Communications, Media Studies Concentration, BS

General Education Core Requirements

Level I

Competencies

Basic College Math
Reading Comprehension
Computer Literacy 
 Level II
  
ENG 101 - Composition I ______
ENG 102 - Composition II ______
SPC 101A - Public Speaking ______
SMS ____ (Health) 3 Credit(s) ______
SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______
SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______

Distribution Sequences (18-20 credits)

____ ____ (Lab Science I) 3-4 Credit(s) ______
____ ____ (Lab Science II) 3-4 Credit(s) ______
HST 101 - World History I ______
HST 102 - World History II ______ 

Level III
  
____ ____ (Literature I) 3 Credit(s) ______
____ ____ (Literature II) 3 Credit(s) ______

Distribution Electives (15 credits)

Among the distribution electives, the student must earn at least 3 but no more than 9 additional semester hours in each of the three divisions.

Humanities (Division I)

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Science/Mathematics (Division II)

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Social Sciences (Division III)

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(Note: Courses allowable as distribution electives are marked DI, DII, or DIII in the College Catalog.)

QUANTITATIVE (Q)_____ DIVERSITY (V)_____ WRITING (W)_____

Level I to be completed in the first 30 credits
Level II to be completed in the first 53 credits
Level III to be completed before graduation
 

Courses in Major (42 credits total)

Major Core Courses (27 credits)

• COM 201 - Introduction to Communications ______
• COM 202 - Writing for Media ______
• COM 205 - Computer Production in Communications ______
• COM 206 - Mass Media and Society ______
• COM 300 - Communication Research Methods ______
• COM 305 - Communications: Problems of Law and Ethics in Media ______
• COM 309 - Editing ______
• COM 315 - Communication Theory ______
• COM 316 - Communications in the Global VIllage ______

Major Elective (9 credits)

 Choose any three COM courses:

• COM ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• COM ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• COM ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

Major Capstone Courses (6 credits)

 Choose six credits from the following courses:

• COM 501 - Practicum in Communications ______
• COM 502 - Communications Laboratory Practicum ______
• COM 503 - Seminar in Communications ______
• COM 505 - Internship in Communications ______
• COM 506 - Independent Research In Media Studies ______

Support Courses: Foreign Language (6 credits total)

• ____ ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______ 
• ____ ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

Minor:____________________ (15-18 credits total)

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Free Electives (6 credit minimum)

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Additional Information and Notes

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

Exceptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.
 

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120