Media Studies, BA
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Media Studies | 38 | |
| COMMUNICATION TODAY | ||
| PROFESSIONAL WRITING I | ||
| PROFESSIONAL WRITING II | ||
| VIDEO STORYTELLING | ||
| MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH METH | ||
| ETHICS, EQUITY & EMPATHY IN PRACTICE | ||
| DIGITAL CONTENT & ENGAGEMENT | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE | ||
| Select 4 courses: | ||
| NEWSWRITING & REPORTING I | ||
| NEWSWRITING & REPORTING II | ||
| MEDIA EFFECTS | ||
| PERSUASIVE WRITING/RHETORIC | ||
| CREATIVE NONFICTION | ||
| SPORTS COMMUNICATION | ||
| SEMIOTICS:SIGNS & SYMBOLS | ||
| WRITING FOR ADVOCACY | ||
| WRITERS ON WRITING | ||
| INTERNET AND THE LAW | ||
| JOURNALISM AS LITERATURE | ||
| WOMEN, MINORITIES & MEDIA | ||
| MEDIA & DEMOCRACY | ||
| CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE MEDIA | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOCIETY/BUSINESS | ||
| STRATEGIC WRITING & PROFESSIONAL COMM | ||
| GLOBAL MARKETING & COMMUNICATION | ||
| PRINC & PRACT OF PUB RELATIONS | ||
| THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN | ||
| CRISIS COMMUNICATION | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| WRITING IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS | ||
| MEDIA & SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| WORLD CINEMA | ||
| MEDIA AND POLITICS | ||
| MEDIA & SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIETY | ||
| MEDIA & PUBLIC OPINION | ||
| CRIME IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY | ||
| Out of Major Cognate | 3 | |
| EFFECTIVE SPEAKING & PRESENTATIONS | ||
| Modern or Classical Language 1 | 3 | |
| General Education Requirements 2 | 37 | |
| General Electives | 39 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
The modern language must be at the 202 level and may be modern or classical (Latin). Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses. Those additional courses will count as general electives.
- 2
The Jandoli School of Communication requires MATH-107 or MATH-135 to satisfy the University’s Quantitative Literacy General Education Requirement.
NOTE: Students must complete internship requirements totaling 400 hours either on- or off-campus under the guidance of the Jandoli School internship coordinator. Transfer students must complete 100 hours for each year they are on campus.
Students must take a minimum of 72 hours outside of JMC and SC coursework, per ACEJMC guidelines.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JMC-101 | 3 | JMC-111 | 3 |
| JMC-110 | 3 | ENG-102 | 3 |
| ENG-101 | 3 | PHIL-104 | 3 |
| BONA-101 | 3 | THFS-101 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 101 or General Elective1 | 3 | Foreign Language 102 or General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Quantitative Literacy Distribution2 | 3 | COM-102 | 3 |
| SC-220 | 3 | Foreign Language 2021 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 201 or General Elective1 | 3 | History Studies Distribution | 3 |
| THFS Distribution | 3 | Science with Lab Distribution | 4 |
| JMC-245 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JMC-300 | 3 | JMC-399 | 3 |
| Social Sciences Distribution | 3 | Philosophy Distribution | 3 |
| LVPA Distribution | 3 | Comm Elective | 3 |
| Comm Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JMC-499 | 2 | Comm Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | Comm Elective | 3 |
| JMC-400 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
- 1
The modern language must be at the 202 level and may be modern or classical (Latin). Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses. Those additional courses will count as general electives.
- 2
The Jandoli School of Communication requires MATH-107 or MATH-135 to satisfy the University’s Quantitative Literacy General Education Requirement.
NOTE: Students must complete internship requirements totaling 400 hours either on- or off-campus under the guidance of the Jandoli School internship coordinator. Transfer students must complete 100 hours for each year they are on campus.
Students must take a minimum of 72 hours outside of JMC and SC coursework, per ACEJMC guidelines.