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Mass Communications, B.A.

Mass Communications Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Electives

Total Credit Hours:27

Mass Communications Major

Total Credit Hours:49

Mass Communications Foundations

MCOM 1500Mass Media Globalization

3
MCOM 2000Media Writing I

3
MCOM 2050Media Writing II

3
GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3
MCOM 2400Video Production I

3
MCOM 2500Audio Production I

3
MCOM 2600Foundations of Web 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:40

Mass Communications Electives

Students must choose 9 credit hours from the following courses:

MCOM 2275Photojournalism

3
MCOM 3000Advanced Writing, Reporting, and Editing

3
MCOM 3001-3010Practicum

1
MCOM 3050Mass Media Internship

2-9
MCOM 3100Special Topics in Mass Media

3
MCOM 3150Entertainment Television Screenwriting & Production

3
MCOM 3250Social Media & Mobile Applications

3
MCOM 3300Media, Society, and Technology

3
MCOM 3400Cinematography

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.

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to University 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 University must meet this University requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 120