Interactive Media is, to date, the most advanced form of communication. Prior forms of media have come together with layers of interaction to give the viewer/consumer/user an active role in the content. The Internet, social media, video games, and apps are only the beginning. The stage is set for Interactive Media to positively affect essentially every human endeavor. MTSU’s Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media degree is designed to help students embrace this world of new possibilities with hands-on skills built on a foundation of concept and theory to not only succeed in this exciting field but to help invent it.

Media Management majors study how to lead, supervise, and motivate employees in the media industry. Program professors are skilled teachers whose backgrounds include academic and professional achievement at the highest levels. The curriculum covers marketing, sales, distribution, programming, and management for the media industry. Students learn about the inner workings of media companies such as radio, television, and digital media.

An interdisciplinary concentration across the College of Media and Entertainment, Interdisciplinary Media uses the college core and then provides students with options across the college in history, writing, technology, aesthetics, and digital literacy. Students choose an area of emphasis that reflects their professional interests.

Media Management majors study how to lead, supervise, and motivate employees in the media industry. Program professors are skilled teachers whose backgrounds include academic and professional achievement at the highest levels. The curriculum covers marketing, sales, distribution, programming, and management for the media industry. Students learn about the inner workings of media companies such as radio, television, and digital media. Outside the classroom, students are encouraged to become involved in student media organizations where there are hands-on opportunities in management, marketing, sales, and production. Students are also encouraged to complete internships at the department’s many internship partners. Interns not only learn “on the job” but also begin to establish themselves in the industry. This program is approved for the Academic Common Market.

Interested in thinking and writing about media but don’t want to be a journalist? The new Media Studies concentration in Journalism is designed for students who enjoy discussing, analyzing, and writing about film, TV, advertising, and other media.

Interactive Media is, to date the most advanced form of communication. Prior forms of media have come together with layers of interaction to give the viewer/consumer/user an active role in the content. The Internet, social media, video games, and apps are only the beginning. The stage is set for Interactive Media to positively affect essentially every human endeavor. MTSU’s Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media degree is designed to help students embrace this world of new possibilities with hands-on skills built on a foundation of concept and theory to not only succeed in this exciting field, but to help invent it. This program is approved for the Academic Common Market.