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Welcome to Media Arts Production 

Media Arts Production (MAP) is storytelling and content creation for radio, television, film, and other related industries, from content distribution, planning, writing, directing, producing, cinematography, and editing. Media arts production is an exciting, competitive, and fast-paced industry. At Millersville University, students can learn planning, writing, editing, directing, shooting, and producing—all essential elements of media arts production.

Why Choose the Millersville Univerity MAP Program

Millersville offers the perfect environment for developing valuable skills for your future career. Here, you’ll learn the history and concepts behind media to grasp its nature and role, analyze media products, and explore their interactions with culture, society, and politics. You’ll also get hands-on experience with professional equipment in the MUTV studio and internship opportunities. You’ll be able to build your professional portfolio to impress employers and start your journey into the world of media arts production. Students leave the program well-prepared and ready to enter graduate programs or the workforce. To find out more about the Millersville Univerity MAP program, click here. 

Clubs and Organizations

Millersville University (MU) offers many clubs to help give their students hands-on experience. You can read more about these clubs and extracurricular activities in this E-Book.

• MUTV 99.1
• The Snapper
• 91.7 WIXQ-FM

MUTV is an on-campus TV station that encourages members to get involved in media production and content creation behind and in front of the camera. Students work in MU’s fully functioning TV studio, with equipment like a soundboard, switcher, and professional cameras. This club provides students with experiences they wouldn’t gain in the classroom.

The Snapper is a student-run newspaper that shares news concerning students, faculty, administration, and staff with Millersville University and the surrounding community. The Snapper publishes 6-8 issues per semester.

WIXQ-Fm is the MU campus radio situation broadcast at 91.7 on the Lancaster FM band and 971theville.com.  This club allows students to play the music they want to hear and speak on topics that interest them. Every DJ gets 3 hours to play music and talk on air. WIXQ-Fm is in the Student Memorial Center on campus.

These are some other clubs worth joining:

• Alpha Epsilon Rho National Broadcasting Honor Society
• Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Student Media Club
• Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)

Internship Opportunities

Take your skills and learn how to apply them in the real world! Millersville University offers plenty of internship opportunities in multiple different fields. There are many different opportunities for radio, such as Citadel Broadcasting, Clear Channel Radio Philadelphia, Cumulous Media Group, Echoes Radio Program, Greater Media Philadelphia, and many more. There are Aurora Films, Evolve Productions, Glass Entertainment Media, Greenfish Labs, Rock Lititz, and many more for Media Production! For the students more interested in TV, the different internship opportunities include Blue Ridge Communications, FOX 43, LCTV 66, PCN-TV, WFMZ-TV, WGAL-TV, and many more. For the sports industry, there are internship opportunities for the Baltimore Orioles, FC Sports Lancaster Inferno, Hershey Bears Hockey Club, Lancaster Barnstormers, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, NBC Olympics, NFL Films, and many more. There is Lupeer Marketing, Matrix Marketing, Stoner Bunting Advertising, and many more for marketing and advertising students. There are plenty of opportunities here at Millersville to get a more hands-on approach and learn more real-world applications!

Success Stories

Read success stories from current MAP students Megan Rapone and Theoren Vela and alumni Jaylen Hodge and Sarah Burns about why they chose Millersville University and how it has helped them develop the necessary skills that prepared them for their future careers. Our alums have gone on to do incredible things, from working in sports broadcasting to executive producers for TV networks. 

Alumni Xavier Johnson and Brian Bingnear, 2022 MAP graduates from Millersville University, share why media arts production appealed to them. Hear them talk about their current careers and how Millersville University helped them develop the skills they need to work in the industry.

Podcast

Hear from Associate Professor James Machado, producer and editor of long-form television, whose 15-year career includes working on shows like 90 Day Finance and Pawn Stars, about why the MAP degree program at Millersville’s close-knit community and access to equipment makes it different from other programs. Click here to listen to the podcast. Current Student Theoren Vela also shares his experience as an MU student in the MAP degree program and the knowledge he has gained to help him in his future career. He also talks about ‘Midnight Run,’ a 24-hour filmmaking contest that is a great hands-on experience for MAP majors. Click here to hear what Theoren has to say!

Inside the MUTV Studio

You might be wondering what equipment Millersville has for student use. Take a tour inside the MUTV studio in this webinar, showing you a how-to tutorial on using some of the equipment in the studio. Here, you’ll get a sneak peek at the studio’s professional cameras, audio board, and Sony switcher, which you will get to operate while at Millersville University.

Scan the QR codes to be taken to the podcast with Professor James Machado and current student Theoren Vela, an infographic on the top 5 ways the Millersville University MAP degree program stands out from other programs, and a webinar. You can also get more information by clicking this MAP degree program FAQ link.

So, if you’re looking to work in front or behind a camera and learn to edit, write, and produce, then the Millersville University MAP degree program is the perfect fit. The close-knit environment, hands-on experience, and access to actual working studio equipment make this the ideal program for anyone interested in media arts production.