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Undergraduate
Curricula
Typical
First-Year Courses for all Mass Media Arts Program
First Semester:
17 hours
ENG-C 105 English
Composition I (3)
BIO-C 101 Biological Science (3)
GED-C 100 First-Year Seminar I (1)
MAT-C 103 Algebra I (3)
STA-C 101 Fundamentals of Speech (3)
SOC-C 105 Culture and Society (3)
PED-C 101 Physical Education (1)
Second Semester:
16 hours
ENG-C 106 English
Composition II (3)
PHY-C 102 Physical Science (3) Physical Science Lab (0)
GED-C 101 First-Year Seminar II (1)
CIS-C 101 Information Technology and Computer Application (3)
MAT-C 104 Algebra II (3)
HIS-C 201 The US, Africa and the World I (3)
SEQUENCE
FOR JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION
SOPHOMORE
YEAR
First Semester
15 hours
MMA 200 Basic
News Writing and Reporting (3)
MMA 201 Survey of Media and Society (3)
ENG-C 201 or ENG-C 202 World Literature I or II (3)
HIS-C 202 U.S., Africa and the World II (3)
Foreign Language Requirement (3)*
Foreign Language Lab (0)
MMA Writing Examination (0)
* The foreign
language must be successfully completed at the 200 level.
Second Semester:
15 hours
MMA 202 Advanced
News Writing and Reporting (3)
MMA 315 Mass Communication Research Methods (3)
PSY-C 211 General Psychology (3)
Foreign Language Requirement (3)
Foreign Language Lab (0)
Religion or Philosophy Elective (3)
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester:
18 hours
MMA 301 News
Editing I (3)
HIS 319 African-American History to 1865 (3)
MMA 313 Photojournalism (3)
ECO 251 Principles of Macroeconomics and Lab (3)
Humanities Elective (3)
BED 221 Intro. to Word Processing (3)
or BED 225 Intro. to Keyboarding (3)
Second Semester:
18 hours
MMA 302 News
Editing II (3)
MMA 350 Interpretative Reporting (3)
HIS 320 African-American History Since 1865 (3)
ECO 252 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
General Elective (3)
MMA Elective (3)
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester:
15 hours
MMA 425 Communication
Law (3)
MMA 361 Newspaper Production (3)
MMA Elective (3)
PSC 336 Current World Problems (3)
General Elective (3)
Second Semester:
12 hours
MMA 490 Media
Seminar (3) **
General Elective (3)
PSC 322 International Relations (3)
PSC 420 Politics of Africa (3)
MMA Electives
for Students in Journalism Concentration (choose 2)
MMA 310 Public
Opinion and Propaganda (3)
MMA 320 History of Journalism (3)
MMA 325 Editorial and Critical Writing (3)
MMA 331 International Journalism (3)
MMA 352 Feature Writing (3)
MMA 422 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communication (3)
MMA 486 Mass Media Arts Co-op (6) **
MMA 487 Mass Media Arts Studies (3)
MMA-J 488 Directed Study (3)**
MMA-J 489 Internship (3) **
** Student
must be a senior in the major before enrolling in these courses.
A grade of “C” or better is required in all Major and
Cognate courses and General Electives.
Total hours
to graduate = 126 hours
PUBLIC RELATIONS
CONCENTRATION
SOPHOMORE
YEAR
First Semester:
15 hours
MMA 200 Basic
News Writing and Reporting (3)
MMA 201 Survey of Media and Society (3)
ENG-C 201 World Literature I (3)
HIS-C 202 U.S., Africa and the World II (3)
Foreign Language Requirement (3)
Foreign Language Lab (0)
MMA Writing Examination (0)
* Foreign Language
must be successfully completed at the 200 level.
Second Semester:
15 hours
MMA 202 Advanced
News Writing and Reporting (3)
MMA 315 Mass Communication Research Methods (3)
Religion or Philosophy Elective (3)
PSY-C 211 General Psychology (3)
Foreign Language Requirement (3)
Foreign Language Lab (0)
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester:
18 hours
MMA 307 P.R.
Principles, Practices and Theory (3)
MMA 310 Public Opinion and Propaganda (3)
BUS 340 Principles of Management (3)
HIS 319 African-American History to 1865 (3)
Humanities Elective (3)
Political Science Elective (3)
Second Semester:
18 hours
MMA 318 PR
Media Development and Copyediting (3)
MMA 418 PR Research and Evaluation (3)
STA 404 Organizational Communication (3)
BUS 335 Principles of Marketing (3)
HIS 320 African-American History Since 1865 (3)
General Elective (3)
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester:
15 hours
MMA 485 PR
Campaigns (3)**
MMA 338 Media Advertising and Sales (3)
MMA 425 Communication Law (3)
ECO 250 Economics (3)
General Elective (3)
Second Semester:
12 hours
MMA 490 Media
Seminar (3)**
STA 304 Business and Professional Speech (3)
MMA Elective (3)
General Elective (3)
MMA Electives
for Students in Public Relations Concentration (choose 1)
MMA 203 Writing
for Radio-TV-Film (3)
MMA 301 News Editing I (3)
MMA 313 Photojournalism (3)
MMA 308 Introduction to Radio-TV-Film (3)
MMA 361 Newspaper Production (3)
MMA 422 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communication (3)
MMA 462 Media Arts and Design (3)
MMA 486 Mass Media Arts Co-op (3)**
MMA 487 Media Arts Studies (3)
MMA-P 488 Directed Study (3) **
MMA -P 489 Internship (3)**
** Student
must be a senior in the major before enrolling in these courses.
A grade of
“C” or better is required in all Major and Cognate
courses and General Electives.
Total hours
to graduate = 126 hours
RADIO-TELEVISION-FILM
CONCENTRATION
SOPHOMORE
YEAR
First Semester
15 hours
MMA 200 Basic
News Writing and Reporting (3)
MMA 201 Survey of Media and Society (3)
ENG-C 201 World Literature I (3)
HIS-C 201 U.S., Africa and the World II (3)
Foreign Language (3)*
Foreign Language Lab (0)
Second Semester:
15 hours
MMA 203 Writing
for Radio-TV-Film (3)
MMA 315 Mass Communication Research Methods (3)
PSY-C 211 General Psychology (3)
Foreign Language Requirement (3)
Foreign Language Lab (0)
Religion or Philosophy Elective (3)
* Foreign Language
must be successfully completed at the 200 level.
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester:
18 hours
MMA 308 Introduction
to Radio-Television-Film (3)
MMA Elective (3)
SOC 218 Contemporary Social Problems (3)
HIS 319 African-American History to 1865 (3)
Humanities Elective (3)
BUS 209 Accounting for Nonmajors (3)
Second Semester:
18 hours
MMA 348 Fundamentals
of Television Production (3)
MMA Elective (3)
HIS 320 African-American History Since 1865 (3)
PSC 221 State and Local Government (3)
ECO 250 Contemporary Economic Issues (3)
General Elective (3)
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester:
15 hours
MMA Requirement
Part I (3) ***
MMA 425 Communication Law (3)
BUS 335 Principles of Marketing (3)
MMA Elective (3)
General Elective (3)
Second Semester:
12 hours
MMA 490 Media
Seminar (3)**
MMA Requirement Part II (3)***
General Elective (3)
General Elective (3)
MMA Electives
for Students in Radio-Television-Film Concentration (choose 4)
MMA 305 African-American
Images in the Media (3)
MMA 306 History and Criticism of Film (3)
MMA 310 Public Opinion and Propaganda (3)
MMA 327 History and Development of Radio and TV (3)
MMA 334 Broadcast Journalism and Editing (3)
MMA 422 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communication (3)
MMA 338 Media Advertising and Sales (3)
MMA 475 Radio Programming and Production I (3)***
MMA 476 Radio Programming and Production II (3)***
MMA 477 Advanced Television Production I (3) ***
MMA 478 Advanced Television Production II (3) ***
MMA 479 Cinematography I (3)***
MMA 480 Cinematography II (3)***
MMA 486 Mass Media Arts Co-op (3) **
MMA 487 Media Arts Studies (3)
MMA-R 488 Directed Study (3)**
MMA-R 489 Internship (3)**
** Student
must be a senior in the major before enrolling in these courses.
*** Must choose two (2) according to the concentration.
A grade of
“C” or better is required in all Major and Cognate
courses and General Electives.
Total hours
to graduate = 126 hours |
