what's offered?
The course selection offered each semester varies and new courses are added to the curriculum as the media landscape evolves. BTMM course descriptions can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
Notes:
Temple University recently revised its course numbering system. The
first number in parentheses is the current course number; the
second number in parentheses is the course’s number in the previous numbering system. For a list of undergraduate courses with both new and old course numbers click here.
Asterisked courses are may be offered as ‘special topics’ courses on an irregular schedule.
Foundation
- Communication Theory (1011) (0011)
- Mass Media and Society (1021) (0020)
- Media in Everyday Life (1041) (0040)
Production and Performance
Introduction
- Introduction to Media Technology (1701) (070)
Television/ Video Production
- Introduction to Television Production (2701) (0170)
- Future of Your TV (0821)
- Media Marketing and Advertising (3611) (0256 Broadcast Advertising)
- Intermediate Television Production (3701) (270)
- Editing for the Media (3709) (272)
- Advanced Television Production (4701) (370)
- Broadcast Production Practicum (4596) (W372)
- Multimedia Production for Business (4703) (373 Making Corporate and Multi-media Production)
- TV Production Workshop (4787) (377)
- Comedy Workshop (4728) (378)
- Media, Science, and Medicine (4551) (351)
- Community Media Production*
- Sports Production Practicum (4597)
- Music Video Production Workshop*
- Narrative Production*
- Nonfiction Production*
- Media Event Planning*
- Future of Media Production*
Audio Production/ Recording Industry
- Introduction to Digital Audio (2751) (175)
- Intermediate Digital Audio (3751) (275)
- Advanced Digital Audio (4751) - Student audio samples
- Media Event Planning*
- Future of Media Production*
(Recording Industry Area of Study - Recommended courses PDF)
Radio
- Radio Production (2771) (171)
- Radio Practicum (4887) (371)
Internet
- Web Theory and Design (2741) (150 Introduction to Cybermedia)
- Media Marketing and Advertising (3611) (256 Broadcast Advertising)
- Media and Children (4497) (W343; Mass Media and Children)
- Multimedia Production for Business (4703) (373 Making Corporate and Multi-media Production)
- Web Design and Production (4741) (375 Cybermedia Workshop)
- Media, Science, and Medicine (4551) (351)
- Media Event Planning*
- Future of Media Production*
Performance
- Introduction to Media Performance (2721) ( 172 Introduction to Performance Techniques)
- Intermediate Media Performance (3721) (271 Broadcast Performance)
- Advanced Media Performance*
Writing Capstone
- Writing Workshop (3196) (W273)
Media Analysis
Introduction
- Introduction to Media Analysis (1041) (0040)
- Media Research (2141) (0114 Mass Communication Research)
Media Content
- Popular Culture (2421) (142)
- Media Criticism (3153) (253 Television Criticism)
- Media Images and Analysis (4445) (350)
- Media, Science and Medicine (4551) (0351)
- Future of Entertainment*
Media Audiences
- Media and Cultural Differences (3471) (250)
- Psychological Processing of Media (4446) (346)
- Media and Children (4497) (W343 Mass Media and Children)
- Media and Identity*
- Media and Personal Well-being*
Institutions
- Contemporary Media Systems (2221) (123) The Broadcasting System)
- Introduction to Cybermedia (2741) (150)
- Public Media (4226) (0326 Public Broadcasting)
- Law and Ethics of Digital Media (4252) (322) Regulation and Public Policy)
- History of Electronic Media (4296) (W321 History of Broadcasting)
- Mobile Media*
Media in Public Life
- New Media and Society (4453) (335 Economics of Information)
- Politics and Media*
- Public Information Campaigns*
- Field Placement in Community Media*
- Media Literacy*
- Media Education* (5310)
Global Media
- Comparative Media Systems (4272) (332 Comparative Broadcasting)
- Globalization and the Media (4496) (W333 Global Telecommunications)
- Latin American Media*
- Foreign Studies in BTMM (4571) (307 London Seminar)
- British Media and Telecommunications (4572) (390)
Writing Capstone
- Writing Workshop (3196) (W273)
Media Business and Entrepreneurship
Introduction
- Introduction to Media Business and Entrepreneurship (1655) (55 Introduction to Media Management and Organizations)
Institutions
- Contemporary Media Systems (2221) (123 The Broadcasting System)
- Web Theory and Design (2741) (150 Introduction to Cybermedia)
- Foreign Studies in BTMM (4571) (307 London Seminar)
- History of Electronic Media (4296) (W321 History of Broadcasting)
- Law and Ethics of Digital Media (4252) (322 Regulation and Public)
Policy
- Public Media (4226) (326 Public Broadcasting)
- Comparative Media Systems (4272) (332 Comparative Broadcasting)
- New Media and Society (4453) (0335 Economics of Information)
- British Media and Telecommunication (4572) (390)
- The Radio Industry*
- Trends in Media Business and Entrepreneurship*
Entrepreneurship
- Creating a Media Business (4614) (364)
- Media Entrepreneurship Seminar*
- Trends in Media Business and Entrepreneurship*
Management/Practices
- Media Marketing and Advertising (3611) (256 Broadcast Advertising)
- Media Sales (3631) (257 Broadcast and Cable Sales)
- Communication in Organizations (4696) (W312)
- Media Management (4657) (357 Broadcast and Cable Management)
- Content Development and Programming (4641) (358 Broadcast and Cable Programming)
- The Business and Art of Record Producing (4663) (363 CD Project Management)
- Media Management*
- Media Event Planning*
- Video Project Management*
- Trends in Media Business and Entrepreneurship*
Writing Capstone
- Writing Workshop (3196) (W273)
