BA in Mass Communications
| Mass Communications Major Requirements | ||
| Course # | Course Title | hrs. |
| MCOM 201 | Mass Communications and Society | 3 |
| MCOM 210 | Writing for Media | 3 |
| MCOM 311, or MCOM 312, or MCOM 411, or MCOM 412 |
Feature Writing Broadcast Copywriting Opinion Writing Scriptwriting |
3 |
| MCOM 330, or MCOM 341, or MCOM 360 |
Journalism I Broadcast Programming Public Relations Principles and Case Studies |
3 |
| MCOM 350, or MCOM 351, or MCOM 352, or MCOM 354, or MCOM 355, or MCOM 433 |
Audio Production Photocommunication Video Production Electronic Media Design Interactive Media Publishing Electronic News Gathering |
6 |
| MCOM 361, or MCOM 435, or MCOM 482 |
Public Relations Writing and Planning Journalism Management Broadcast Regulation |
3 |
| MCOM 370 | Mass Communication Theory and Research | 3 |
| MCOM 390 | Practicum | 1 |
| MCOM 481 | Mass Communications Law | 3 |
| MCOM 490 | Internship | 2 |
| MCOM Electives | (A minimum of six hours must be completed at the 400 level.) | 12 |
| The student must earn a grade of “C” or better in each MCOM course required in the major. A grade of “D” is nonprogressive; the course must be repeated with a minimum grade of “C” before a student can progress to the next sequential course. | ||
| Cognate Requirements | ||
| 9 Credit Hours: A maximum of six hours of cognate requirement are to be chosen from one of the following groups; the remaining three hours of the cognate requirement are to be chosen from the alternative group. | ||
| Group I: CMST 101 CMST 102 CMST 110H CMST 118 CMST 201 CMST 260 |
Fundamentals Voice and Diction Honors Communication Studies Interpersonal Communication Public Speaking Small Group Communication |
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| Group II: CMST 304 CMST 310 CMST 311 CMST 330 CMST 341 CMST 344 CMST 450 PHIL 203 |
Intercultural Communication Communication and Conflict Argumentation and Debate Persuasion Communication and Gender Organizational Communication Communication Theory Logic |
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| A student majoring in Mass Communications, with the proper selection of his or her cognate requirements, may earn an optional Minor in Communication Studies by completing only nine credit hours of appropriate CMST coursework in addition to the cognate requirement. | ||
| General Requirements | ||
| FRYS 101 | Freshman Year Seminar | 1 |
| Core English Composition | ||
| ENGL 101* | Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 102*, or ENGL 103* |
Composition and Introduction to Literature Persuasive Writing |
3 |
| Core Humanities | 9 | |
| ENGL 203, or ENGL 204, or ENGL 205, or ENGL 206, or HIST 111, or HIST 112, or HIST 201, or HIST 202 |
World Literature World Literature American Literature American Literature World Civilization World Civilization II United States History United States History |
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| Six hours must be taken as a sequence of two courses in either Literature or History. The remaining three hours must be taken in the other discipline’s alternative field (i.e., at least one course must be in each the U.S. or the World areas). | ||
| Core Mathematics | ||
| MATH 110*, or MATH 111* |
College Algebra with Review College Algebra |
3 |
| MATH 112, or MATH 116, or MATH 118 |
Trigonometry Elementary Statistics The Nature of Mathematics |
3 |
| Core Natural/Physical Sciences | 9 | |
| Six hours must be from an approved sequence of two courses in either biological or physical science (see catalog). The remaining three hours must be from the other area. | ||
| Core Social Sciences | 6 | |
| Group I: ECON 103 GEOG 101 GEOG 102 POLS 101 SOCL 101 SOCL 102 |
Contemporary Economic Issues Regional Geography Regional Geography Introduction to Political Science Introduction to Sociology Introduction: An International Perspective |
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| Group II: ANTG 207 ECON 201 POLS 201 PSYC 201 |
Cultural Anthropology Macroeconomic Principles American National Government Introduction to Psychology |
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| Three hours must be selected from each Group, but the two selections must represent different disciplines. | ||
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ART 109, or ART 201, or ART 202, or DANC 301, or MUSC 101, or MUSC 191, or THEA 191 |
Art Appreciation Art Survey Art Survey Theory and Application of Dance Fundamentals of Music Theory Music Enjoyment Enjoying Theatre |
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| Foreign Language | 6 | |
| The foreign language requirement must be fulfilled in one language. | ||
| Arts and Sciences Electives | 9 | |
| To be completed in any program in the College of Arts and Sciences, but cannot be in Mass Communications. | ||
| General Electives or Optional Minor | 15 | |
| Must be completed outside of Mass Communications. | ||
| Core University Capstone | ||
| COMM 400 | Communication Capstone | 3 |
* A grade of "C" or better is required in courses marked with an asterisk.