The School of Media Arts and Studies offers several major sequence tracks leading to the bachelor's degree. The program is a professional degree program designed to prepare students for careers in all aspects of media.

First year students are allowed direct entry into major sequences in Audio Production; Video Production; Digital Media: Special Effects, Games, and Animation; Media Management; and Media Studies.

Many students prefer study which combines academic breadth and career flexibility. This is provided by the Media Studies sequence. The sequence also provides a background for those going into entertainment law, political communications, or graduate study. In this program, students can tailor course requirements to match their own interests and talents.

Students with career goals in the creative and production areas or the management of these areas will find courses of study in Audio Production, Digital Media, Management, or Video Production sequences.

• Audio Production Sequence
•     Music Production Track, Major Code BC5353
•     Audio Post Production Track, Major Code BC5354
• Digital Media: Special Effects, Games, and Animation Sequence, Major Code BC5322
• Management Sequence, Major Code BC5312
• Media Studies Sequence, Major Code BC5311
• Video Production Sequence, Major Code BC5313

While there is an overlap between Journalism and Media Arts and Studies in broadcast news career preparation, students interested in studio and field production should enroll in the School Media Arts and Studies, and those interested in news writing, reporting, and anchoring should enroll in the E.W.Scripps School of Journalism.

The school is also affiliated with the Honors Tutorial Program.

The classroom and laboratory experiences of students are augmented by a variety of practical experiences, including work with the School's student production unit--Athens Video Works (AVW) and the All-Campus Radio Network (ACRN). Additionally, experiences with the Public Broadcasting Services of Ohio University Center for Public Media are also available. The Center owns and operates three stations: WOUB-AM, WOUB-FM, and WOUB-TV. Credit for both types of experiences is available.

The school maintains relationships with various professional organizations including the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association, the International Radio-Television Society, the National Association of Television Program Executives, the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services, the Audio Engineering Society, the Broadcast Education Association, the National Association of Broadcasters, and ACM's SIGGRAPH.

Ohio University's Zanesville and Southern Campuses offer an associate's degree program in electronic media, including a sequence in broadcast engineering. These programs offer a smaller, more intimate setting for the first two years of University coursework.