Requires a full-time commitment. The student proposes and carries out an independent study project under the direction and supervision of an appropriate member of the faculty. The student prepares a proposal for a detailed research study, has that proposal approved by an appropriate faculty dissertation committee, completes the proposed study, and defends the completed draft in a dissertation final oral examination. Types of media, including the new interactive technologies, are studied. The course includes basic materials production and equipment operation.
Students work in teams to produce segments using small-format television systems.
Students develop visual and audio materials and then incorporate these materials into slide-tape programs using contemporary multiscreen programming devices. Students are expected to learn basic audio history and physics and to become familiar with the newest recording technologies. Students learn the specific application of these techniques to the production and presentation of slides and photographs. The student proposes and carries out an independent study project under the direction and supervision of an appropriate member of the faculty.