Academic Catalog

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism (Multimedia Journalism)

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Term 1 (Fall)Hours
FYE 118 First Year Experience 3
ENG 101 English Comp I 3
JOU 210 Intro to Mass Communication 3
COM 103 Interpersonal Communication 3
Select one General Education Arts Course 3
Introduction to Art  
Introduction to Music  
Introduction to Theatre  
Intro to Literature  
 Hours15
Term 2 (Spring)
JOU 204 Journalism 3
ENG 102 English Comp II 3
MAT 111
Acceler. Contemp. Mathematics
or College Algebra
3
Select Humanities or Foreign Language 3
Elementary Spanish I  
Elementary Spanish II  
American Sign Language  
American Sign Language II  
Elementary French I  
Elementary French II  
Cultural Responsiveness  
Business and Society  
Western Civilization  
Intro to African American Hist  
Select one General Education Behavioral Science Course 3
Financial Literacy  
Prin of Economics I  
General Psychology  
Principles of Sociology  
 Hours15
Year 2
Term 3 (Fall)
JOU 322 Intro Digital Photojournalism 3
Select one General Educational Global/Civic Course 3
Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env  
American Civil Rights Movement  
World Politics  
American Government  
Select one General Education Natural Science Course 3-4
Life Science  
Chemistry in Context  
Principles of Biology  
General Chemistry I
and General Chem I Laboratory
 
Survey Gen/Organic/Biochemi  
Physical Sciences I  
JOU 302 Student Media Workshop I 1
Select one General Education Behavioral Science Course 3
Financial Literacy  
Prin of Economics I  
General Psychology  
Principles of Sociology  
Choose one Humanities or Foreign Language 3
Elementary French I  
Elementary French II  
Elementary Spanish I  
Elementary Spanish II  
Black Experience in America  
Cultural Responsiveness  
Foundations of Culture  
Global Cultural Traditions  
The Modern & Post Modern World  
American Civil Rights Movement  
Africana Intellectual Thought  
Economic Dev in the Diaspora  
Human Perspective on Computing  
Global Literature Survey  
African-American Music  
 Hours16-17
Term 4 (Spring)
JOU 365 Adv Public Affairs Reporting 3
JOU 364 Desktop/Web Publishing 3
JOU 302 Student Media Workshop I 1
Select one General Education Behavioral Science Course 3
Financial Literacy  
Prin of Economics I  
General Psychology  
Principles of Sociology  
COM/JOU Advised Elective 3
Media Literacy  
Multimedia Journalism  
Intro to Sports Communication  
Audio Production  
Mass Communication and Society  
Race/Class/Gender in the Media  
Evolution of Journalism  
African American Media  
The Media in Film  
Communication Law/Ethics  
Journalism II  
Television/Radio Production II  
Student Media Workshop II  
Adv Digital Photojournalism  
Communication Research Methods  
Minor Required Course 3
 Hours16
Year 3
Term 5 (Fall)
JOU 362 News Editing 3
JOU 302 Student Media Workshop I 1
JOU 367 Television/Radio Production 3
COM/JOU Advised Elective 3
Media Literacy  
Multimedia Journalism  
Intro to Sports Communication  
Audio Production  
Mass Communication and Society  
Race/Class/Gender in the Media  
Evolution of Journalism  
African American Media  
The Media in Film  
Communication Law/Ethics  
Journalism II  
Television/Radio Production II  
Student Media Workshop II  
Adv Digital Photojournalism  
Communication Research Methods  
Minor Required Course 3
Elective/Certificate Course 3
 Hours16
Term 6 (Spring)
JOU 363 Magazine and Features Writing 3
JOU 373 Broadcast Announcing 3
Select TWO minor required courses 6
Elective/Certificate Course 3
 Hours15
Year 4
Term 7 (Fall)
Select one of the following: 3
Practicum in Print Journalism  
Practicum in Broadcast Journal  
Practicum in Public Relations  
JOU 366 Public Relations Seminar 3
Minor Required Course 3
Select TWO elective/certificate courses 6
 Hours15
Term 8 (Spring)
Select TWO minor required courses 6
Select TWO elective/certificate courses 6
 Hours12
 Total Hours120-121