Subject:	Broadcasting (BDCST)
Number:	1176
Language of Instruction:	Spanish
Prerequisites:	Scripts and Production in Television I, Introduction to Radio and Television Journalism

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits

Availability

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Session	Dates	Price
Spring Semester 2009 - Language and Electives	January 17 - June 28, 2009	$9,995
Fall Semester 2009 - Language and Electives	Late August - Mid December 2009	TBA
Academic Year 2009-2010 - Language and Electives	Late August 2009 - Late June 2010	TBA

Full Description

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the course is to familiarise students with the various different formats used in TV programs today and how to correctly identify them. How are they created, how they function and how they are launched. Types of production processes.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course analyses programs of all kinds: entertainment, news, educational, religious, extraordinary event, fiction, music, sports and so on. How they function, how they are organized. Examples of videos, scripts, etc. Types of production. Broadcasting procedures. Target public. Counter programming. Program contracting. Practical exercises.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
CEBRIÁN HERREROS, M.: Introducción al language de la televisión. Pirámide, Madrid 1978.
BARROSO GARCíA, J.: Proceso de información de actualidad en televisión. IORTV, Madrid 1992.
BLUM, M R.A y LINDHEIM, R.: Programación de las cadenas de televisión en horario de máxima audiencia. IORTV, Madrid 1989.

METHODOLOGY
Classes will combine theory and practice; participation by students is encouraged. The students will receive scripts from a number of programs currently broadcasted, and analyse them. They will see recordings of a variety of formats and will contribute with their own view as spectators and future professionals
through individual and group presentations.

EVALUATION
Final exam in June, to evaluate the knowledge acquired in class. The analyses of TV programs worked on during the course will be graded. Class attendance
is mandatory.