Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Mass Communications (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 11 hours)

IA: Rhetoric

ENGL 1101

           

Rhetoric and Composition

3

IB: Mathematical Reasoning

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3 to 4

IC: Critical Thinking 

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

ID: Scientific Method

 

           

Choose course from approved list

0 to 1

Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)

IIA: Freshman Composition

ENGL 1102

           

Literature and Composition

3

IIB: Speaking

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

           

Choose course from approved list 

3

IID: Humanities 

 

           

Choose course from approved list 

 3

IIE: Government 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list 

3

Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)

IIIA: Modern Language

 

           

Choose sequence from approved list

6

IIIB: History of Other Cultures

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

IIIC: Fine Arts

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

 Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)

 IVA: Natural Science

 

           

Choose course from approved list

6 to 9

Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)

VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

 Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)

VIA: First-Year Experience

PDMT 1101

           

Introduction to University Life and
the Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:46-51

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

General Electives

General Electives

24-29

Total Credit Hours:24-29

Mass Communications Major

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

MCOM 1000Foundations of Media Technologies

1

MCOM 1500Mass Media Survey

3

MCOM 1600Sports Communications and Society

3

MCOM 2000Media Writing I

3

MCOM 2050Media Writing II

3

MCOM 2275Photojournalism

3

MCOM 2400Video Production I

3

MCOM 2500Audio Production I

3

MCOM 2600Foundations of Web Design

3

MCOM 3000Advanced Writing, Reporting, and Editing

3

MCOM 3001-3011Practicum

1

MCOM 3700Advertising and Communications

3

MCOM 3800Global Media Industry & Operations

3

MCOM 3850Mass Communication Theory and Research

3

MCOM 4300Communications Law and Ethics

3

MCOM 4900Professional Development in Mass Communications

1

MCOM 4999Advanced Studies in Mass Media

3

Total Credit Hours:48

Mass Communication Electives

Students must select a minimum of nine semester credit hours of electives from the following list:

MCOM 2275Photojournalism

3

MCOM 3000Advanced Writing, Reporting, and Editing

3

MCOM 3001Web Design Practicum

1

MCOM 3002Yearbook Practicum

1

MCOM 3003Newspaper Practicum

1

MCOM 3004TV Practicum

1

MCOM 3005Film Practicum

1

MCOM 3006Magazine Practicum

1

MCOM 3007Audio Practicum

1

MCOM 3008Debate Practicum

1

MCOM 3009Sportcasting Practicum

1

MCOM 3010Advertising and Public Relations Practicum

1

MCOM 3011Social Media Practicum

1

MCOM 3050Mass Media Internship

2-9

MCOM 3100Special Topics in Mass Media

3

MCOM 3150Entertainment Television Screenwriting & Production

3

MCOM 3250Social Media and Mobile Applications

3

MCOM 3300Media, Society, and Technology

3

MCOM 3400Cinematography

3

MCOM 3425Documentary Writing and Production

3

MCOM 3500Audio Production II

3

MCOM 3550Podcasting

3

MCOM 3600Announcing for Radio and TV

3

MCOM 3650Sportscasting

3

MCOM 3900Public Relations and Branding

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 121