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Mass Communications (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)

Rhetoric and Composition

  

ENGL 1101*

            

Rhetoric and Composition

3
                     
Literature and Composition 
ENGL 1102*             Literature and Composition 3

Communication 

                

Choose course from approved list

3

II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)

Modern Languages

                

Choose sequence from approved list

6
                     

English Literature

  

 

             Choose one 2000-level English Literature course
(except for ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 which

3
                   meet the General Education Ethics requirement, below)  
                     

Philosophy and Religion

                 Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the
1000-2000 level

3
                     

Fine Arts

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

 3

III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)

World History

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3

Government

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3

Social Science

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3

IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (11 to 12 hours)

Mathematics*

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3 to 4
                     
Natural Science                 Choose a pair in sequence from approved list  8
                     

V. Ethics (3 hours)
                     
Ethics                  Choose course from approved list 3
                     

VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)

First-Year Experience

 

*Grade of C or higher required.

  

PDMT 1101

            

Introduction to University Life and
the Liberal Arts Tradition

 

1
Total Credit Hours:47-49

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

Mass Communications Major

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3
MCOM 1000Foundations of Media Technologies

1
MCOM 1500Introduction to Mass Communications

3
MCOM 2000Media Writing I

3
MCOM 2050Media Writing II

3
MCOM 2400Video Production I

3
MCOM 2500Audio Production I

3
MCOM 2600Fundamentals of Web Design

3
MCOM 3001-3011
Practicum

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:39
 

Mass Communication Electives

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

MCOM 1600Sports Communications and Society

3
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
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 Electives

General Electives

24-29
Total Credit Hours:24-29

Total Credit Hours: 121