General Requirements (Core IMPACTS): 42 Credit Hours

Additional Requirements: 4 Credit Hours

Field of Study Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

• COMM 1110 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 2332 - Media and Society (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 2330 - Introduction to Communication Research (3 Credit Hours)
• MMFP 2331 - Introduction to Video Production (3 Credit Hours)

• or  IT 1230 - Introduction to Web Technologies (3 Credit Hours)  

• MMJ 2331 - Introduction to Journalism (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements: 27 Credit Hours

• COMM 3337 - Mass Communication Law (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 3530 - Media Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 4330 - History of Mass Communication (3 Credit Hours)

• or  COMM 5333 - Theories of Mass Communication (3 Credit Hours)  

• MMJ 3100 - News Reporting and Writing I (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3200 - News Reporting and Writing II (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3334 - Audio Production for Journalists (3 Credit Hours)

• or  MMJ 3335 - Copy Editing (3 Credit Hours)  

• MMJ 3631 - Fundamentals of Multimedia Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4190 - Multimedia Journalism Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4339 - Public Affairs Reporting (3 Credit Hours)

Major Electives: 15 Credit Hours

Select five upper-division electives from the following courses:

*Other Communication Arts electives may be selected with departmental approval.

• COMM 3336 - International Media Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 3430 - Media Management and Sales (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 3431 - Digital Media Entrepreneurship (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 4334 - Advanced Law and Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3030 - Selected Topics in Multimedia Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3332 - Feature Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3333 - Photojournalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3336 - Business Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMFP 3431 - Broadcast Performance (3 Credit Hours)
• MMFP 3436 - Advanced Topics in Audio Production (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3711 - Multimedia Journalism Practicum (1 Credit Hour)
• MMFP 4331 - Sports Production (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4332 - Sports Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4333 - Opinion Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4334 - Magazine Writing and Editing (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4336 - Digital Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4337 - STEM Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4791 - Multimedia Journalism Internship (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4831 - Directed Study in Multimedia Journalism (3 Credit Hours)

General Electives: 18 Credit Hours

• Select a minimum of 18 elective credit hours, to include a minimum of 6 upper-division elective credit hours in one discipline

Total Credit Hours: 124

Other Program Requirements

• Students must make a minimum grade of “C” in each Communication Arts class to receive credit hour for that course.

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