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BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) IN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
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Degree Requirements
48 Required credit hours in the Major (16 courses)
36 General Education credit hours (12 courses)
44 Elective credit hours (15 courses)
Portfolio Review
Required Courses
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| EMPD |
1000 |
Introduction to Media Production |
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| JOUR |
1030 |
Fundamentals of Reporting,
or |
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| MEDC |
1050 |
Introduction to Media Writing |
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| MEDC |
1010 |
Introduction to Mass Communications |
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| MEDC |
1630 |
Media Literacy |
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| MEDC |
2200 |
Ethics in the Media |
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| MEDC |
3190 |
Introduction to Media Research |
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| MEDC |
4100 |
The Law and the Media |
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| MEDC |
4620 |
Senior Overview, or |
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| MEDC |
4950 |
Professional Media Practicum |
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Two of the following:
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| MEDC |
1500 |
Applied Media Aesthetics |
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| MEDC |
2800 |
Cultural Diversity in the Media |
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| MEDC |
3260 |
International Communications |
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| SPCM |
1280 |
Interpersonal Communication |
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One of the following:
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| ADVT |
1940 |
Introduction to Marketing Communications |
| AUDI |
1000 |
Audio Production I |
| BJRN |
2410 |
Introduction to Radio-TV Journalism |
| INTM |
1600 |
Introduction to Interactive Media |
| PBRL |
2920 |
Writing for Public Relations |
| PHOT |
1000 |
Photo I |
| SCPT |
2900 |
Scriptwriting |
| VIDE |
1810 |
Video Production I |
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Plus an additional 15 credits
in the School of Communications
(or in courses that are required
courses for School of Communications
majors, such as BUSN 1200, INTL 2030,
MNGT 3500, and MNGT 3510). At
least 9 of those credits must be in a
single area, and of those 9 credits 6 must be at the 3000 or 4000
level.
Portfolio Review
Students pursuing the Media
Communications major must be
accepted into the School of Communications
through the portfolio review process.
The portfolio review is a formal
presentation of the student’s
best work to a panel of faculty. It
is a review of intermediate work,
not senior level work.
Students must submit their portfolios after
successfully completing the following courses:
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| EMPD |
1000 |
Introduction to Media Production |
| MEDC |
1010 |
Introduction to Mass Communications |
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MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS MINOR
Journalism
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| MEDC |
1010 |
Introduction to Mass Communications |
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Plus an additional 15 credits in journalism.
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Media Communications
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| MEDC |
1010 |
Introduction to Mass Communications |
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Plus an additional 15 credits in the School of Communications.
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