Journalism and Mass Communication Emphasis
In addition to the department's six credit hours of core courses, the Journalism and Mass Communication emphasis requires six hours: 220 and 303WI. An additional 21 hours of Journalism and Mass Communication electives are required, for a total of 33 hours.
Required Courses: (6 Hours) Hours
COMS 220 Modern Communications Media 3
COMS 303WI Introduction to Journalism 3
Journalism and Mass Communication
Electives: (21 Hours)
COMS 265 Media Photoimaging 3
COMS 311 Radio & Television Performance 3
COMS 314WI Reporting 3
COMS 320 Mass Media, Culture and Society 3
COMS 341/WI Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3
COMS 351WI Fundamentals of Writing
for the Media 3
COMS 361 Broadcast Management 3
COMS 363 Radio Production I 3
COMS 380 Contemporary Issues in the
Mass Media 3
COMS 384 Documentary Film 3
COMS 400 Special Studies 1-3
COMS 402CD American Social Film: Silver
Screen & American Dream 3
COMS 432 Press, Politics and
Public Policy 3
COMS 446 Principles of Advertising 3
COMS 448 Principles of Public Relations 3
COMS 456 Electronic Journalism 3
COMS 462 Public Broadcasting 3
COMS 466 Electronic Journalism
Performance 3
COMS 478 Media Law 3
COMS 484 Communication Studies
Activities 1-4