Department of Mass Media Arts
Woodruff Library Lower Level
Phone: (404) 880-8304
Undergraduate Curriculum
Mass Media Arts Core Courses
Students who major in the Department of Mass Arts are required to take the following core courses:
CMMA 200 Writing and Reporting
CMMA 201 Survey of Media and Society
CMMA 203 Multimedia Writing, Reporting and Storytelling
CMMA 315 Mass Communications Research
CMMA 422 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communications
CMMA 425 Communication Law
CMMA 490 Media Seminar
Typical First-Year Courses for all Mass Media Arts Program
First Semester: 17 hours
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CENG 105 English Composition I (3)
CBIO 101 Biological Science (3)
CGED 100 First-Year Seminar I (1)
CMAT 103 Algebra I (3)
CSTA 101 Fundamentals of Speech (3)
CSOC 105 Culture and Society (3)
CPED 101 Physical Education (1)
Second Semester: 16 hours
CENG 106 English Composition II (3)
CPHY 102 Physical Science (3) Physical Science Lab (0)
CGED 101 First-Year Seminar II (1)
CCIS 101 Information Technology and Computer Application (3)
CMAT 104 Algebra II (3)
CHIS 201 The US, Africa and the World I (3)
JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION (123 Credit Hours)
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester: 15 hours
CMMA 200 Basic News Writing and Reporting (3)
CMMA 201 Survey of Media and Society (3)
CENG 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)
CHIS 202 U.S., Africa and the World II (3)
Foreign Language Requirement I (3)
Foreign Language Lab (0)
CMMA Writing Examination (0)
Second Semester: 15 hours
CMMA 203 Multimedia Writing, Reporting and Storytelling (3)
Humanities Requirement (3)
Foreign Language Requirement II (3)
Foreign Language Lab (0)
CPSY 211 General Psychology (3)
CENG 201 World Literature I or II (3)
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester: 15 hours
CMMA 301 News Editing I (3)
CHIS 319 African-American History to 1865 (3)
CPSC 336 Current World Problems (3)
CMMA 422 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communications (3)
CMMA CMMA Elective (3)
Second Semester: 15 hours
CMMA 302 News Editing II (3)
CMMA 315 Mass Communications Research (3)
CMMA 350 Interpretative Reporting (3)
CHIS 320 African-American History Since 1865 (3)
Religion/Philosophy Requirement (3)
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester: 15 hours
CMMA 425 Communication Law (3)
CMMA 489 Internship (3)
CMMA CMMA Elective (3)
CPSC 420 Politics of Africa (3)
CECO 250 Principles of Economics (3)