Bachelor of Arts in Media Production

Create and critically examine media in new and innovative ways. Explore a range of media practices while developing your personal style and gaining technical skills to carry out your vision.

The undergraduate degree in media production at CMDI is one of the most creative majors available on campus. Students gain the tools to create new media while developing critical-thinking skills that address the how and why of creative practices. Throughout the program, students can explore a range of media practices, including documentary, sound, performance and immersive media.

  • Specialize in one of our five media concentrations
  • Learn to examine media in new and innovative ways
  • Join one of the most creative majors at CU Boulder

Gain hands-on experience at production workshops and media labs where you’ll learn to work with a variety of media tools, including hybrid workflows, large-scale video production projects and open-source programming

130+ renowned organizations employ CMDI graduates, including National Geographic, Rogers & Cowan, Condé Nast, Microsoft, NPR Uninterrupted and NBC

CMDI is home to several internationally recognized centers and initiatives that provide valuable new research and insight on contemporary issues, including the Center for Documentary and Ethnographic Media and the NEST Studio for the Arts

Be successful.

Our students gain a competitive edge by developing skills that are highly valued in today’s constantly changing professional landscape.

  
$83,480

Median annual salary of producers and directors

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Animator, cultural industries consultant, digital composer, documentary media producer, media installation artist, multimedia producer and performance media designer are common job opportunities for our graduates

 

Be prepared for your career with relevant, off-campus internship experience and career resources, starting from your first semester to your last

Academic Plan & Requirements

For the Bachelor of Arts in Media Production, students will first complete foundational courses in theory and practice and then take advanced courses in media production and critical studies.

Students choose to specialize in one of our undergraduate concentrations, or create their own: 

  • Documentary media: Focus on documentary storytelling
  • Performance media: Focus on media installation and performance
  • Sound practices: Focus on sound design and sonic arts
  • Immersive media: Focus on immersive narrative
  • Integrative media: Customize a track that fits your specific area of interest

Students must also complete a secondary area of study outside of the media production major. 

This secondary area of study can be met by any of the following: 

  • A minor
  • A second major within CMDI
  • A double degree
  • Any credit-based certificate program of at least 12 credit hours

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