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Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Multimedia Journalism

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Bachelor of Arts in Communication: Multimedia Journalism 4-Year Degree Plan

Program Description

The Communication degree with the track in Multimedia Journalism emphasizes the principles and best practices of communication and multimedia journalism. The communication core focuses on effective communication, storytelling, and analysis of the mass media. The multimedia journalism track includes practical skills in topics such as digital design, photography, news writing and editing, and multimedia reporting. Students critically analyze mass-mediated content; they also produce journalistic content such as magazine layouts, on-location news pieces, hard news stories, and works of narrative journalism.

Potential Career Options

Potential career options for those pursuing this degree include reporter, managing editor, copy editor, editor-in-chief, photojournalist, magazine layout editor, and other journalism-related careers.

Foundational Core - 61 Credit Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours

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

Mathematics: Select Two (2) of the Following (6 Credits):

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - EXPLORATION IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1413 - PRECALCULUS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
MATH 2144 - CALCULUS I Credits: 4

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 19 Credit Hours

Natural Science with Lab: Select One (1) of the Following plus Lab (4 Credits):

NSCI 1023 - INTRO TO SCIENCE AND TECH Credits: 3
NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 1043 - NUTRITION SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 1323 - INTRO TO ECOLOGY 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
CHEM 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
BIOL 1233 - BIOLOGY I Credits: 3
BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3

Behavior Science: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 1233 - PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT Credits: 3

Social Science: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3
SSCI 2233 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Credits: 3
BUSI 2103 - MACROECONOMICS Credits: 3
POLS 4133 - CORNERSTONE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Credits: 3
POLS 2413 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Credits: 3

Historical Perspective: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

HIST 1033 - WORLD CIVILIZATION TO 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 1043 - WORLD CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 2023 - AMERICAN HISTORY 1877 TO THE PRESENT Credits: 3

Humanities: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

HUMS 2033 - THEATER APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - HISTORY OF JAZZ Credits: 3
MUSC 1223 - HIP HOP AND AMERICAN CULTURE Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
ARTV 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART Credits: 3

Literature: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

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

Spiritual Formation - 12 Credit Hours

BINT 1533 - THE NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
BIOT 1433 - THE OLD TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
THEO 2123 - CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICE Credits: 3
COMM 3113 - INTEGRATING FAITH IN LANG COMM ARTS Credits: 3

Personal and Social Responsibility - 9 Credit Hours

CORE 1122 - SEU 101: COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY Credits: 2
CORE 1222 - SEU 102: PURPOSE AND PRACTICE Credits: 2
CORE 2231 - SEU 201: INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
CORE 2241 - SEU 202: EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
COMM 2733 - COMMUNICATION ETHICS Credits: 3

Intermediate Language - 6 Credit Hours

Language Requirement (Intermediate Level; Beginning Level prerequisites are placed in general electives) - 6 Hrs

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

Choose 6 credit hours from the following:

LANG 2133 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (A) Credits: 3
LANG 2233 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (B) Credits: 3

Major Core - 41 Credit Hours

Communication Core - 19 Credit Hours

COMM 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
COMM 2153 - WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA Credits: 3
COMM 3533 - MASS COMMUNICATION THEORY Credits: 3
COMM 4001 - COMMUNICATION SEMINAR Credits: 1
COMM 4143 - STORYTELLING AND PERSUASION Credits: 3
COMM 4533 - MASS COMMUNICATION LAW Credits: 3

Select One (1) of the following (3 Credits):

COMM 4203 - GLOBAL COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
COMM 4183 - INTERNATIONAL VISUAL STORYTELLING Credits: 3
COMM 4853 - MEDIA CRITICISM Credits: 3

Multimedia Journalism Track - 22 Credit Hours

ARTV 2033 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL DESIGN Credits: 3
ARTV 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
COMM 2613 - DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING Credits: 3
COMM 3061 - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM PRACTICUM Credits: Variable
1 Credit Hour is Required
COMM 3613 - NEWS WRITING AND EDITING Credits: 3

Choose 6 Credit Hours from the Following:

ARTV 3003 - MAGAZINE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Credits: 3
COMM 3061 - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM PRACTICUM Credits: Variable
Up to 3 Credit Hours
COMM 3353 - NARRATIVE JOURNALISM Credits: 3
COMM 3773 - ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING Credits: 3
COMM 4183 - INTERNATIONAL VISUAL STORYTELLING Credits: 3
COMM 4403 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM Credits: 3

General Electives - 18 Credit Hours

Total Program: 120 Credit Hours

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