Media Communications

The media plays a decisive role in our perception of the world. New media have revolutionized media communications. Today people are not only expected to be literate, they are expected to be 'digerate', or digitally literate. The Media Communications program is designed to make students familiar with several areas: introduction to mass communication; production skills in two or more media fields (reporting/ print journalism, video, audio, photo, etc); and an introduction to ethics, law and the media. The program is expanding, adding new faculty, new hardware, more integration of the theoretical, technical, creative and managerial aspects of communication.

Degree Requirements

48 Required credit hours in the Major (16 courses)
36 General Education credit hours (12 courses)
44 Elective credit hours (15 courses)
Portfolio Review

Required Courses

• Introduction to Media Production
• Fundamentals of Reporting, or
• Introduction to Media Writing
• Introduction to Mass Communications
• Media Literacy
• Ethics in the Media
• Introduction to Media Research
• The Law and the Media
• Senior Overview, or
• Professional Media Practicum

Two of the following:

• Applied Media Aesthetics
• Cultural Diversity in the Media
• International Communications
• Interpersonal Communication

One of the following:

• Introduction to Marketing Communications
• Audio Production I
• Introduction to Radio-TV Journalism
• Introduction to Interactive Media
• Writing for Public Relations
• Photo I
• Scriptwriting
• Video Production I

Plus an additional 15 credits in the School of Communications.At least 9 of those credits must be in a single area, and of those 9 credits 6 must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Duration: 3-4 years