Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

Mass Communications, B.A.

Mass Communications Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

Mass Communications Major

Total Credit Hours:46

Mass Communications Foundations

MCOM 1500Mass Media Survey

3

MCOM 2200Media Writing I

3

MCOM 2300Media Writing II

3

MCOM 2400Video Production I

3

MCOM 2500Audio Production I

3

MCOM 3200Web/Social Media Design

3

MCOM 3700Advertising and Communications

3

MCOM 3800Media Management

3

MCOM 3850Mass Communication Theory and Research

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:37

Mass Communications Electives

Students must choose 9 credit hours from the following courses:

MCOM 2250Copyediting and Design

3

MCOM 2275Photojournalism

3

MCOM 2350Advanced Writing and Reporting

3

MCOM 3001-3010Practicum

1

MCOM 3050Mass Media Internship

3

MCOM 3100Special Topics in Mass Media

3

MCOM 3150Entertainment Television

3

MCOM 3250Advanced Technologies for Media

3

MCOM 3300Media, Society, and Technology

3

MCOM 3400Video Production II

3

MCOM 3450Editing & Graphics for TV and Film

3

MCOM 3500Audio Production II

3

MCOM 3600Announcing for Radio and TV

3

MCOM 3650Sportscasting

3

MCOM 3750Electronic Media Sales and Programming

3

MCOM 3900Public Relations and Branding

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:27

Total Credit Hours: 120