REAL-WORLD EDUCATION entertainment | media | arts | technology international.fullsail.edu If you're serious about your dream, we'll take your dream seriously. Our History More than 35 years ago, Full Sail began with the goal of teaching students how to learn and create in real-world production environments. It started with music and sound, but grew to meet the needs of the entertainment, media, arts, and technology industries. Today, people from all over the world come Full Sail is dedicated to helping creative students follow their here to pursue their passion, create the art they love, and share their ideas with like- dreams in the entertainment and media industry. Whether you’re minded peers and instructors. passionate about music, art and design, web and technology, filmmaking, simulation and visualization, or the business behind entertainment, an education at Full Sail University can prepare you for a career path doing what you love. School/College of the Year (2014) – Florida Association of Postsecondary Campus Online Schools & Colleges (FAPSC) Degrees Degrees Campus & Online DEGREE PROGRAMS Music & Games Art & Design Film & Television Technology Recording From programming, to art These degree programs Students learn the art From mobile applications to Students work in and animation, to level combine art fundamentals of filmmaking while website design, these degrees professional studios design, students in these with digital technology. becoming familiar with prepare students for the and labs to create programs gain a firsthand production technology. growing technology industry. soundtracks, look at the elements of albums, and more. game creation. Audio Production Game Art Computer Animation Digital Cinematography Computer Science Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Music Production Game Design Digital Arts & Design Film Information Technology Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Recording Arts Game Design Graphic Design Film Production Mobile Development Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Show Production Game Development Media Design MFA Software Development Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Mobile Gaming Web Design & Development Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Campus Degrees Online Degrees Campus & Online Degrees 2 DEGREES Accreditation Full Sail University is licensed by the Department of Education to grant associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees, and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (www.accsc.org). Media & Business Sports Communications Students build real-world Students in these degrees These degrees are focused experience as they craft become versed in emerging on the communication skills business plans and media and business trends and strategies needed to learn specialized within the world of sports. reach today’s audiences. industry knowledge. Creative Writing for Business Intelligence Entertainment Business Entertainment Graduate Degree Sports Management Elective Track Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Digital Marketing Creative Writing MFA Undergraduate Degree Sportscasting Full Sail University’s Dan Patrick Graduate Degree School of Sportscasting Digital Marketing Undergraduate Degree Instructional Design & Graduate Degree st Technology Sports Marketing & Media 21 Century Graduate Degree Entertainment Business Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Media Communications Best Practices in Undergraduate Degree Entertainment Business Graduate Degree Distance Learning New Media Journalism Graduate Degree Innovation & Award (2011) Entrepreneurship – United States Distance Learning Public Relations Graduate Degree Association (USDLA) Graduate Degree Music Business Undergraduate Degree Speak the language of entertainment IE: and media INTENSIVE ENGLISH If you’re excited about the entertainment and The mission of Full Sail University’s Intensive English program is to provide a unique, entertainment centered, mobile- media industry, and want to learn English alongside learning environment that prepares students for whom English is an additional language for success in postsecondary academic settings and future careers in their chosen industry. students who share your interests, Full Sail University’s Intensive English courses of study can teach you the communication skills you’ll need to thrive as a student Level 1 9 months and as a professional. BEGINNER FUNDAMENTALS OF LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1 Build your English ENGLISH WRITING Listening and Speaking 1 emphasizes the F undamentals of English Writing provides practice development of speaking skills and listening skills while being in foundational English writing skills including basic comprehension. This course focuses on tools sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, and such as basic interviewing practice, speech vocabulary development. Basic grammar tenses will development, presentation, and improvisation to creative be reviewed. Students will learn the importance of improve students’ ability to clearly communicate basic information in English. Topic areas include These fast-paced courses teach the fundamentals academic skills such as time management, academic integrity, and communication etiquette. American broadcast media, authentic news, and of the English language and focus on the language entertainment interviews. skills tested in university-recognized, language FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING 1 proficiency exams. You will build your skills through a CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH variety of activities – from songwriting, videos, and Writing 1 promotes the development of basic Fundamentals of Conversational English provides competencies in written English. This course podcasts, to trips to museums, local sights, restaurants, practice in basic listening and speaking and focuses on tools such as paragraph development, and more. You’ll also explore the Full Sail campus and vocabulary enrichment as students are exposed self- and peer-editing, audience awareness, and to the attitudes, lifestyles, values, and themes mind mapping to improve students’ ability to its creative facilities. Plus, students in Intensive English common in the United States. Activities include role communicate basic information clearly in English. utilize an iPad to assist with exercises and projects. playing, oral presentation, and basic video creation. Topic areas include American literature and songwriting. Students will also have the opportunity to create their own poems, songs, READING 1 and simple short narratives. In Reading 1, students will learn practical skills Learn based on for developing reading comprehension, including identification of main ideas, use of prefixes and GRAMMAR 1 your skill level suffixes, expansion of critical vocabulary, and Grammar 1 expands student competencies in verb basic analysis of simple academic texts. Students tenses, gerunds, regular and irregular verb use, You’ll take an English assessment at the beginning, will be presented with authentic materials such as common phrasal verbs, and prepositions. Students and the number of courses you take will be based magazines, newspapers, and comics and engage in will continue to build vocabulary as they experience vocabulary note-taking, journaling, and group work. on your existing knowledge of the language. increased exposure to authentic American English via various forms of American media. Activities include journaling and oral presentations that allow students to put new knowledge into practice. 4 Your iPad To assist with your creative projects and learning activities, you’ll receive an Apple iPad at an institutional discount. Level 2 6 months Level 3 4 months Level 4 2 months INTERMEDIATE I INTERMEDIATE II ADVANCED LISTENING AND SPEAKING 2 READING 3 GRAMMAR 4 Listening and Speaking 2 teaches strategies for developing In Reading 3, students will acquire reading Grammar 4 further develops students’ capacities in and improving academic listening comprehension. comprehension skills by engaging the writing process English grammar as they learn techniques for improving Students will actively engage with peers in discussion and applying metacognitive reading strategies to high- language fluency. This course covers topics such as gerund groups and participate in activities such as listening to intermediate texts. Topics, assignments, and projects phrases, conditionals, and noun and adjective clauses while and orally interpreting products of creative expression are designed to develop self-aware and self-regulated supporting student capacities in essential verb tenses and and media. Special attention is given to introduction and learners. Grammar mini-lessons will also be included academic vocabulary. Activities include poetry analysis, practice of basic note-taking skills, learning strategies, and tailored to the needs of each class as appropriate. journaling, and multimedia presentations. and the development of personal educational goals. GRAMMAR 3 WRITING 4 WRITING 2 In Grammar 3, students will improve their In Writing 4, students will apply critical-thinking and In Writing 2, students will learn to write basic academic lexicogrammatical accuracy and fluency in various storytelling skills to develop original compositions and compositions. Skill development areas include contexts as they learn grammar for effective