Technical Competency Area in Communication Media (10 Concentrations)
Required courses for Technical Competency Area in Communication Media
| TCA Concentration in Broadcasting |
Hours |
| COMM 205: |
Directing |
3 |
| COMM 212: |
Announcing |
3 |
| COMM 213: |
Voice and Diction |
3 |
| COMM 257: |
Live Performance for the Media |
3 |
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| TCA Concentration in Business of Music |
Hours |
| COMM 105: |
Survey of Music Business |
3 |
| COMM 108: |
Marketing of Recorded Music |
3 |
| COMM 226: |
Concert Promotion & Booking |
3 |
| COMM 106: |
Music Publishing |
3 |
| or COMM 234: |
Legal Issues in the Music Business |
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| TCA Concentration in Computer Animation |
Hours |
| COMM 216: |
Adobe Photoshop |
3 |
| COMM 236: |
Autodesk Maya I |
3 |
| COMM 239: |
Adobe After Effects |
3 |
| COMM 251: |
AutoDesk Maya II |
3 |
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| TCA Concentration in Film |
Hours |
| COMM 130: |
Film Pre-Production |
3 |
| COMM 280: |
Film Production and Design |
3 |
| COMM 203: |
Lighting and TV |
3 |
| or COMM 225: |
Audio Production in Media |
| COMM 209: |
Scriptwriting |
3 |
| or COMM 210: |
Copywriting |
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12 |
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| TCA Concentration in Graphic Design |
Hours |
| COMM 216: |
Adobe Photoshop |
3 |
| COMM 218: |
Adobe Illustrator |
3 |
| COMM 219: |
2D Graphics |
3 |
| COMM 236: |
Autodesk Maya I |
3 |
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12 |
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| TCA Concentration in Media for the Ministry |
Hours |
| COMM 102: |
Live Video Production |
3 |
| COMM 202: |
Video Editing |
3 |
| COMM 225: |
Audio Production in Media |
3 |
| COMM 216: |
Adobe Photoshop |
3 |
| or COMM 249: |
Presentation Software |
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12 |
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| TCA Concentration in Photography |
Hours |
| COMM 160: |
Photography |
3 |
| COMM 216: |
Adobe Photoshop |
3 |
| COMM 220: |
Intermediate Photoshop |
3 |
| COMM 267: |
Portrait Photography |
3 |
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12 |
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| TCA Concentration in Radio |
Hours |
| COMM 175: |
Radio and TV Programming |
3 |
| COMM 212: |
Announcing |
3 |
| COMM 213: |
Voice and Diction |
3 |
| COMM 225: |
Audio Production in Media |
3 |
| or COMM 299 |
Sound Design for Film and Video |
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12 |
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| TCA Concentration in Sound Recording Technology |
Hours |
| COMM 290: |
Pro Tools |
3 |
| COMM 292: |
Principles of Sound Mixing |
3 |
| COMM 294: |
Studio Production |
3 |
| COMM 291: |
Sound System Design |
3 |
| or COMM 295: |
Post-Production Techniques for Music |
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12 |
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| TCA Concentration in TV Production |
Hours |
| COMM 102: |
Live Video Productions |
3 |
| COMM 205: |
Directing |
3 |
| COMM 201: |
Video Post Production |
3 |
| or COMM 202: |
Video Editing |
| COMM 203: |
Lighting and TV |
3 |
| or COMM 207: |
Electronic Field Production |
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12 |
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| Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course. |
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| Students must make a “C” or higher in all courses which satisfy graduation requirements in order to receive the Technical Competency Area Certificate from BPCC. |
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