Program: Digital Journalism, Bachelor of Arts - Southeastern University

Apr 13, 2025

2015-2016 Southeastern University Catalog

Digital Journalism, Bachelor of Arts 4-Year-Plan

General Education Core - 61 Hours

Arts of Communication - 9 Hours

COMM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Behavioral and Social Sciences - 9 Hours

Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 Hours

Humanities Elective (select one):

COMM 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART Credits: 3
COMM 2033 - THEATRE APPRECIATION Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
ENGL 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - HISTORY OF JAZZ Credits: 3

Literature Elective (select one):

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 2513 - BRITISH LITERATURE I Credits: 3
ENGL 2523 - BRITISH LITERATURE II Credits: 3
ENGL 3633 - AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3933 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4343 - NATIVE AMERICAN LIT & CULTURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4533 - CONTEMPORARY LIT Credits: 3

Mathematics - 6 Hours

Select two of the following:

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH I Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH II Credits: 3
MATH 1413 - PRECALCULUS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
MATH 2144 - CALCULUS I Credits: 4
MATH 2244 - CALCULUS II Credits: 4

Natural Sciences (With Lab) - 4 Hours

Select one of the following plus the corresponding lab:

BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 1113 - INTRO TO PHYSICS Credits: 3
NSCI 1133 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE I Credits: 3
NSCI 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
NSCI 1433 - BOTANY Credits: 3
NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
NSCI 2433 - INVERTEBRATE & VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY Credits: 3
NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
NSCI 4033 - GEOLOGY Credits: 3

Religion Core - 18 Hours

BIOT 1133 - OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3
BINT 1233 - NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3
THEO 1503 - CHRIST, CULTURE, AND THE UNIVERSITY Credits: 3
THEO 1313 - SURVEY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Credits: 3
COMM 3113 - INTEGRATING FAITH IN LANG COMM ARTS Credits: 3

Theology Elective (select one):

PHIL 2003 - PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS Credits: 3
PHIL 3233 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3
MISS 3733 - WORLD RELIGIONS Credits: 3
HITH 3403 - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY & ARCHEOLOGY OF ISRAEL Credits: 3

Language Requirement (Intermediate Level) - 6 Hours

Students who demonstrate proficiency at the Intermediate B level may take 6 additional hours of General Electives.

Major Core - 46 Hours

Communication Core Studies - 12 Hours

COMM 2122 - MEDIA ETHICS Credits: 2
COMM 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
COMM 3533 - MASS COMMUNICATION THEORY Credits: 3
COMM 4001 - COMMUNICATION SEMINAR Credits: 1
COMM 4533 - MASS COMMUNICATION LAW Credits: 3

Digital Journalism Core - 34 Hours

COMM 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
COMM 2133 - INTRO TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION Credits: 3
COMM 2423 - WRITING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA Credits: 3
COMM 3003 - MAGAZINE DESIGN & PRODUCTION Credits: 3
COMM 3041 - PUBLICATION PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTI Credits: 1
COMM 3333 - WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA Credits: 3
COMM 3823 - WEB PAGE DESIGN Credits: 3
COMM 4453 - ADVANCED DIGITAL REPORTING Credits: 3

Choose 12 Credits from the Following:

COMM 2613 - DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING Credits: 3
COMM 3041 - PUBLICATION PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTI Credits: 1
Up to 3 credits.
COMM 3223 - ELECTRONIC FIELD PRODUCTION Credits: 3
COMM 3753 - SCRIPTWRITING FOR TV AND RADIO Credits: 3
ENGL 3333 - ADVANCED GRAMMAR Credits: 3
ENGL 3433 - ADVANCED EXPOSITORY WRITING Credits: 3
COMM 3523 - DIGITAL LAYOUT AND DESIGN Credits: 3
COMM 3773 - ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING Credits: 3
COMM 4183 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM Credits: 3
COMM 4163 - ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION Credits: 3