TELEVISION INDUSTRIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing or COM ARTS 250 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the economic, technological, and regulatory pressures reshaping American television Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate the relationship between industry and programming aesthetics, constraints, and conventions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically examine the hierarchies of power that shape identity, community, and inclusion in television production cultures Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop strong arguments about industry through sustained research and analysis of trade journals and other primary evidence Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use feedback to improve critical insights about industry through the process of revision Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply industry principles of long-term planning, development, and scheduling to course work Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the economic, technological, and regulatory pressures reshaping American television Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate the relationship between industry and programming aesthetics, constraints, and conventions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically examine the hierarchies of power that shape identity, community, and inclusion in television production cultures Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop strong arguments about industry through sustained research and analysis of trade journals and other primary evidence Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use feedback to improve critical insights about industry through the process of revision Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply industry principles of long-term planning, development, and scheduling to course work Audience: Undergraduate