Media Communication, BA

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• MCOM 1203 - Introduction To Media Communication Credit Hours: 3 ²
• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Mathematics requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• MCOM 2223 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3 ²
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

• MCOM 2513 - Media Production Credit Hours: 3 ²
• MCOM 2613 - Writing Across The Media Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁵

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• MCOM 3213 - Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3 ²
• MCOM 3801 - Practicum Credit Hours: 1 ²
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• PHIL 3103 - Reasoning Across The Disciplines Credit Hours: 3

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• PHIL 3203 - Ethics Across The Disciplines Credit Hours: 3

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• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Junior Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• MCOM 3801 - Practicum Credit Hours: 1 ²
• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Senior Year Spring Semester - 12 Hours

• MCOM 4801 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1 ²
• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Media Communication elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 2 ⁴

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of catalog.
2. These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses counted toward the major.
3. Media Communication electives, 24 hours. Select an area of concentration from Media and Cultural Analysis: MCOM 3303 , MCOM 3313 , MCOM 3903 , MCOM 4203 , and MCOM 4303 ; or Media Production and Writing: MCOM 3503 , MCOM 3513 , MCOM 3613 , MCOM 4503 , and MCOM 4513 . Select an additional nine elective hours from upper-level MCOM classes not previously used or, with department head approval, upper-level hours in THEA, RHET, or GRDS.
4. Additional degree requirements, 32 hours. Consult with faculty advisor. A minor is required; follow respective minor requirements. Select additional electives as needed. Select to ensure completion of 40 upper-level hours required for graduation.
5. World language requirement, eight hours. Must complete through Beginning II of a world language or equivalent.

Prior to graduation students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications  (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .