Required Courses:
39 hours required in major
24 senior hours (200-300 level classes)
Introduction to Communication Theory (COM 111)
Introduction to Mass Communication (COM 160)
Mass Communication: Cultural Criticism and Problems (COM 260)
Communication Research Methods (COM 297)
Mass Communication: Theory and Effects (COM 360)
Regulation of the Communication Industry (COM 361)
Ethical Problems in Communication (COM 367)
Concentrations - (select a minimum of 6 classes, one of which must be a 300 level class – excluding internships).
Print Journalism
Reporting I (COM 165)
Copy Editing (COM 166)
Reporting II (COM 265)
Editorial and Feature Writing (COM 385)
Visual Communication
Reporting I (COM 165) or
Broadcast News I (COM 167)
Presentation Media (COM 240)
Basic Photography (COM 241)
Graphic Communication (COM 365)
Broadcast Production
Radio Production (COM 162)
TV Production (COM 163)
Broadcast News I (COM 167)
Advanced TV Production (COM 263)
Media Management
Reporting I (COM 165) or
Broadcast News I (COM 167)
Broadcast Programming (COM 264)
Freedom of Speech (COM 304) or
Privacy and Information Processing (COM 363)
International Communication
Reporting I (COM 165) or
Broadcast News I (COM 167)
Communication Technologies and Impacts (COM 218)
International Communication Systems (COM 369)
Intercultural Communication (COM 372)
Additional Electives
Introduction to Interviewing (COM 228)
Advanced Photography (COM 266)
Public Relations Writing (COM 268)
Specialized Publications (COM 269)
Theory and Research in Persuasion (COM 324)
Organizational Communication (COM 329)
International Public Relations (COM 355)
Non-Broadcast Television (COM 362)
Graphic Communication II (COM 366)
Psychology of Language (COM 370)
Political Communication (COM 371)
Professional Practice: On campus internship (COM 398.01)
Professional Practice: Off campus internship (COM 398.02)
Minor in Mass Communication
18 hours required
Required course: COM 160
15 hours of electives selected in consultation with academic advisor from:
COM 110, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167, 218, 260, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 287, 267 , 296 , 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 367, 369, 385, 398.