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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mass Communication, B.A., Broadcasting Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts	124
Career Opportunities:
Broadcasting - all electronic media, public/private television stations, radio stations, national/state networks, wire services, cable stations and online/new media.
Note(s):
¹ Students completing ASL must earn an additional 1 credit hour to meet the degree required 124 credit hours.

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 170 - Media in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 103 - Applied College Algebra Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Modern Language (7 credit Hours)

Choose from American Sign Language (ASL),¹ Arabic (ARAB), French (FREN), German (GERM) or Spanish (SPAN) in consultation with academic advisor. All MODL course requirements must be completed in a single language.

MODL 101 Credit Hours: 4
MODL 102 Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

CMCN 212 - Writing for Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 250 - Audio Production Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 3
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

MODL 201 Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (6 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

History (3 credit hours)

Choose any HIST course in consultation with academic advisor.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Junior Year (33 credit hours)

CMCN 308 - Television Performance Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 345 - Social Media Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 350 - Principles of Electronic Media Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 360 - Television Production Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 365 - Single-Camera Production Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 385 - Communication Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 457 - Lighting and Editing for Video Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 300-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses.

Minor (6 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

CMCN 384 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
or CMCN 386 - Mass Communication Research Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 469G - Digital Media Convergence Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 490G - Internship Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 450G - Podcasting Credit Hours: 3
or CMCN 455 - TV News Production Credit Hours: 3
or CMCN 465G - Documentary Filmmaking Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior and Organizations Credit Hours: 3
or MKTG 345 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
or MKTG 355 - Consumer Behavior Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 316 - Professional Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Choose from ENGL, HIST, HUMN, MODL or PHIL.

Minor (6 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	STAT 214 and Choose 3 cr from the list below	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 212	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

Mathematics: MATH 102 , MATH 103 , or MATH 105

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Mass Communication, B.A., Broadcasting Concentration

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Modern Language (7 credit Hours)

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

English Literature (6 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (33 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Minor (6 credit hours)

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Minor (6 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Mass Communication, B.A., Broadcasting Concentration

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Modern Language (7 credit Hours)

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

English Literature (6 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (33 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Minor (6 credit hours)

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Minor (6 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum