Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts – Media Arts
Concentrations in Media Arts, Public Relations and Theatre

Careers

Department of Communications, Media Arts & Theatre (CMAT) prepares students for careers in RADIO, TV, DIGITAL CINEMA, SCREENWRITING, ACTING, DIRECTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, and related fields. 

Internships

All CMAT students are placed in INTERNSHIPS.  CMAT students have interned with “Chicago  PD” and “Chicago Med,” Black Ensemble Theatre, Illinois Film Office, Power92, City of Chicago Office of Events, Fox Sports, NBC, Leo Burnett Advertising, Flowers Communications, WBEZ, WVON, and WGCI including many other sites.

WCSU Radio, CSU TV, CSU Theatre

Students can gain experience with the CMAT Cinema Practicum, WCSU iHeart Radio, CSU-TV, and CSU Theatre.

Sample Four-Year Curriculum

Fall Year 1 Credit hours Spring Year 1 Credit hours
CMAT 1000 – CMAT Freshman Seminar 1 ENG 1240/1280 – Composition Il 3
ENG   1230/1270 – Composition I 3

AFAM 1000 African American Studies (Social Science I)

3
CMAT  2030 Basic Speech 3 CMAT 2110 Announcing 3
CMAT  2550 Acting I  (CMAT & Fine Arts Requirement) 3 CMAT 2040 Intro to Theatre (CMAT & Fine Arts Requirement 3
CMAT  2070 TV Production 3 Foreign Language 3
CMAT 2150 Mass Comm 3    
Total 16 Total 15
Fall Year 2 Credit hours Spring Year 2 Credit hours
CMAT 2520 Intro to Video

CMAT 2530 Advanced Video Field Production

CMAT 2140/2130 Af. Am. Theatre or Cinema (Diversity)

3

CMAT 2500 Media and Social Justice

3
CMAT 2080 Dramaturgy 3 Social Science III 3
CMAT 2120 Radio Production 3 Biology 1080 & Lab 3
Social Science II 3 CMAT 2200 Intro to Multi-Media 3
Total 15 Total 15
Fall Year 3 Credit Hours Spring Year 3 Credit Hours
Physical Science 1080 MATH  (Must be a college level math) 3
CMAT 2460 PR I if PR or CMAT Concentration 3 CMAT Theory/History Course 3
CMAT Upper Division Research Writing 3 CMAT Concentration  3
CMAT 3240 Writing for TV or Upper Div. Writing 3 CMAT Concentration 3
Humanities Course 3 General Elective 3
Total 15 Total 15
Fall Year 4 Credit Hours  Spring Year 4 Credit Hours
General Elective 3 CMAT 4307 Internship 3
CMAT Concentration 3 CMAT 4397 Senior Thesis 3
General Elective or Fine Art 3 General Elective 3
General Elective or Fine Art 3 General Elective 3
General Elective 3 General Elective 3
Total 15 Total 15
 Total Degree Credit Hours 120