Undergraduate Day Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Cinema and Media Arts
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There are no limits to what graduates of the Department of Cinema and Media Arts can achieve. Students are guided and mentored by faculty who have achieved the highest levels of accomplishment in their field, inclusive of productions at the Cannes Film Festival, casting directors on prime-time television, and film production on HBO. Each year, students actively participate in its Annual Film Festival held at the AMC Theater, as well as other pursuits that expand their experience and knowledge with in the discipline. Students are also able to achieve Bachelor of Art degrees or Bachelor of Fine Art degrees in Cinema Arts.
The Sports Broadcasting program prepares students to become outstanding on-camera communicators and behind-the-camera production experts. The Digital Storytelling program prepares students for strategic, narrative and non-fictional storytelling employing the use of industry standard digital tools through of a variety of transmedia content.
Cinema Arts
The Cinema Arts program of study offers a superb training from a Christian perspective in the art of effective, dynamic, and redemptive storytelling through motion pictures and television.
Given the enormous power of the mass media to define public debate, impact cultural and social change, and influence personal behavior, our vision is to empower aspiring Christian media professionals to make a positive contribution to society. In the area of the entertainment media, our program of study equips students to communicate redemptive messages, particularly through storytelling in parables. This preparation will allow graduates to pursue careers in the television and feature film sectors of the entertainment industry, as well as in audio-visual production in corporate, governmental, civic, church, and para-church organizations.
Admission Requirements
In addition to University application procedures, prospective students seeking to pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Cinema Arts must file an application with the School of Communication and Media. All applicants must submit a personal statement of approximately 750 words, the first two-thirds of which should state in detail why the candidate believes he or she is called to a career in the entertainment industry. The applicant should use the final third of the personal statement to outline his/her history of creative accomplishments.
The Cinema Arts faculty requires candidates for admission to the program to submit a portfolio of their creative film or video work. Candidates who do not have a body of previously completed film or video work may submit an alternative portfolio of creative material, including such items as screenplays, stage plays, photographic work, etc. However, depending upon the strength of the alternative portfolio, such candidates may receive provisional admittance to the Cinema Arts program.
Applications are available in the Office of the Associate Dean of the School of Communication, Art and Media.
Most students are admitted into the Cinema Arts program at the beginning of their freshman year. Students already studying at Palm Beach Atlantic University, either in another program of study or as an undeclared major, may not gain acceptance into the Cinema Arts program with only a Change of Major form. Rather, such students must follow the process outlined above for admittance into the major.
Students in the Cinema Arts major who later withdraw from PBA or after suspension or dismissal from the University must apply for readmission to the program of study.
Software
The Cinema Arts major requires all script submissions to conform to professional formatting standards. Therefore, students in the program are required to use the latest version of Final Draft screenwriting software that will produce scripts in the proper format. Students may obtain a list of acceptable software brands from their academic advisor.
Review of Satisfactory Progress
All students in the Cinema Arts major will have their progress in all work within the program of study reviewed at the end of the second semester of their sophomore and senior years. This review will include both in-class scholarship and performance on productions. Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in all courses in their major in order to continue in good standing. Admission to upper-level study is determined on the basis of the student’s cumulative GPA in Cinema Arts courses completed by the end of the fourth semester, the recommendation of the student’s advisor, and the satisfactory completion of an interview with the program faculty. The faculty reserves the right to dismiss any student from a major if he or she fails to meet program standards. An executive committee of the School of Communication and Media will automatically review a decision to dismiss a student from a major, and a student may make an appeal to the Dean. Cinema Arts faculty will make every attempt to counsel a student into a more suitable major in the event he or she is unable to meet the standards of the program.
Residency Requirement
Students changing majors or those transferring into Palm Beach Atlantic University should be advised that the sequence of courses for the program requires a minimum of five semesters of study to complete. Students admitted to the Cinema Arts major after the start of the first semester of their sophomore year may encounter difficulties with the sequencing of courses in the major. The Cinema Arts major is a rigorous program of study designed to progress students to a high level of professional competency. The students must matriculate through the program of study in a specific order to produce increasing technical complexity and sophistication of professional skills. Faculty will not waive prerequisites or course sequencing to accommodate students admitted to the program after the first semester of their sophomore year. All majors must complete the final five semesters in full-time residence at PBA, including their senior year. Students may not use transient study to fulfill courses in the Cinema Arts core or major requirements.
Cinema Arts Production Lab
All Cinema Arts majors must enroll in and successfully complete CIN 3002 - Cinema Lab in each semester their freshman year through their junior year. Students admitted to the Cinema Arts major after the start of the first semester of their freshman year must enroll in and successfully complete this lab in each subsequent semester upon declaration of their major through their junior year. This lab may be repeated for a total of 16 credit hours.
Culminating Project
The Cinema Arts major has a set of capstone courses in which all majors will create a culminating project. Graduating from the Cinema Arts major is contingent upon the successful completion of this culminating project in CIN 4483 - Advanced Film Production.
Most students are admitted into the Cinema Arts program at the beginning of their freshman year. Students already studying at Palm Beach Atlantic University, either in another program of study or as an undeclared major, may not gain acceptance into the Cinema Arts program with only a Change of Major form. Rather, such students must follow the process outlined above for admittance into the major.
Students changing majors or those transferring into Palm Beach Atlantic University should be advised that the sequence of courses for the program requires a minimum of five semesters of study to complete.
Digital Storytelling
Grounded in the liberal arts tradition, the Digital Storytelling program of study exists to equip aspiring media professionals with digital production-related knowledge and skills from a Christian perspective in the art of effective, dynamic, and redemptive storytelling.
The impact of convergent digital media technology, including social media, on civic, commercial, not-for-profit, and religious institutions is enormous. Its power to define public debate and impact cultural, political, economic, and social change cannot be underestimated. Our vision is, therefore, to empower aspiring Christian media professionals to make a positive contribution to society within the context of digital media communication. Our program of study equips students to communicate redemptively through storytelling in both fictional and factual forms. This preparation will allow graduates to pursue careers in digital media and audio-visual production in corporate, governmental, civic, church, and para-church organizations.
The required coursework for the Digital Storytelling, B.A. major is available entirely in an online format.
Sports Broadcasting
The mission of the Sports Broadcasting program of study is to prepare students for a career in the sports broadcast industry, either as sports journalists or as sports media production professionals.
Grounded in a broad liberal arts education, the Sports Broadcasting program challenges students to approach the sports broadcast industry critically within the framework of a Christian worldview. In addition to the general education requirements of the university, the program of study addresses topics such as sports media and society, historical development of the sports media industry, and ethical issues within the sports media industry.
The major also includes extensive coursework in cross-platform media production techniques, covering such areas as writing and reporting for sports, video and audio production techniques, and on-air announcing and play-by-play. Students will learn how to successfully function in multiple roles within the industry.
Review of Satisfactory Progress
All students pursuing a bachelor of arts in Sports Broadcasting will have their progress in all work within the program of study reviewed at the end of the second semester of their sophomore and senior years. This review will include both in-class scholarship and performance on productions. Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in all courses in their major in order to continue in good standing with the program. Admission to upper-level study is determined on the basis of the student’s cumulative GPA in Sports Broadcasting courses completed by the end of the fourth semester, the recommendation of the student’s advisor, and the satisfactory completion of an interview with the program faculty. The faculty reserves the right to dismiss any student from the major if he or she fails to meet program standards. An executive committee of the School of Communication, Art and Media will automatically review a decision to dismiss a student from a major, and a student may make an appeal to the Dean. Sports Broadcasting faculty will make every attempt to counsel a student into a more suitable major in the event he or she is unable to meet the standards of the program.
Residency Requirement
Students changing majors or those transferring into Palm Beach Atlantic University should be advised that the sequence of courses for the Sports Broadcasting major presupposes a fall semester entry of the freshman year. Successful completion of the program requires a minimum of six semesters to complete. Students admitted to the Sports Broadcasting major after the start of the first semester of their sophomore year may encounter difficulties with the sequencing of courses in the major. The B.A. in Sports Broadcasting is a rigorous program of study designed to progress students to a high level of professional competency. Students must matriculate through the program of study in a specific order to master increasing technical complexity and sophistication of professional skills. Faculty will not waive prerequisites or course sequencing to accommodate students admitted to the program after the first semester of their sophomore year. All majors must complete the final five semesters in full-time residence at PBA, including their senior year. Students may not use transient study to fulfill course requirements within the Sports Broadcasting major.
Programs
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