Mass Communication, BA, Journalism Concentration

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

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

Modern Language (6 credit hours)

​Choose from American Sign Language (ASL), 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: 3
• MODL 102 Credit Hours: 3

Journalism Concentration Electives (6 credit hours)

At least 3 credit hours must be at the 400-level. Choose from:

• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 311 - Principles of Journalism and Reporting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 312 - Advanced Reporting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 313 - News Editing Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 412G - Feature Writing and Literary Journalism Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 413G - Public Affairs Reporting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 414G - Media Management Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 415G - Multimedia Journalism Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 416G - Web Apps for Communication Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 417G - Digital Media Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

Choose from American Sign Language (ASL), 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 201 Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

History (6 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of History courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Sciences courses. POLS 110  is strongly recommended.

Communication Electives (9 credit hours)

Choose from any CMCN courses excluding CMCN 100 .

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Choose any 300-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Sciences courses. POLS 317  is strongly recommended.

Minor (6 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Mass Communication Electives (6 credit hours)

At least 3 credit hours must be at the 400-level. Choose from:

• CMCN 215 - Visual Storytelling Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 303 - Sports Media Production Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 308 - Television Performance Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 311 - Principles of Journalism and Reporting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 312 - Advanced Reporting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 313 - News Editing Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 350 - Principles of Electronic Media Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 352 - Scriptwriting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 357 - Broadcast Newswriting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 360 - Television Production Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 365 - Single-Camera Production Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 412G - Feature Writing and Literary Journalism Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 413G - Public Affairs Reporting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 414G - Media Management Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 415G - Multimedia Journalism Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 416G - Web Apps for Communication Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 417G - Digital Media Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 450G - Podcasting Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 455 - TV News Production Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 457 - Lighting and Editing for Video Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 460G - TV/Film Producing and Directing Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 465G - Documentary Filmmaking Credit Hours: 3
• CMCN 469G - Digital Media Convergence Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

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

Minor (12 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.