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Majors gain experience by participating in the department operated, FCC-licensed radio station that also serves as the program’s audio production facilities. Students serve in paid management roles, and can earn class credit as lab assistants, hosting shows, or producing material for on-air purposes.
Media & Film Production Companies
Media & Film students produce programming under the direction of professional guest artists. A.C. Weary, director of The Guiding Light, helped to create Kean soap Union. See www.kean.edu for link to KUTV. Production Company also produced Kean Idol seasons one and two and Take 5
Purple Violet Film Festival
The Department of Media & Film hosts the international Purple Violet Film Festival. The department encourages students to submit work for cash awards in special student categories, which are judged separately from professional entries.
Special Opportunities
Crew, Production Company, and Practicum courses allow students to earn class credits serving in production crews, producing programming, and serving as lab assistants. Students can earn professional and management experience in a variety of roles to them list on their resumes.
Paid Work Opportunities
There are a number of competitive paid director positions in the labs and studio that enable students to earn professional work experience in addition to their academic coursework.
Travel Learn Programs
Media & Film is committed to providing opportunities for students to travel abroad to sample the rich diversity of other cultures. Travel Learn courses are part of the major coursework for every option so student can combine creativity with international experience. Faculty and students have also collaborated on research and other scholarly activities that have students accompany faculty to conferences, workshops, or film festivals.
Special Course Offerings
Students may register for special topic courses taught by professionals in the field, such as Inside Television at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmy’s) – which brings Kean students in contact with well-known broadcast professionals, or learn from Kean faculty who have worked at such locations as HBO, CBS News, Fox Sports, King World, CNBC, CNN, and the Yes Network. Students are also invited to attend small “master classes” with visiting professionals. A recent session allowed students to work with actors and directors from The Guiding Light in Kean’s television studio and the New York studio.
Professional Organizations
A National Broadcasting Society student chapter is active in the department. Members tour area broadcast sites and are eligible to attend national and regional conventions.
Internships
Media & Film students take advantage of highly competitive NY-NJ internships for major credit. Students intern at MTV, CBS, Telemundo, WFAN, NBC, CNBC, CW-11, News 9, K-Rock, Z-100, Univision, NJ12, Comcast, Sony Music, Sirius, and many other desirable media outlets.