Associate in Media Ministry

The Media Ministry Degree is designed to equip students with a range of technical skills and knowledge so they will be prepared to use various forms of media more effectively. Students will acquire an understanding of mass media and develop technical skills to design visual and print media. Our students will study in a biblically based environment to help them develop a solid Christian worldview. Experience will be gained through hands-on involvement with the worldwide media ministry of Breakthrough and World Harvest Church.

Students will be equipped in the following areas:
  • Demonstrating interpersonal communication and writing skills that reveal Christian values;
  • Communicating the Gospel effectively through the mass media;
  • Relating to people with diverse cultural backgrounds;
  • Understanding the importance of mass media in today’s world;
  • Making correct moral and ethical decisions within any context;
  • Utilizing mass media to fulfill the Great Commission;
  • Mass communication theory;
  • Communications in a global environment;
  • Writing for the mass media;
  • Camera use–photography and video;
  • Video layout, design and editing;
  • Web design.
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR MEDIA MINISTRY

Upon satisfactory completion of the Media Ministry Program, the graduate should be able to:
  • Demonstrate effective communication with an increasingly multicultural population both nationally and internationally;
  • Apply solid theoretical and practical principles of the persuasion process in evangelism;
  • Understand and recognize the Holy Spirit’s involvement and influence in the communication of the Gospel and of ministry in general;
  • Make practical application of principles of communication in interpersonal, small group, and organizational contexts;
  • Use mixes of media to accomplish ministry goals in church, missions, and evangelism contexts;
  • Adapt the dramatic format to diverse ministry situations presented by the church and para-church organizations.
MEDIA MINISTRY
Associates of Applied Science = 64 - 66 Credit Hours

General Education – 17 credit hours
CM 201 Fundamentals of Speech 2 hrs.
EN 101 English Composition I 3 hrs.
EN 102 English Composition II 3 hrs.
H1 101/103 Church History I or II 3 hrs.
PS 100 General Psychology 3 hrs.
SO 202 Marriage and Family 3 hrs.
TBD College Math & Algebra or Science 3/4 hrs.
TBD Literature Elective 3 hrs.
SS Capstone Course 1 hrs.

Biblical Studies – 18 credit hours
BI 101 Old Testament History 3 hrs.
BI 102 New Testament History 3 hrs.
BI 201 Life of Christ 2 hrs.
BI 202 Acts 3 hrs.
TH 101 Theology I 2 hrs.

Applied Ministries – 6 credit hours
EV 101 Introduction to Evangelism 3 hrs.
PM 104 Spiritual Formation 3 hrs.

Communications / Media Core – 23 - 25 credit hours
CM 111 Audio and Light Production 2 hrs.
CM 123 Adobe Video Production 3 hrs.
CM 132 Final Cut Editing Suite 2 hrs.
CM 142 Single  Camera Video 2 hrs.
Cm 144 Photoshop 2 hrs.
CM 213 Media Practicum 1 hr.
CM 222 Web Median and Podcasting 2 hrs.
CM 233  Adobe  Creative Suite 2 hrs.
CM 261 Scene Design 2 hrs.
CM 262 TV Studio Production 3 hrs.
CM 280 Media Script Writing and
Media Directing
3 hrs.
CM 210 Creative Shop or Practicum I .5 hrs.
CM 211 Creative Shop or Practicum II .5 hrs.