Electronic Media Track
B.S. in Communication
Requisites (03 SEMESTER HOURS)
SPC 2060 3.0 Fundamentals Of Speech
Prerequisites (18 SEMESTER HOURS)
Take 18 hours outside the major and beyond the 36 hours of general education requirements.
IMPORTANT: Courses must be taken in prerequisite order with a grade of “C” or better. Students will be administratively withdrawn from courses if grades of “C” or above are not earned in all required prerequisites. Further, all major requirements and major electives must be completed with grades of “C” or above. High demand limits the number of times a student may take MMC 3105. Students may take this course no more than two times. Prerequisites for courses and even course numbers change over time. Students should check the course description section the current academic year catalog for current information on prerequisites required for the courses below.
Major Requirements: 18 Semester Hours
- STA 2014 3.0
- G(M)Elementary Statistics for Health and Social Sciences
- MMC 3105 3.0
- Advanced Writing For the Media
- MMC 3614 3.0
- Media Theories and Effects*
- MMC 3200 3.0
- Law and Ethics in Communication
- MMC 4420 3.0
- Mass Communication Research
- Prerequisites: MMC 3614 and STA 2014
- MMC 4975 3.0
- Senior Project
- Prerequisites: Senior Standing, MMC 3105 and 3614. At least three of the five courses listed for the track must be completed before engaging in a professional internship and enrolling in senior project. See Department Internship Packet for additional details.
*MMC 3614 was previously titled Principles of Media & Society – do not repeat.
Electronic Media Track Requirements: (3000 - 4000 LEVEL - 18 SEMESTER HOURS)
- RTV 3000 3.0
- Principles Of Broadcasting
- RTV 3101 3.0
- Advanced Broadcast Writing
- Prerequisites: RTV 3000, MMC 3614, MMC 3105
- RTV 3220 C 3.0
- Television Production ⁄ Visual Arts Television
- Prerequisites: RTV 3000 and MMC 3105
- RTV 3509 3.0
- Broadcast Management
- Prerequisites: RTV 3000 and MMC 3105
- RTV 3301 3.0
- Producing TV News
- Prerequisite: RTV 3000
- RTV 4221 C 3.0
- Advanced Television Production
- Prerequisite: RTV 3220 C
Free-Choice Electives (3000 - 4000 LEVEL) (24 SEMESTER HOURS)
* Final free-choice electives and upper level hours will depend on the major electives selected. Lower level courses may affect total upper hours that may need to be taken for graduation.