B.A. in New Media Production
Creative Production at the Intersection of Image, Sound and Story
The Bachelor of Arts in New Media Production is for creators who want to push buttons, turn knobs, build worlds and merge media. Students work hands-on with emerging tools inside a state-of-the-art production studio, exploring virtual and extended reality environments, electronic music production, podcasting, video and motion graphics. This program is for students who don't want to choose between art, music or communication -- they want to combine them. Graduates leave with the technical skill, creative confidence and professional experience to produce compelling media across platforms.
Why Earn your B.A. in New Media Production?
In the New Media Production program, you'll work with professional-grade audio and video equipment and a wide array of emerging technologies -- not just the tools shaping media today, but the ones redefining it tomorrow. Inside our state-of-the-art production studio, you'll collaborate on real projects, experiment across disciplines, and build a portfolio that reflects both technical skill and creative vision. While online tutorials can teach individual tools, this degree teaches you how to integrate them -- combining image, sound and story into compelling media experiences.
Graduates are prepared for careers in film and video production, content creation, podcasting, electronic music, immersive media, digital marketing and broadcast media. More importantly, they leave with the skills to evolve with rapidly changing technologies. Instead of mastering just one media, students develop the creative and technical skills to move confidently across many.
About the Program
The B.A. in New Media Production is intentionally interdisciplinary, bringing together courses in art, music and communication to ensure students develop both creative range and technical depth. Students begin with foundational coursework in new media production, computer graphics, video and music theory, building core skills in visual composition, audio production and digital storytelling. As they progress, they move into advanced courses in digital audio production, video production, music production techniques and mediated message design, applying what they learn through hands-on studio projects.
Electives allow students to explore specialized areas such as virtual and extended reality, game design, podcasting, motion graphics, digital imagery, electronic journalism and music business. Throughout the program, students work inside a collaborative production studio environment that mirrors professional creative workflows. Annual portfolio reviews and a senior capstone experience ensure that graduates leave with a focused body of work that reflects both technical proficiency and conceptual development.
Experienced faculty working across art, media production, music technology and communication provide instruction. Many bring professional experience in filmmaking, design, audio engineering, digital media production and media studies, connecting classroom learning directly to industry practice.
New Media Production students work across two dynamic creative spaces at Saint Xavier
University: the Visual Arts Center (VAC) and the Campus Media Center.
The Visual Arts Center, located just blocks from campus, serves as a collaborative
creative hub where students in art, design and media are actively producing work throughout
the day and into the evening. Studios for motion graphics, graphic design, photography,
drawing, painting, woodworking and video create an environment where disciplines overlap
and ideas move freely. The VAC provides access to Adobe and Apple software, Maya,
Unreal Engine and other industry-standard tools, along with cameras, lights, tripods
and mobile production equipment available for checkout.
New Media Production students engage in high-impact learning through hands-on studio production, collaborative media projects and real-world content creation. They gain professional experience through internships and by visiting Chicago's production studios, galleries and media organizations, connecting classroom learning directly to industry practice. The program culminates in a capstone project that challenges students to synthesize technical skill, creative vision and critical thinking into a polished, portfolio-ready body of work.
Craft
Students will demonstrate technical proficiency with new and developing tools and techniques to create media products that meet defined technical specifications.
Composition
Students will analyze how visual, sonic, spatial and interactive elements shape the user's experience of new media works and apply appropriate terminology in their analysis.
Concept Development
Students will create original new media works that demonstrate coherent concept development, intentional aesthetics and technical proficiency.
Collaboration
Students will work effectively in interdisciplinary teams to plan, produce and refine new media projects, demonstrating professional communication, shared problem-solving and collaborative creative leadership.
Why New Media Production at 星空传媒?
- 星空传媒 combines hands-on studio production with interdisciplinary coursework in art, music and communication. This gives you creative range and technical depth within one cohesive program.
- You'll work across multiple creative spaces, including the Visual Arts Center and the Campus Media Center, home to our brand-new, state-of-the-art New Media Production Studio.
- Small class sizes foster a genuine creative community where you collaborate closely with faculty and peers while developing your unique creative voice.
- Located in Chicago, 星空传媒 provides access to one of the nation's most vibrant media markets. Students have opportunities to pursue internships and professional experiences in film, broadcast media, design studios, music production and digital content industries.
- Students engage in experiential learning both in the studio and throughout the city by visiting professional production spaces, galleries and creative studios.
- Through portfolio development, annual reviews and a capstone experience, students graduate with a strong body of professional work and the confidence to navigate rapidly evolving media industries.
- Rooted in the University's core values of service, integrity and excellence, the program prepares students to use emerging technologies responsibly while contributing creatively to their communities.
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