanced
RTA 985	Advanced Audio: Sound for Video
RTA 986	Media for International Development
RTA 987	Comedic TV Production
RTA 988	International Media Storytelling
RTA 989	Emerging Media Markets/Entrepreneurship
RTA 992	Social and Interactive Media for Sports
RTA 993	Sport Graphics
RTA 995	Embodied Digital Media: Research/Design
RTA 996	Beyond the Radio Format
RTA 997	Intermediate Game Design
RTA 999	RTA in LA

* RTA 912 is only available as a core elective for students admitted Fall 2017 and before.

A Concentration is a structured plan of study within a program (6 to 12 core or professional electives) that provides an opportunity for advanced or in-depth study in a particular area of interest. Students must declare their concentration prior to applying to graduate. Courses used to fulfil the requirements of a concentration cannot also be used to fulfil the requirements of a minor.

The following optional Concentrations may be selected from within Core Elective Table I (opens in new window) . Concentrations are optional, but must be formally declared and completed before graduation to be noted on the academic transcript.

Concentration in Critical Media Theory

Students will complete RTA 101, plus five (5) of the following:

RTA 220	New Media Art History
RTA 323	Contemporary Strategies in New Media
RTA 903	News and Current Affairs Theory
RTA 938	Digital Popular Cultures
RTA 939	Indigenous Media
RTA 940	Canadian Televisual Studies
RTA 946	Issues in New Media Theory/History

Concentration in Digital Media

Students will complete six (6) of the following:

RTA 221	Experiential Media/Interdisciplinary Practice
RTA 222	Intro to Computational Arts
RTA 223	Intro to Experience Design
RTA 317	Media For Participatory Audiences
RTA 320	Interactive Storytelling
RTA 321	Intro to Tangible Media
RTA 832	Cybernetics and Body Centric Technologies
RTA 838	Generative Processes
RTA 842	Data as Material
RTA 925	Making Objects
RTA 928	Introduction to Game Design
RTA 929	Multi-platform Narrative
RTA 930	Social Practices in Hybrid Media Spaces
RTA 933	Hacking, DIY and Open Source Studio
RTA 934	Virtual Identities and Communities
RTA 948	Interactive Spaces
RTA 953	Mobility and Mixed Reality
RTA 954	Empathy Machines
RTA 958	Networked Art
RTA 961	2-D and Object Animation
RTA 962	Interaction Design
RTA 963	Web Design
RTA 965	Advanced New Media Topics
RTA 967	Interactivity and Networking
RTA 968	Emerging New Media Practices
RTA 975	Video Compositing and Special Effects
RTA 982	Advanced Digital Media Production

Concentration in Media Business

Students will complete six (6) of the following:

RTA 904	Advanced Business of Creative Media
RTA 906	Marketing for Media Professionals
RTA 908	Business of Producing I
RTA 909	Business of Producing II
RTA 912*	Media Audiences
RTA 915	Legal Issues in Media
RTA 916	Advanced Media Marketing
RTA 917	Public Relations
RTA 918	Ethics in Media
RTA 927	Business of Music I
RTA 937	Business of Music II
RTA 950	Selected Topics in Media
RTA 960	Selected Topics in International Media
RTA 999	RTA in LA

*RTA 912 is only available as a core elective in the concentration in Media Business for students admitted Fall 2017 and before.

Concentration in Radio & Sound

Students will complete RTA 311, plus five (5) of the following:

RTA 854	Live Radio Broadcasting
RTA 858	Advanced Audio: Music Production
RTA 864	Adv. Audio Immersive and Interactive Sound
RTA 905	History and Culture of Popular Music
RTA 907	Sound Media
RTA 921	Advanced Audio Theory
RTA 971	Audio Post Production and Sound Design
RTA 972	Sound Synthesis
RTA 974	Radio Broadcasting
RTA 985	Advanced Audio: Sound for Video
RTA 996	Beyond the Radio Format

Concentration in Screenwriting

Students will complete RTA 212 , plus five (5) of the following:

RTA 320	Interactive Storytelling
RTA 922	Transmedia Writing
RTA 923	Intro to Writing for Video Games
RTA 926	Studies in Genre
RTA 941	Dramatic Writing
RTA 943	Comedy Writing
RTA 944	Writing for Animation
RTA 945	Writing for Factual and Reality Programs
RTA 999	RTA in LA

Concentration in Social Media

Students will complete six (6) of the following:

RTA 521	Media for Social Change
RTA 902	Social Media
RTA 917	Public Relations
RTA 930	Social Practices in Hybrid Media Spaces
RTA 933	Hacking, DIY and Open Source Studio
RTA 934	Virtual Identities and Communities
RTA 967	Interactivity and Networking

Concentration in Television & Video

Students will complete either RTA 313 or RTA 314*, plus four (4) of the following:

RTA 908	Business of Producing I
RTA 909	Business of Producing II
RTA 910	Production Management
RTA 911	Directing and Performance
RTA 912**	Media Audiences
RTA 947	Live Event Media
RTA 955	Sports Broadcasting
RTA 956	Children's Programming
RTA 957	Documentary Production
RTA 960	Selected Topics in International Media
RTA 969	Television Technical Producing
RTA 970	Lighting, Grip and Effects Specialty
RTA 973	Independent Production
RTA 975	Video Compositing and Special Effects
RTA 977	Current Affairs Production
RTA 978	Editing Specialty
RTA 979	Advanced Television Editing
RTA 983	Video Production - Advanced

* RTA 313 and RTA 314 have a GPA weight of 2.00 and a course count of 2.00.
** RTA 912 is only available as a core elective in the Television and Video Concentration for students admitted Fall 2017 and before.