Bachelor degrees in Mass Communication + Media Studies: A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization.
Communication majors take 21 hours of core communication courses, with additional hours in one of three communication concentrations. The communication core includes COM 101, 111, 211, 301, 315, 332 and 403.
FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester
•Eng 135 Freshman Composition I
•Math 132 Gen. College Math I
Hist 130 Intro to African American History
Rel 120 Comparative Religion
PE Physical Education
Bio 140 Gen. Biology
SSCJ 111 Freshman Seminar I
Second Semester
•Eng 137 Freshman Composition II
•Math 134 Gen. College Math II
Ec 130 Intro to Economics .
Phys 141 Gen. Physical Science
CSc 131 Intro. to Computers...
The Mass Media major is designed to train individuals to manage mass communication resources for organizations, businesses, and ministries. The major equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to use mass communication skillfully in an increasingly media-oriented society.
Career Opportunities The mass media degree will prepare you for career opportunities with the media in business and industry. Some examples are a public relations and...
The Media Studies concentration focuses on the role media plays in our daily lives. Students choose a variety of courses which help them understand and appreciate the history and development of media forms and the role that media plays in our personal and professional lives as well as the role of media in society. Theory courses encourage students to understand issues of law, ethics and social responsibility as they pertain to media. Writing-intensive...
The convergence journalism option prepares students for a career in the multimedia work place or for graduate study. Students are encouraged to learn the newsgathering and feature writing techniques unique to print, on-line and broadcast journalism and be able to report, write and present each story for all three of the media platforms. The cultural values of each medium that inhibit cross-over presentations will be discussed so that students will...
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