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TV Field/Studio Production (NDP.TVFS)

Students will gain experience with the equipment used in studio and on-location video productions and learn to work as a director, video editor, audio engineer, floor director, and camera operator. All coursework in this certificate program can be applied to an associate in applied science degree in Broadcast Communication.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.

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Catalog Term Year: 2025 Summer

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First Year
First Semester

CORECOM-150

Credit Hours: 3.00

CORECOM-155

Credit Hours: 3.00

CORECOM-180

Credit Hours: 3.00

First Year
Second Semester

CORECOM-165

Credit Hours: 4.00

CORE--- ---

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

GENCOM-111

Credit Hours: 3.00

FIRST YEAR
First Semester			Hours
CORE	COM-150	Introduction to Broadcasting COM-150 Introduction to Broadcasting Emphasis is placed on all aspects of the broadcasting industry including history, digital radio, high definition television, programming, the FCC, advertising, and responsibility to society. A brief explanation of the technical operations of a station is presented. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	COM-155	Radio-TV Announcing COM-155 Radio-TV Announcing The principles of broadcast announcing are discussed and are applied to reading commercials, news, voice tracking, sports, and on-air music announcing. Interviewing techniques and the relationship between the announcer and the public are included. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	COM-180	Basic TV Production COM-180 Basic TV Production The course is designed to acquaint students with various aspects of professional TV studio and field production. Technical proficiency in basic camera operation direction and non-linear editing are stressed. Actual production of interviews, commercials and news are included. Course Outline	3.0
	Semester Totals		9.0
Second Semester
CORE	COM-165	Broadcast Writing COM-165 Broadcast Writing The principles of broadcast journalism, copy writing, oral style, editing, writing effective commercial copy and libel laws are discussed for visual and audio productions. Course Outline	4.0
GEN	COM-111	Intro to Speech Communication COM-111 Intro to Speech Communication Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selecting, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence and points of view to audiences. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	--- ---	Broadcast Internship --- --- Broadcast Internship OR
CORE	--- ---	COM Elective --- --- COM Elective	3.0
	Semester Totals		10.0

Total Program Hours

19.0

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Faculty Contact: Gregory N. Powers
Faculty Email: gpowers@lakelandcollege.edu
Faculty Phone: 217-234-5335

* There are prerequisites, course requisites, or minimum placement test scores for this course.
** Electives must be approved by the Program Coordinator
+ Course only offered fall semester
++ Course only offered spring and summer semester
+++ Course only offered spring semester
++++ Course offered in summer term only
^ SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
^^ Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
^^^ Course requires a 30-hour practicum experience in addition to classroom lecture hours
^^^^ ECE 120 and ECE 125 must be taken the same semester

TV Field/Studio Production (NDP.TVFS)

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Catalog Term Year: 2025 Summer

First YearFirst Semester

First YearSecond Semester

COM-150Introduction to Broadcasting

COM-155Radio-TV Announcing

COM-180Basic TV Production

Semester Totals

COM-165Broadcast Writing

COM-111Intro to Speech Communication

--- ---Broadcast Internship

--- ---COM Elective

Semester Totals

Total Program Hours

First Year
First Semester

First Year
Second Semester

COM-150
Introduction to Broadcasting

COM-155
Radio-TV Announcing

COM-180
Basic TV Production

COM-165
Broadcast Writing

COM-111
Intro to Speech Communication

--- ---
Broadcast Internship

--- ---
COM Elective