OPTION - Electronic Media Management
Pre-CTVA majors will take 6 units of preparatory classes.
- CTVA 100 Intro to Mass Comm Arts (3)
- CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)
As soon as you complete your two Pre-CTVA courses (with a grade of “C” or better in each course), you must submit, to Admissions and Records, a Change of Major Form signed by the Department Chair in order to change from a Pre-CTVA major to the official CTVA Electronic Media Management major.
Students in the Electronic Media Management Option will take 6 lower division and 33 upper division units as indicated below:
- CTVA 220 Found. of Media Writing (3)
- CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)
- CTVA 480 Elect Media Management (3)
Select one of the following:
- CTVA 230 Fund of Audio Production (3)
- CTVA 240 Fund of TV Production (3)
- CTVA 250 Fund of Film Production (3)
Select one of the following:
- CTVA 301 Design of Media Message (3)
- CTVA 400 Media & Society (3)
- CTVA 401 Mass Comm Research (3)
Select six of the following:
- CTVA 315 New Directions in Elec Media (3)
- CTVA 362 Corp & Instructional Media (3)
- CTVA 384 Elec Media Advertising (3)
- CTVA 405 International Broadcasting (3)
- CTVA 467 Management of Post Prod (3)
- CTVA 475 Audience Analysis (3)
- CTVA 481 Network Practices (3)
- CTVA 482 Net Program Development (3)
- CTVA 487 Regulation of Elec Media (3)
- AMC 386 A-Z Survey of the Ent Industry (3)
With permission of your advisor, select 6 additional upper division units in CTVA or an allied field.
Prerequisites. Note that many of the courses in the Electronic Media Management Option require prerequisites. Be sure that you qualify for enrollment in each course or obtain permission from the instructor.
Electronic Media Management minor
(18 units total)
Advisement: Academic advisement is required. Your advisor’s signature will be required prior to registration each semester. Observe all CTVA advisement dates and check with your advisor on a regular basis: take advantage of his/her counsel in all aspects of your educational experience at Cal State Northridge.
Prerequisites: Note that many of the courses in the Electronic Media Management Option require prerequisites. Be sure that you qualify for enrollment in each course or obtain permission from the instructor.
Grades in the Minor: You must have a C- or better in all CTVA courses.
The Required Courses:
- CTVA 100 Intro. to Mass Comm. Arts (3)
- CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)
- CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)
- The Elective Courses (9 units)
Choose three courses among the following:
- CTVA 351 Anatomy of Film Producing (3)
- CTVA 384 Electronic Media Advertising (3)
- CTVA 475 Audience Analyses (3)
- CTVA 480 Electronic Media Management (3)
- CTVA 481 Network Practices (3)
- CTVA 482 Network Program Developments (3)
- CTVA 487 Regulations of Electronic Media (3)
- CTVA 494C Internship (3)