Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

Mass Communications, B.A.

Mass Communications Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Mass Communications Major

Total Credit Hours:43

Mass Communications Foundations

MCOM 1500Mass Media Survey

3

MCOM 2200Media Writing I

3

MCOM 2300Media Writing II

3

MCOM 2400Television Production I

3

MCOM 2500Radio Production I

3

MCOM 3200Web Applications for Mass Media

3

MCOM 3700Advertising and Communications

3

MCOM 3800Media Management

3

MCOM 4200Telecommunications & Globalization

3

MCOM 4300Communications Law and Ethics

3

MCOM 4900Professional Development in Mass Communications

1

MCOM 4999Advanced Studies in Mass Media

3

Total Credit Hours:34

Mass Communications Electives

Students must choose 9 credit hours from the following courses:

MCOM 2250Copyediting

3

MCOM 2275Magazine Workshop

3

MCOM 2350Investigative Reporting

3

MCOM 3001-3010Practicum

1

MCOM 3050Mass Media Internship

3

MCOM 3100Special Topics in Mass Media

3

MCOM 3250Mass Media Technology: Layout and Design

3

MCOM 3300Media, Society, and Technology

3

MCOM 3400Television Production II

3

MCOM 3450Editing & Graphics for TV and Film

3

MCOM 3500Radio Production II

3

MCOM 3600Announcing for Radio & TV

3

MCOM 3650Sportscasting

3

MCOM 3750Electronic Media Sales and Programming

3

MCOM 3900Public Relations

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Notice: MCOM 3001-3010: Practicums can be repeated with approval of a mass communications faculty advisor. The practicum requires 30 hours of documented work and a paper.

Electives

Total Credit Hours:30

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Total Credit Hours: 120