Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications -- Communication Degree Program
MASS COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM
Curriculum Effective Fall 2012Name: / ID #:
Concentration: Mass Communication Emphasis: IMC Production Journalism
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GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Communications - 9 hours required
Course
/ Course Number / Semester/Year Completed / Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Freshman English I / 1010 / 3 hrs.
Freshman English II / 1020 / 3 hrs.
Public Speaking ( or Honors PS) / COMM 2200 / 3 hrs.
Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 hours required (including 3 hours of sophomore English literature)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Literature / ENGL / 3 hrs.
Appreciation of Drama / THTR 1020 / 3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours required (see list in University Catalog)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
History - 6 hours required (any two of the three listed courses)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
American History I / HIST 2010 / 3 hrs.
American History II / HIST 2020 / 3 hrs.
History of Tennessee / HIST 2030 / 3 hrs.
Natural Sciences with labs - 8 hours required (BIOL 2210/2220 only for Nursing and Health Sciences majors)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
4 hrs.
4 hrs.
Mathematics - 3 hours required (MATH 1013 or 1110 recommended, other options available – see catalog)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
3 hrs.
Orientation - 1 hour required; ASOR 1002 preferred
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Orientation / 1 hr.
Foreign Language - 12 hours required for BA; 0 hours required for BS
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Major Communication Core 18 hours *THTR 1020 and COMM 2200 are counted in the Gen Ed core on the student’s advising form, not under the major)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Public Speaking / COMM 2200 / ------/ Counted under Gen Ed
Appreciation of Drama / THTR 1020 / ------/ Counted under Gen Ed
Intro to Mass Comm. / COMM 1040 / 3 hrs.
Comm Research Methods / COMM 3150 / 3 hrs.
Internship or Comm Lab x 3 / COMM 3950 or
COMM 3910 / 3 hrs.
1 hr.
Senior Project
Or Senior Seminar / COMM 4500
or 4510 / 3 hrs.
Mass Communication Concentration Core - 15 hours required of all Mass Communication students, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Tech & Tech Digital Media / COMM 1050 / 2 hrs.
Fund. Of Media Writing / COMM 1060 / 1 hr.
Newswriting (News, IMC) or
Electronic Media Wr. (Prod) / COMM 2400 or
COMM 2500 / 3 hrs.
Proc & Effects of Media / COMM 2600 / 3 hrs.
Digital Media Production / COMM 2640 / 3 hrs.
Comm. Law & Ethics / COMM 3520 / 3 hrs.
PLUS Choice of News, Production, Media Studies or Integrated Marketing Communication Core,
PLUS 6 Hours Mass Communication Electives
News Core – 15 hours required for News track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Print/On-Line News Rep / COMM 3300 / 3 hrs.
Radio News Reporting / COMM 3400 / 3 hrs.
TV News Reporting / COMM 3800 / 3 hrs.
Radio-TV News II / COMM 4350 / 3 hrs.
Print-Online News II / COMM 4360 / 3 hrs.
Audio/Video Production Core – 15 hours required for Production track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Visual Storytelling I / COMM 3140 / 3 hrs.
Audio Production / COMM 3240 / 3 hrs.
Video Studio Production / COMM 3440 / 3 hrs.
Video Storytelling II / COMM 4150 / 3 hrs.
Audio/Video Post Productn / COMM 4550 / 3 hrs.
Integrated Marketing Communication Core – 15 hours required for IMC track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Integrated Marketing Comm / COMM 3160 / 3 hrs.
Creative Advertising Strat. / COMM 4460 / 3 hrs.
Prin. of Public Relations / COMM 4480 / 3 hrs.
Advanced Public Relations / COMM 4580 / 3 hrs.
Media Leadership / COMM 4380 / 3 hrs.
Media Studies Core – 15 hours required for Media Studies track, minimum grades of “C” (Choose 5 of 7 listed)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Computer-Mediated Comm. / COMM 3260 / 3 hrs.
Media & Culture / COMM 3370 / 3 hrs.
Organizational Comm. / COMM 4230 / 3 hrs.
Crisis Communication / COMM 4255 / 3 hrs.
Media Leadership / COMM 4380 / 3 hrs.
Programming / COMM 4400 / 3 hrs.
Prin. of Public Relations / COMM 4480 / 3 hrs.
Mass Communication Electives – 6 hours required, any 2 courses from list below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
2510 Lettering and Layout (prereq: Comm 2640) (spring)
2620 Basic Media Performance (fall/spring)
3000 Media Careers (2) (fall/spring)
3110 Graphic Design (2510 prereq) (spring)
3120 Graphics Production (2520 prereq) (spring)
3130 Screenwriting (2640 prereq)
3140 Visual Storytelling
3610 Basic Recording Studio (2640, 3240 prereq) (fall/spring)
3620 Advanced Media Performance (2620 prereq) (spring)
3910 Communications lab (1.0 credit-- (fall/spring)
may be repeated for a total of 3.0 credits)
3910-01 Radio
3910-02 Radio News
3910-03 TV News
3910-04 TV Program Production
3910-05 Online Magazine (The BluePrint)
3910-06 TSU News Network
3910-07 IMC Practicum / 4050 News Editing (tba)
4060 Investigative Reporting (tba)
4080 Sports Journalism (2400, 2640 and one of the following: 3300,
3400, 3800)
4100 Editorial Writing (tba)
4120 Adv. Graphic Design (3120 or 3110 prereq)
4400 Programming (fall)
4415 Feature Writing (tba)
4530 Reviewing and Criticism (tba)
4600 Special Topics (as needed)
4610 Adv. Recording Studio (3610 prereq) (spring)
4615 Audio for Video (3615 prereq)
4800 Independent Study (fall/spring/summer)
Minor: (18-21 Hours) (Optional)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Upper Level Electives (sufficient U.D. — 3000-4000-level — courses to make 42 or more total U.D. hours)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Lower Level Electives (sufficient hours to bring Total Earned Hours to 120 )
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Total hours transferred into the University:
Total Upper Level Hours Needed: 42 Completed: To Be Completed:
Total Hours Completed Toward Degree: To Be Completed:
(120 Hours necessary for graduation, not including remedial/developmental hours)
Cumulative Quality Point Average on College-Level Work:
(Must be a minimum of 2.0, not including remedial/developmental grades)
Upper Division Admission: Applied Admitted Will apply this semester
Senior Exit Exam: Date taken during current academic year: Will take this semester
I affirm that I have examined all of the information on this form and find it correct. I understand that if I change my Program of Study or do not pass all of my courses or do not remove all incompletes from my record, I may not graduate during the semester indicated on my graduation application. I also understand that if I do not complete graduation requirements, I will have to refile to graduate in a subsequent semester.
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Student Signature Date
Reviewed and Approved:
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Donald Page Advisor Date
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Dr. Terry Likes Department Head Date
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Dr. Gloria Johnson, Dean Date
Department of Communications Form Last Modified August 2010 1