Check Sheet for B.A. in Communication Media
(formerly named Journalism and Mass Communication)(Effective Fall 2003)
Grand total number of Communication Media (JMC) credit hours is 39
Total CORE consists of 21 hours: 15 hours in Universal core and 6 hours in one selected emphasis core
Required core courses for the Communication Media MajorUniversal core: 5 courses required for all emphases / MCOM150 Introduction to Mass Communication
JOUR190 News Writing / JOUR 290 News Reporting
MCOM 330 Cultural Studies in Mass Communication / MCOM 494 Mass Comm. Law and Ethics
2 Required Core Courses for Print Emphasis / 2 Required Core Courses for Broadcast Emphasis
JOUR 390 Feature Writing / JOUR295 Broadcast Journalism: Radio
or JOUR 391 Sports Writing / JOUR310 Broadcast Journalism: Television
or JOUR 394Magazine Writing / 2 Required Core Courses for Public Relations and Advertising Emphasis
orJOUR 450Opinion Writing
orJOUR 493Technology Enhanced Reporting / JOUR292 Principles of Advertising
and JOUR 393 Editing (required) / JOUR495 Public Relations Writing
Electives in communication media (JOUR and/or MCOM prefix): 18 hours required
3 s.h. / 3 s.h.3 s.h. / 3 s.h.
3 s.h. / 3 s.h.
Foreign Language: 12 hours (pass fourth level)Liberal Arts Seminars: 3 required (9 s.h.)
3 s.h. / Humanities Liberal Arts Seminar 3 s.h.3 s.h. / Social Science Liberal Arts Seminar 3 s.h.
3 s.h. / Natural Science Liberal Arts Seminar 3 s.h.
3 s.h.
General Education: 60 hours required: a 42 hour core and 18 hours of electives
Artor music or theatre or dance 6 s.h. / Lab Science 3 s.h.Composition 3 s.h. / Lab Science 3 s.h.
Literature 3 s.h. / Electives (18 hours)
Mathematics 3 s.h. /
Government (POLI) or Economics 3 s.h. /
Philosophy 3 s.h. /
Psychology 3 s.h. /
Sociology or Anthropology or Geography 3 s.h. /
Speech (SPCH or CMST) 3 s.h. /
World History 3 s.h. /
Wellness 3 s.h. /