BTMM PROGRAMS
BTMM offers undergraduate and graduate (master's) degree programs. Undergraduates can also take advantage of the BTMM Honors program and both undergraduate and graduate students can take courses at Temple's international campuses.
Undergraduate Program
The core of the BTMM department is its undergraduate program. Through a mix of classroom instruction and hands-on experience, the BTMM degree candidate will be uniquely prepared with the skills and understanding needed to have a successful career in today's rapidly growing communications fields.
Following three foundation courses, students take courses in three broad concentrations: Media Production and Performance, Media Analysis, and Media Business and Entrepreneurship. Near the end of their course work students complete an internship at a media-related institution off campus (or a practicum on campus), and take the career preparation course Senior Seminar.
Both theory and practice are balanced and integrated into all of the undergraduate courses
This website includes all the information you'll need to get acquainted with our undergraduate program. Take a look at our specific courses and course requirements.
BTMM Honors Program
The BTMM Honors Program was designed to reward and encourage exceptional scholarship of BTMM undergraduate students. The specific objectives are to provide opportunities for students to:
- Independently pursue interests developed in BTMM courses.
- Learn in a more personal environment than the large classroom setting.
- Learn more about career opportunities, both in academia and industry.
- Meet, and develop a sense of community with, other BTMM Honors students.
For more information, please contact the department office.
Graduate Program
The Master of Arts program in the Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications, and Mass Media provides graduate students with both professional and scholarly opportunities in the following areas of study:
- Media Production and Business
- Communication Scholarship
The M.A. degree prepares students for doctoral work or for careers in media, new media, or telecommunications policy, management, and production.
For more information about the program, please follow the link at the left or click here.
To learn more about the Mass Media & Communication Doctoral program in the School of Communications and Theater, please click here.
For information on scholarly conference venues for BTMM students click here.
Study Away
Temple's London program offers a unique opportunity to study British media and telecommunications and gain international work experience at the same time. BTMM students can also participate in international study opportunities in Italy, Ireland, Japan and elsewhere. For more information please click here.
Temple Update
Temple Update is a half-hour weekly news magazine produced, reported and edited by BTMM students and aired on a cable outlet. The students produce the program in Annenberg Hall studios in a Television Practicum course and gain valuable experience in field work, news writing, video editing and more. They experience the real world pressure and excitement of working on a live television program and also create material they can use in their job search.
Internships and Senior Seminar
Internships provide students with opportunities to work on the cutting edge of their fields while obtaining course credit. Hundreds of businesses, organizations, and institutions in the metropolitan area, as well as those across the nation, cooperate in providing opportunities for BTMM students to work in relevant professional ways for course credit. Exciting opportunities include radio and television production houses, dot coms, recording studios, ad agencies, and many others. Students interested in pursuing further academic degrees can take internships in research and scholarly for profit and academic organizations. For more information please follow the link at the left or click here.
The Senior Seminar complements the Internship, providing small group discussion about employment and career opportunities, resume writing, and interviewing techniques. The city's most successful media professionals share their expertise with students in guest lectures.
Research and education Labs
BTMM students can also learn about the media by working in specialized laboratories associated with the department. In the Media Education Lab at Temple University professors and graduate and undergraduate students participate in research and community outreach related to media literacy. In the Media Interaction and Network Design Lab at Temple University, professors and students explore how people think about, use and experience new media such as mobile phones and virtual reality.