Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will display critical thinking skills, conveying complex ideas related to current issues and ethical expectations of mass media, entertainment, and related disciplines.
2. Students will communicate with clarity and organization utilizing the proper format, writing mechanics, and audience focus, in a manner that is professionally competitive for an entry-level position in the discipline.
3. Students will demonstrate technological expertise related to the specific concentration area that is professionally competitive for an entry-level position in their discipline.
4. Students will demonstrate command of subject, organization of thoughts, and skill at communication in front of an audience.
5. Experiment with and adopt a variety of processes, methods, and interpretations to explore innovative solutions to creative challenges within industry and professional standards.
6. Analyze, design, implement, and maintain an application, immersive/interactive experience, or information system.

Outcomes Assessment Activities

• Student success is measured through a variety of methods that include classroom writing and projects, portfolios of student work, practicum and professional internship evaluations, exit interviews, student employment upon graduation, course and progress reviews, and alumni feedback. Department faculty review and evaluate a selection of portfolios and/or works to assess student learning.
• Artifacts of student work pertinent to a particular learning outcome are collected. These artifacts are then evaluated by faculty external to the course in which the artifact was collected to determine students’ level of mastery. Students’ level of mastery is assessed using rubrics which have been developed for this purpose.
• The MAE program includes a two-semester senior capstone sequence required of all majors. This course requires students to apply the communication, problem solving, and technical skills they have learned during the completion of the program. Students are evaluated on not only the final product they develop, but the process they follow in completing the project.

Specific Program Requirements

Program Overview

Specific Core Requirements

Specific Concentration Requirements

Specific Graduation Requirements

Majors are required to complete a 61 credit hour curriculum which includes:

·     43 credit hours of fundamental core classes, including 6 hours of practicum. classes

·     25 credit hours in concentration area

Students may not use the same credits to satisfy requirements for both major and minor degrees/certificates. degrees/certificates, or use credits taken to satisfy general education requirements.

Majors who concentrate in Interactive & Immersive Media must complete 17 hours of advisor-approved electives from MAE, CIS, ART, or other approved program prefix.

Majors with concentrations in Multimedia Journalism & Storytelling, Sports and Esports Media, Strategic Communication, and Media & Entertainment Production are not required to complete a certificate or minor, however, additional university electives will be required to complete the 120 credit hour requirement.

Successful Media & Entertainment majors will demonstrate sufficient knowledge, comprehension, and analytical skills by the ability to evaluate specific communication events and/or needs in the proper context of their concentration area.

Consistent with general CSU Pueblo policy, no student enrolled in MAE courses may accumulate unexcused absences, or arrive late for scheduled classes without faculty consultation.

The Media & Entertainment department believes that grades are valid indicators of student performance. Students’ GPAs in the major or minor will be used by concentration area advisors for both formative and summary evaluations of majors and minors.

While it is necessary for Media & Entertainment majors and minors to meet the minimum GPA standards set by the University, it is expected that graduates will exceed these standards.

Directed General Education Courses

Students must complete two general education courses as part of the Media & Entertainment program:

MAE 101 Media & Society (GT-SS3) (3 c.h.) fulfills one of the two social science general education requirements.

CID 103 Speaking & Listening (3 c.h.) fulfills one of the three humanities general education requirements. 

Planning Sheet

Disclaimer: The Planning Sheet is designed as a guide for students planning their course selections. The information on this page provides only a suggested schedule. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and consent of an academic advisor. While accurately portraying the information contained in the college catalog, this form is not considered a legal substitute for that document. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time in which they entered the institution.