Communications B.A.

The Communications Major allows the student to design a program in the mass media to fulfill individual needs. For the major students complete the core requirements and the concentration of Programs -- Communications and Journalism their choice. Not all classes are offered every semester.

Core Requirements:
JOUR 100 News Reporting (4)
JOUR 166 Introduction to Mass Media (4)
JOUR 460 Law and the Mass Media (4)
JOUR 467 Ethics of Mass Media--Printed and Electronic (4)
JOUR 499 Senior Seminar (4)
RDIO 230 Radio Production I (4)

Broadcast Journalism Concentration:
JOUR 315 Syntax and Grammar for the Professional Writer (4)
RDIO 306 Radio News Production (2)
TV 225 Fundamentals of Video Production (4)
TV 235 Intermediate Video Production (4)
TV 305 Radio/TV Newswriting and Editing (4)
TV 307 TV News Production (2)
TV 307 TV News Production, or
JOUR 220 Newspaper Production I (2)
TV 320 Advanced Video Production I (2)
TV 497 Internship (1-4)

Multimedia Concentration:
JOUR 317 Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications (4)
JOUR 318 Survey of Multi-Media (4)
JOUR 319 Designing Multi-Media Web Pages (4)
JOUR 460 Law and the Mass Media (4)
JOUR 467 Ethics of Mass Media--
Printed and Electronic (4)
JOUR 497 Internship (1-4)
TV 225 Fundamentals of Video Production (4)
TV 340 Television Graphics (4)
PHOT 210 and PHOT 310, or PHOT 230:
PHOT 210 Elementary Photography (4)
PHOT 310 Photoshop (3)
PHOT 230 Documentary Photography (3)

Public Affairs/Information Concentration:
JOUR 317 Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications (4)
JOUR 318 Survey of Multi-Media (4)
JOUR 319 Designing Multi-Media Web Pages (4)
JOUR 325A Magazine Production I (2)
JOUR 328 Media Sales (4)
JOUR 330 Theory and Principles of Public Relations (4)
JOUR 430 Public Relations Practices (4)
JOUR 497 Internship (1-4)
PHOT 210 and PHOT 310, or PHOT 230:
PHOT 210 Elementary Photography (4)
PHOT 310 Photoshop (3)
PHOT 230 Documentary Photography (3)
One of the following three:
BUS 360 Principles of Marketing (4)
BUS 369 Integrated Marketing Communication(4)
MGMT 354 Oral Communication in Organization (4)