Teledramatic Arts and Technology B.A. Degree Requirements

Semester Credits Required
Total credits: 120
Credits in the major: 60
Lower Division: 60

You officially begin the major by enrolling in the TAT 300 Major ProSeminar where you learn about the requirements of the major, explore pathways through the Individual Learning Plan (ILP), and are introduced to the Capstone Guidelines. You fulfill the  Major Learning Outcomes listed below by completing coursework comprising the Teledramatic Foundation Core (20 credits) and Production Model (40 credits) based on interests defined in the ILP. The major culminates in a Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major.

Emphasis
Production / Non-Production
Film, Broadcast, New Media
Producing, Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, Visual Design, Animation, Motion Graphics, Interaction Design

MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES
TAT MLO 1 Foundations of Teledramatic Arts and Technology (20 cr)
TAT MLO 2 Pre Production (6 cr)
TAT MLO 3 Production (4 cr)
TAT MLO 4 Post Production (4 cr)
TAT MLO 5  Distribution (2 cr)
TAT MLO 6 Capstone (12 cr)
Electives (12 cr)

TAT MLO 1 Foundations of Teledramatic Arts and Technology
Students gain an overview of media and foundational skills in storytelling, media criticism, history, ethics, and application of knowledge in service to the community. Students describe and analyze the major historical movements (events, artists, genres, developments, etc.) and their interrelationships with each other and with technological, social, and historical changes. Students also describe and analyze aesthetics and content, and the relationship between them for varied teledramatic arts, using ethical analysis in critique and production of teledramatic material.

Complete the following 20 credits:
TAT 300, TAT 328, TAT 329, TAT 330, TAT 399S

TAT MLO 2 Pre Production
Students practice and gain competency in developing written and visual content through such processes as research, proposal writing, story treatments, storyboarding, script writing, organizing, and planning such production details as budgets, financing strategies, production schedules, technical specs, rehearsal plans, marketing and distribution plans, and crew lists.

Complete 6 credits from the following:
TAT 203 (1 credit), TAT 204 (1 credit), TAT 205 (1 credit), TAT 206 (1 credit), TAT 315 (4 credits), TAT 340 (4 credits)

TAT MLO 3 Production
Students learn the production process in the creation of original work for live and media based productions. Activities provide experience in various roles and tasks in areas such as writing, directing, cinematography, designing, and producing. Students practice convergence across disciplines and explore how new trends in form and content are shaping the creative and production process.

Complete 4 credits from the following:
TAT 337

TAT MLO 4 Post Production
For media based production and live events which include media elements, the post-production process refers to work done after the raw audio/video are acquired in the production process, During this stage students refine their work, which can include editing, graphics, special effects, image enhancement, audio mixing, etc. For live events the process includes evaluation of the created work, and continued preparation for distribution or publication of the work.

Complete 4 credits from the following:
TAT 322, TAT 361

TAT MLO 5 Distribution
Students present work to an audience via publishing, broadcasting, Internet streaming, documentation, screening, and other distribution channels. Critical analysis and evaluation of the overall project experience also takes place.

Complete 2 credits from the following:
TAT 207 (1 credit), TAT 208 (1 credit) , TAT 223 (2 credits), TAT 225 (2 credits)

TAT MLO 6 Capstone
Students demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in media through completion of a creative project that synthesizes the major learning outcomes.

Complete all of the following:
TAT 400 , TAT 490, TAT 491

Course Descriptions
Review course descriptions and note the prerequisites and frequency of offering as some courses are offered in eithe rFall or Spring semester only.

Pathways
Because we have built our academic programs on an outcomes-based education model, you have lots of latitude to design an Individual Learning Plan to achieve your personal target outcomes while also satisfying University Learning Requirements, Graduation Learning Outcomes, and Major Learning Outcomes. Given that, you should consider the following pathways only as possibilities:

Freshman Pathway
Transfer Pathway

These   pathways serve as tools, not prescribed programs of study. Before enrolling, you can use them to get a feel for what you can do in this program. After enrolling, you and your advisors can use them as a starting point for building your personalized outcomes-based ILP.

This table below outlines a suggested pathway for students entering CSUMB  as freshmen. Because CSUMB is outcomes-based, this chronological pathway lists each target outcome first either as  an MLO (Major Learning Outcome) or ULR/GLO (University Learning Requirements / Graduation Learning Outcomes). It then shows courses aligned with those outcomes along with credits and an indication of when they are offered. For more information on a course—including title, credits, description, and prerequisites—click its number. For more information on an outcome, click on its abbreviated name. Any combination of courses that fulfill the MLOs, ULRs, and GLOs is possible.

This pathway, intended as a reference, models graduation with 120 credits. It is unlikely that your actual pathway will look exactly like the model due to several factors:
    * Any required remedial courses such as MATH 098 and WRT 095
    * Actual availability of courses during a given semester
    * Personal choices you make in your Individual Learning Plan—in consultation with your First Year Seminar professor, and
lower-division and major advisors—including the decision to pursue more than the minimal learning requirements

You must earn nine upper-division General Education credits after you have reached upper-division status. Upper-division GE courses taken when you are a lower-division student do not count toward this requirement.
             
Recommended Preparation
High School Preparation:
    * Film History
    * Media Studies
    * Creative Writing
    * English Composition
    * Video / Audio Production
    * Multimedia Production
    * 2D / 3D Animation
    * Computer Literacy

Preparation for Upper Division Transfer Students (60 credits or more):
    * Area A: Written and Oral Communication, Critical Thinking, 9 cr
    * Area B: Physical Science and Life Science and Lab, minimum 7 crs ; Math, 3 cr
    * Area C: Literature/Humanities and Fine Arts (2 different disciplines), 9 cr
    * Area D: Social Sciences (US History, Democratic Participation Social and Economic Institutions), 9 cr
    * Area E: Vibrancy: 1 course in personal development theory and 1 activity course, 3 cr
    * Third level of competency (intermediate) in language other than English