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Communication Arts

School of Interactive Media and Design

The Program Mission
Within a liberal arts curriculum, the goals of the Communication Arts program are to cultivate the student's imagination and creativity through mastery of the technical skills needed to become effective professionals in the field of communications; to create an environment which fosters the exploration of diverse perspectives and encourages students to use their skills and resources to serve their community and society, so that they are prepared to participate confidently, ethically, and competently as concerned and enlightened citizens.

Career Opportunities
Communication professionals aim to educate, inform, entertain and persuade using mass media such as radio, TV, film, newspapers, magazines and public relations. Communication graduates can seek career opportunities in a wide variety of industries to include business, education, nonprofit agencies, and the government. Graduates may also seek opportunities in different branches of communication - Journalism, Visual Arts and Design, and Performance Arts.

Graduate Placement

  • Freelance television and film production
  • Bromley Communications
  • NBC News-Bureau Chief, Hong Kong
  • KSAT Channel 12 – Production, Anchor
  • Young & Rudicam, New York – Public Relations
  • San Antonio Express-News - Editor
  • Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center – Marketing
  • San Antonio Express-News – Reporter
  • USAA Communications
  • CNN News Anchor
  • KENS Channel 5
  • KVDA Channel 60

Major Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts

  • Introduction to Mass Communication
  • Computer Literacy for Communication Arts
  • Public Speaking
  • Theories of Communication
  • Writing for the Media
  • Media Ethics
  • Law and the Media
  • Internship
  • Senior Portfolio

Communication Arts Tracks

In addition to the required courses students may choose from one of the following tracks: Production, Journalism, Media Studies or Speech

Production Journalism Media Studies Speech
Audio Production I Journalism I Comm., Tech and Society Voice and Diction Persuasion
Video Production I Journalism II Communication Research Business and Professional Communication
Photography The Impact of Media on Society Aesthetics of Vision and Sound Nonverbal Communication
Aesthetics of Vision and Sound Publications Practicum (Logos) The Impact of Media on Society Interpersonal Communication
Writing the Script New and Feature Editing Selected Film Topics Practicum in Speech Communications
Video Production II Digital Photography Journalism History Aesthetics of Vision and Sound
Announcing/Performance Electronic Publishing and Web Design Selected Topics The impact of Media on Society
Comm., Tech and Society Journalism History Diversity in the Media Oral Interpretation of the Literature
Seminar in Selected Film Topics Photojournalism Global Media Studies  
Producing and Directing Seminar Broadcast Journalism Computer Graphics  
Computer Graphics Magazine Article Writing Multimedia Design  
Radio Practicum (KUIW) Design, Layout & Print Production Multimedia Design  
Television Practicum (UIW-TV)   Public Relations  
Advanced Production and Digital Editing   Organizational Comm. And Leadhership  

 

On-Campus Practicums
Logos – Campus newspaper
KUIW – Campus Radio station (kuiw.org)
UIW-TV Campus Television station (uiwtv.org)

Communication Arts Faculty
Dora Fitzgerald, Instructor
Dr. Valerie Greenberg, Director of Graduate Studies
Hank McDonnell, Department Coordinator
Michael Mercer, Instructor
Dr. Hsin-I Liu, Assistant Professor
Dr. Enrique Esquivel-Lopez, Assistant Professor

Scholarships
JASON CURNUTT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
This is a Communications Arts Undergraduate Scholarship.

Contact
Hank McDonnell, Department Coordinator
Office: AD 281
4301 Broadway #404
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Phone: 210-283-5042
E-mail: mcdonnell@uiwtx.edu

http://www.uiw.edu/commarts


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