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Media Arts Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
4 years
Credit Hours:
120
Use state of the art equipment and software to create audio and visual stories using
the latest technology with UNT's media arts program.
Do you want to produce radio or television programs? Or perhaps you dream of making
an award-winning film or documentary? Get the skills you need to meet those goals
by pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Arts (MRTS) at the University of North
Texas.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Media Arts Degree?
An innovative curriculum along with engaged faculty and staff makes our MRTS program one of the nation's best. We provide you a strong, theoretical education combined with hands-on experience utilizing the same equipment used by industry professionals. You'll have access to:
- Two live broadcast HD television studios
- Avid certified editing labs
- Pro Tools Surround Sound mixing studios
- Suites for audio and video postproduction and advanced color correction
- Sony and RED 4K Digital Cinema cameras
- State-of-the-art radio production and broadcast studios
Technology is rapidly changing the media landscape. A Media Arts degree provides a strong, theoretical education combined with hands-on experience utilizing the same tools used by industry professionals.
In addition to earning a bachelor's degree, you can earn certificates in television news producing, media management and Spanish language media.
Internship opportunities are plentiful since the Dallas-Fort Worth region is the nation's fifth-largest media market. Internships allow you to gain valuable work experience and possibly earn academic credit. Scholarships are available to eligible students who need financial assistance while pursuing their degrees.
Marketable Skills
- Media and research writing
- Multi-media content creation/storytelling
- Teamwork
- In-depth knowledge of media operations
- Facilitation of industry standard software/hardware
Media Arts Degree Highlights
We're an institutional member of the Broadcast Education Association, Texas Association
of Broadcast Educators and the University Film and Video Association. These organizations
provide our faculty members with additional perspectives on current topics.
UNT Short Film Club offers many great ways to get involved, from coming to our meetings
and weekly workshops, participating in our filmmaking challenges, and attending guest
speaker lectures, to working on our SFC official & independent productions and television
shows.
Students' work has earned Lone Star Emmys, Telly Awards and honors from the Texas
Associated Press Broadcasters, the regional chapter of the Society of Professional
Journalists and the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
Our students annually compete in international and national film festivals and student
competitions. Their work has screened at the Dallas International Film Festival, the
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France and the Student Academy
Award Regional finalist screenings in Chicago.
Faculty members include internationally recognized scholars; media professionals with
backgrounds in film production, news, broadcasting and social media; and award-winning
documentary and narrative filmmakers. Their books are used in university courses throughout
the world.
What Can You Do With a Media Arts Degree?
A degree in MRTS will help prepare you for a career in:
- Broadcast, corporate, nonprofit, education and social media production
- Narrative or documentary digital cinema production
- Producing and directing fiction and nonfiction television and online media
- Digital editing and post-production
- Live and studio-based television and video production
- Radio and audio production/post-production
- Social media production and marketing
- Media management and entrepreneurship
Media Arts Degree Courses You Could Take
Introduction to Media Arts Writing (3 hrs)
Introduction to media writing and study of the basic theories, methodologies, techniques,
principles and formats for the scripting of narrative and non-narrative media, including
“New Media.” Related software for screenplay, television, industrial and multi-media
writing is explored.
Podcasting (3 hrs)
Content will cover podcast history and genres, audio storytelling, recording and editing,
digital delivery techniques, legal issues, audio equipment, and podcast distribution.
Student podcasts will be produced utilizing both audio studio and audio location sound
equipment, and audio editing.
Digital Media and Society (3 hrs)
Overview of development, organization and operation of different digital media technologies,
platforms and industries. Analyzes broader concepts related to identity, community,
and privacy.
Media Authors (3 hrs)
Examines film, television, games, or other media art from the point of its authorial
creation. Rotating topics may include the work of specific directors, screenwriters
or producers.
Gender and Sexuality in the Horror Film (3 hrs)
Examines the history of the horror film, focusing on issues related to how the genre
configures gender and sexuality.
Film Style Production (3 hrs)
Basic single-camera production concepts and techniques using small format video cameras
and editing equipment.
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