Training
•Bullet: Core curriculum requires Understanding Media, Introduction to Media Production, a film/media history course (Introduction to Film History or History of Digital Media), and a Professional Practice course built to develop internship readiness, portfolio development, and alumni-network connections.
•Bullet: Beyond the core, majors choose from roughly 50 elective courses across production (cinematography, lighting, sound, editing, directing, animation, documentary), writing (broadcast newswriting, creative copywriting, screenwriting), and theory/analysis (film theory, media theory, gender and media culture), plus emerging-format courses in virtual production, Unreal Engine filmmaking, and gaming and esports production.
•Bullet: The degree requires 120 total credit hours, at least 36 in Media Studies courses with 36 hours at the 300 level or above, and a capstone Seminar in Media Studies or a Media Thesis Production project.
•Bullet: A departmental honors track (3.30 GPA minimum) adds 12 credit hours culminating in a senior honors project.
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: John Hilary Shepherd ('89, broadcast cinema) produced the Oscar-nominated "1917" and worked closely with director Darren Aronofsky on "Black Swan."
•Bullet: Mike Rufail ('05, broadcast cinema) founded Dallas-based esports organization Envy Gaming and serves as its Chief Gaming Officer, overseeing franchises including OpTic Texas.
Facilities
•Bullet: Production courses run out of the Carmichael Radio and Television Center, home to a soundstage, screening room, production classrooms, editing lab, and audio recording studio, plus a location-production equipment inventory students check out for projects.
•Bullet: Students can also join WUAG, UNCG's student-run campus radio station, through dedicated WUAG Workshop coursework.
