2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Mass Communication, B.S. major

Required Credits: 45
Required GPA: 2.50

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• MASC 1500 Introduction to Mass Media (1 credit)
• MASC 2243 Video Editing (3 credits)
• MASC 2250 Media Production (4 credits)
• MASC 2460 Digital Photography (3 credits)
• MASC 2780 Culmination (3 credits)
• MASC 2850 Media Writing I (3 credits)
• MASC 3270 Media and Social Change (3 credits)
• MASC 3720 Media Writing II (3 credits)
• MASC 3850 Media Ethics and Law (3 credits)
• MASC 4840 Portfolio (1 credit)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE (3 CREDITS):

• MASC 4970 Internship (3 credits)

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society (3 credits)
• MASC 2600 Advertising (3 credits)
• MASC 2690 Public Relations (3 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

SELECT 12 SEMESTER CREDITS OF ELECTIVES FROM THE
FOLLOWING COURSES:

• MASC 2330 Headwaters Film Fest (2 credits)
• MASC 2925 People and the Environment: Mass Media Perspectives (3 credits)
• MASC 3030 News Team (3 credits)
• MASC 3110 Media Content Creation (1-3 credits)
• MASC 3150 Photojournalism (3 credits)
• MASC 3300 Independent Film (1 credit)
• MASC 3330 Performance and Production (3 credits)
• MASC 3450 Advanced Field Production (3 credits)
• MASC 3460 Multimedia Production (3 credits)
• MASC 3470 Multimedia Marketing (3 credits)
• MASC 3480 Advanced Audio Production (3 credits)
• MASC 3500 Media Design (3 credits)
• MASC 3600 Social Media Marketing (3 credits)
• MASC 3650 Media Production for Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• MASC 3670 Documentary Film (3 credits)
• MASC 3750 Communication History (3 credits)
• MASC 3790 Screenwriting (3 credits)
• MASC 3900 Topics in Mass Communication (1-3 credits)
  or MASC 4900 Topics in Mass Communication (1-3 credits)
• MASC 4330 Engineering for Electronic Media (3 credits)
• MASC 4340 Digital Cinema (3 credits)

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR MASS COMMUNICATION, B.S. MAJOR

The following is a list of required Mass Communication, B.S. major courses by year.  This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• MASC 1500 Introduction to Mass Media (1 credit)
• MASC 2460 Digital Photography (3 credits)
• MASC 2243 Video Editing (3 credits)
• MASC 2850 Media Writing I (3 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements
    MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society (3 credits) fulfills Goal Area 9

Sophomore

• MASC 2250 Media Production (4 credits)
• MASC 3720 Media Writing II (3 credits)
• MASC 2780 Culmination (3 credits)
• MASC 1000-2000 Level Required Elective (3 credits)
    Choose from MASC 2600 Advertising (3 credits), MASC 2690 Public Relations (3 credits) or MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society (3 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Junior

• MASC 3270 Media and Social Change (3 credits)
• MASC 3850 Media Ethics and Law (3 credits)
• MASC Required Electives
• MASC Internship
• Liberal Education Requirements

Senior

• MASC 4840 Portfolio (1 credit)
• MASC Required Electives
• MASC Internship
• Liberal Education Requirements