The B.A. in Media Production
The media production major trains producers who can tell stories across broadcast, entertainment, social and commercial media. Students learn the video and audio skills to create narrative, informational and entertainment content, then the planning and finance skills to run a production team and turn an idea into a business plan.
The degree totals 128 credits, with 60 in the major.
Production Courses
- Multi-Camera Production (MPE 1950)
- Writing for Media Production (MPE 2231)
- Video Production Agency, four semesters (MPE 2262)
- Narrative Production (MPE 3311)
- Motion Graphics (MPE 3361)
- Senior Production Experience (MPE 4451)
The Business of Media
- Production Planning and Finance (MPE 3500)
- Media Entrepreneurship (MPE 4500)
- Program Production for Organizations (MPE 3551)
Media Studies
- American Media History and Development (COM 1138)
- Media and Popular Culture (COM 2204)
- Communication Law and Ethics (COM 3390)
Production Electives
Students choose from Audio Production, Podcasting Workshop, Post-Production Workshop, Cinematography and Lighting, Advanced Multi-Camera Production and Directing, Writing for the Screen, Drone Pilot Certification and Drone Production Workshop.
All majors also take COM 1110 Human Communication, COM 1120 Introduction to Media Creation and COM 2001 Techniques in Media Production. The major totals 60 credits within the 128 needed to graduate.
See the full course requirements and the undergraduate bulletin course descriptions.
How Media Production Courses Prepared Graduates
Graduates point to the technical skills, fellowships and professors behind their work.
Mac Laborde
NCAA Digital Multimedia Specialist, Warner Bros. Discovery
“During my four years at HPU, I learned technical skills that will help me succeed in my career and life skills that prepared me for my future.”
Sara Hoyt
Motion Graphics Compositor, Arthrex
“As a Communication Fellow, I collaborated with other aspiring filmmakers, cinematographers and video editors.”
Caroline Petkovic
Production Assistant, Running Subway
“At HPU, I was mentored by engaging professors, including Joe Michaels, Broadcaster in Residence and associate professor of media production and entrepreneurship, and Martin Yount, assistant director of Communication Fellows, who introduced me to the intricacies of media production.”
Virtual Production and Extended Reality
The renovated studio includes a 24-foot virtual production wall. Virtual engines track camera position and lens data so students can composite in-studio actors into 3D worlds, a technique used in current feature films and network programming. Few universities offer coursework in it.
The Broadcast Studio
Students work in a 2,000-square-foot, four-camera 4K studio with a 24-foot video wall and DMX-controlled lighting, comparable to network broadcast facilities.
Equipment and Field Production
More than 40 cinema-style camera kits are available for checkout, and students shoot on-location field productions with professional HD and 4K cameras.
Student Production Clubs
- Vision
- SportsLink
- All Access
Trips, guest speakers, portfolio reviews and boot camps add professional development every year.
The Princeton Review gives High Point University a 95 out of 99 rating for professor accessibility, based on its student surveys.
The B.A. in Media Production requires 60 credits in the major within the 128 credits needed to graduate.
Yes. Planning and Finance, Media Entrepreneurship and Program Production for Organizations teach students to run a production team and turn an idea into a business plan.
The renovated studio includes a 24-foot virtual production wall. Virtual engines track camera position and lens data so students can composite in-studio actors into 3D worlds.
Students work in a 2,000-square-foot, four-camera 4K studio and can check out more than 40 cinema-style camera kits for field productions.
Yes. Production electives include Drone Pilot Certification and a Drone Production Workshop.
Media Production in the News
AMC Networks Executive Theresa Patiri Shares TV Expertise, Encourages HPU Students
Patiri, who serves as HPU’s Media Production and Sales Expert in Residence, taught classes on media production and media entrepreneurship while she was on campus.
Explore Media Production at High Point University
See how HPU media production ranks and where its graduates go next.
Accreditation & Awards Careers & Student Organizations
Questions about the program? Email Professor Rob Powell at [email protected].