Bachelor of Arts Communication - Mass Media Studies
College of the Arts
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements,
see the College of
the Arts and
the General
Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours:
4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS
2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/
LEAD 1705/
LIBR 1105/
POLS 2401/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or
2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours:
6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/
ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/
ITDS 1145*/
MUSC 1100/
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts,
may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours:
10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be
lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab);
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305;
BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab
included);
CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM
1212/1212L;
ENVS 1105 (no lab);
GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL
1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included);
PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS
2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from
above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/1301L;
MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH
2125;
PHIL 2500;
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following
courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/
PHIL 2030/
PSYC 1101/
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following
courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/
ENGL 2136/
GEOG 1101/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/
ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS
course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours:
18
Select three from the following four courses:
COMM 2105 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2137 Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 2110 Inter-Ethnic Cultural Communication
COMM 2136 Group Communication
Take the following courses:
Foreign Language 1002, 2001
ENGL 2157 Writing in the English Major or Foreign Language
2002
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 9
Theory and General Concepts
COMM 3256 Communication Theory
COMM 4116 Communication Law and Ethics
COMM 4000 Exit Assessment
Select one of the following:
COMM 3255 Communication Research
COMM 4157 Qualitative Communication Research
Area H Program Requirements Required Hours:
33
Area H1 Media Production Required Hours:
9
COMM 3155 Interactive Media Production
COMM 4159 Integrated Web Design
COMM 3156 Video Production
Area H2 Writing Electives Required
Hours: 12
ENGL 3155 News Writing
Select three of the following courses:
COMM 3242 Writing for Media
ENGL 3126 Feature Writing
ENGL 3156 Advertising Writing
ENGL 3128 Editorial and Opinion Writing
ENGL 3127 Scriptwriting
Area H3 Communication Electives Required Hours:
12
COMM 3119 Introduction to Computer Mediated Communication
Choose three of the following courses:
COMM 3125 Modern Media and Culture
COMM 3141 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM 3146 Political Communication
COMM 4105 Networked Communication
COMM 4125 Freedom of Speech
COMM 4142 Public Relations Campaigns
COMM 4147 Advertising Campaigns
COMM 4165 Media Economics and Management
Area IGeneral Electives Required
Hours: 18
Select one or both of the following:
COMM 3698 Junior Internship
COMM 4698 Senior Internship
Total Hours Required: 123
