Mass Communication-Journalism Concentration

Freshman Fall - 16 hours

• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must be a life science)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations (Lec. 1, Lab. 1, Cr. 1)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)
• MATH 113 - College Algebra (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 131 - Introduction to Mass Communication (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Freshman Spring - 15 hours

• Elective - 3 hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• ART 101 - Basic Design I (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
• ART 102 - Basic Design II (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
• ART 105 - Art and the Computer (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
• ART 217 - Drawing I (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Fall - 15 hours

• Elective - 3 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must be a physical science)

• COMM 205 - Interpersonal Communication (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MATH 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 210 - Writing for the Media (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Spring - 15 hours

• Elective - 3 hours
• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• History General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• MCOM 231 - Production Across Media (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Fall - 15 hours

• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• MCOM 312 - Newswriting (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 355 - Emerging Media Practices (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• BADM 120 - Topics in Contemporary Business (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• BADM 201 - Legal Environment of Business (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• BADM 218 - Issues in Global Business (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MGMT 300 - Management Concepts and Practices (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MGMT 310 - Human Resource Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MGMT 315 - Staffing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MGMT 330 - Organizational Behavior (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MGMT 345 - Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MKTG 320 - Marketing Principles (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MKTG 380 - Personal Selling (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• ENGL 351 - Advanced English Grammar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 361 - Advanced English Composition (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Spring - 15 hours

• ANTH, ECON, GEOG, INOV, POLS, PSYC, RELS, SOCL, or SOSC Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• POLS Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours

• COMM 306 - Interviewing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 343 - News Production (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 347 - Feature Writing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Senior Fall - 15 hours

• ANTH, ART, CJUS, COMM, ENGL, FREN, GEOG, GREK, HIST, HUMN, LATN, MCOM, MUED, MUSC, PHIL, POLS, RELS, SOCL, SOSC, SPAN, THEA, or WMST Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• Elective - 3 hours

• MCOM 481 - Mass Communication Theory and Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose two of the following:

• COMM 408 - Attitude Change and Motivation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 353 - Ethics in the Mass Media (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 375 - Mass Media History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 385 - Diversity and Intercultural Communication (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 442 - Media Law (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Senior Spring - 14 hours

• COMM or MCOM Elective - 3 hours
• Elective(s) - 4 hours

• MCOM 400 - Seminar in Professional Practices (Lec. 1, Cr. 1) (Must be taken final semester)
• MCOM 491 - Internship in Communication (Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• MCOM 409 - Journalism Practices (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MCOM 419 - Multimedia News Practices (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Note

Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, as well as in all COMM and MCOM courses.

General Notes

• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
• All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.