Exciting careers in the business of creative media and entertainment.
From HBO, National Geographic, CNN, ESPN and more, our graduates and research faculty are changing the communications landscape, addressing important societal issues through technology and story.
The Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) Department combines powerful disciplines to help students achieve their best in these exciting areas:
Digital Film and TV Production
Careers in creative storytelling through words, action, sound, cinematography, and music. Graduates communicate both fact and fiction through live sporting events, scripted programs, marketing content, documentaries, and cinema. Careers include:
- Film & TV Director
- Film Editor
- Sports TV Director
- Sports TV Producer
- TV Programmer
- Screen writer
- Visual effects artist
- Sound recordist
- Director of Photography
- Documentary Director
- Social media producer
- Many More!
Management and Strategy
Careers in business and operations side of the media and communications industries. Graduates work on consumer/audience research, strategic management, content development, distribution, operations, and planning. Careers include:
- Brand Manager
- Brand Strategist
- Audience Researcher
- Consumer Analyst
- Social Media Manager
- Programming Director
- Multiplatform Researcher
- Event Coordinator
- Promotions Director
- Marketing Specialist
- Many More!
Media and Society
Careers in media and audience impact. Students can specialize in digital and social media, multicultural communication, immersive media, human-machine communication, or the influence of media on health, politics, sports and more. Careers include:
- Social media manager
- Social media producer
- Digital marketing
- Strategic event director
- Brand researcher
- Political communications
- UI/UX research
- UI/UX design
- SEO analyst
- SEO marketer
- Marketing specialist
- Many more!
Dive Into Immersive Learning
At CJC, the atmosphere is electric with nonstop production activities, from live sports to cutting-edge streaming projects. With seven broadcast stations, digital media studios, and post-production labs, this vibrant environment provides students with hands-on experience, valuable industry connections, and the skills needed to thrive in the ever-evolving media landscape. See our Immersion Experiences!
The Media Production, Management, and Technology Department offers more than 30 required and elective classes to prepare you for careers in advertising and related industries. You can find a list of these courses in the UF Course Catalog.
You can view a list of syllabi for most MPMT classes over the past four semesters.
The MPMT Academic Learning Compact identifies the skills students should acquire if they follow the major’s prescribed course of study. These skills describe the core learning expectations in the areas of content knowledge and skills, communication skills and critical thinking skills that UF is required to assess for each baccalaureate degree program.
Our combination degree allows undergraduate students to take graduate-level courses and receive both an undergraduate and Master of Arts in Mass Communication degree with less time and money than pursuing both separately.
Media Production, Management, and Technology Department Faculty & Staff
James Babanikos, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs – Professional Advising and Teaching Hub
Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
1060 Weimer
352-392-6399 Send Email See BioSylvia M. Chan-Olmsted, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Director of Media Consumer Research
1200A Weimer
352-392-4211 Send Email See BioEric C. Esterline
Director – Sports Journalism and Communication,
Sports Newsroom Manager – Innovation News Center,
Senior Lecturer in Sports Media and Communication,
Lecturer in Sport Management
2311 Weimer
352-846-0172 Send Email See BioKim Fowler
Visiting Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
1011 Weimer
Send Email See BioMark Leeps
Assistant in – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
1013 Weimer
352-294-1504 Send Email See BioJasmine McNealy, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Director – Infrastructure for Communities, Ecology for Data (ICED) Hub
3062 Weimer
352-846-0226 Send Email See BioDavid H. Ostroff, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
3058 Weimer
352-392-0463 Send Email See BioBrandon Shenk
Visiting Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
3115 Weimer
Send Email See BioTim Sorel
Professor and Associate Chair – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
1080B Weimer
352-392-2849 Send Email See BioGeoff Thompson
Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Associate Director – Sports and Communication Program
3327 Weimer
352-392-0466 Send Email See BioOlga Tripp
Administrative Support Assistant – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
2079 Weimer
352-392-0463 Send Email See BioHouston Wells
Senior Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
3066 Weimer
352-273-3568 Send Email See BioCarlina Williams
Visiting Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
2043 Weimer
Send Email See BioKun Xu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Emerging Technologies – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
3065 Weimer
352-392-0435 Send Email See BioIman Zawahry
Senior Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
3048 Weimer
352-392-0444 Send Email See Bio