ULV’s Digital Media Program prepares students for the ever-changing world of media and gives students real-world training to thrive in a competitive environment. Students choose between either Film and Television or Radio Broadcast and Digital Audio Production concentrations.
Film and Television
| La Verne’s Film and Television program is an intensive learning environment that trains students to work in both the film and television industries. Students will learn the arts of narrative filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, 3-camera shoots and live sports and events broadcasting. Courses of study include, Screenwriting, Editing, Directing, Cinematography and sound design. LVTV, La Verne Community Television, and KWST, San Dimas Community Television, are operated by the Communications Department and offer film and television students opportunities to produce a wide variety of programming including sporting events, political forums and city news shows. The stations have consistently won national awards from the Society for Professional Journalists, the Alliance for Community Media and the Broadcast Education Association. |   |
Radio Broadcast and Digital Audio Production
| The Radio and Digital Audio Production program educates and trains students to prepare them for careers in radio, audio production, podcasting, entertainment, music streaming services, and voice over. Our students work in our studios and on our radio station to develop their on-air, production, and content creation, skills. They intern at the largest and best Southern California radio stations and production companies. We have alumni who are working with, and for the most innovative programmers and stations in the country, including, iHeart Radio, Entercom, Merulo Media, and more. These stations include, KOST, K-EARTH, The WAVE, AMP Radio, Power 106, KDAY, KNX, Fox Sports, AM 830, K-FROG, Hot 103.9, and more.
Our campus station, LeoFM is run by the Communications Department providing music and sports play-by-play to the student body throughout the residence halls on 107.9 Mhz and streaming online. The station and the student on-air personalities have received recognition and awards from Broadcast Education Association, Society for Professional Journalists, and the College Broadcasters, Inc. |
 |
Degree Requirements
Digital Media with Digital Audio and Radio Concentration– total program semester hours: 45-48
Digital Media with Film and Television Concentration– total program semester hours: 55-58
Core Requirements
24 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RDIO 112 | Intro to Digital Audio | 4 |
| RDIO/TV 166 | Introduction to Mass Media | 4 |
| RDIO 230 | Radio Production I | 4 |
| TV 225 | Fundamentals of Video Production | 4 |
| TV 251 | Writing the Short Script | 4 |
| RDIO/TV 460 | Law and the Mass Media | 4 |
| or RDIO/TV 467 | Ethics of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic | |
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 21-34 | |
Digital Audio and Readio Concentration | ||
Film & Television Concentration | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 45-58 | |
Digital Audio and Radio Concentration
21-24 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RDIO 240 | Radio Production II | 4 |
| RDIO 426 | Radio Station Operation | 2,2 |
| RDIO/TV 305 | Radio and TV Newswriting and Editing | 4 |
| RDIO 328 | Media Sales | 4 |
| RDIO 497 | Internship | 1-4 |
| RDIO 499 | Senior Project | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 19-22 | |
Film & Television Concentration
33-36 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TV 190 | Intro to Cinema | 4 |
| TV 235 | Intermediate Video Production | 4 |
| TV 325 | Multicamera TV Production | 4 |
| TV 330 | Film and Television Editing | 4 |
| TV 350 | Cinematography | 4 |
| TV 351/THAR 360 | Playwriting and Screenwriting I | 4 |
| TV 430 | Film Directing | 4 |
| TV 497 | Internship | 1-4 |
| TV 499 | Senior Project | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 33-36 | |