Communications Major

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B.S. in Communications - Curriculum Map 2016-2017 Catalog

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A grade of C or higher is required in EN 101 , EN 102 , EN 112 , and all required CM courses.

Freshman
Fall	Cr.	Spring	Cr.
CM 109 Introduction to Mass Media	3	CM 271 Television Production or EN 112 Public Speaking	4-3
EN 101 Composition and Literature I	3	General Education Math	3
EN 112 Public Speaking or CM 271 Television Production	3-4	EN 102 Composition and Literature II	3
General Education Math	3	CM 261 Interpersonal Communications	3
		Psychology (PY) Elective	3
Semester Total Credits	12-13	Semester Total Credits	16-15
Sophomore
Fall	Cr.	Spring	Cr.
CM 211 Broadcasting Techniques	3	CM 208 Journalism II: Advanced News Gathering and Design	3
CM 207 Journalism I: News Gathering	3	AC 205 Principles of Accounting-Financial or MG 101 Introduction to Business (OR)	4-3
EN 201 World Literature I (General Education Literature)	3	EC 201 Principles of Economics (Macro)
CS Elective (excluding CS 120)	3	CM 351 Radio Production or 491 Media Composer Techniques	3
General Education History	3	EN 202 World Literature II	3
		General Education Social Science	3
Semester Total Credits	15	Semester Total Credits	16-15
Junior
Fall	Cr.	Spring	Cr.
CM 209 Broadcast Writing	3	CM 303 Advertising	3
General Education Lab Science	4	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	General Education Lab Science	4
FA or MU or PH or SA (excluding SA 107) Elective General Education Arts & Humanities	3	Psychology (PY) Elective	3
Free Elective	3	EN 240 Technical Aspects of Theatrical Design or 241 Acting and Directing (OR)	3
		EN 310 The Art of the Motion Picture or 253 Approaches to Shakespeare (OR)
		EN 307 The History of the Motion Picture or 308 The Motion Picture Director (OR)
		CM 335 Television Criticism or EN 239 Introduction to Theater (OR)
Semester Total Credits	16	Semester Total Credits	16
Senior
Fall	Cr.	Spring	Cr.
CM 436 Communications Law and Ethics (General Education Ethics)	3	CM 407 Senior Communications Seminar (Capstone)	3
CM 391 Advanced Television Production or 392 Documentary Television Production	3	CM 408 Communications Internship	3
CM 393 Non-linear Digital Television or 491 Media Composer Techniques		General Education Literature	3
CM 492 Advanced Media Composer Techniques or 494 Advanced Media Composer Effects and Graphics		Free Elective	3
CM 495 Systems Configuration and Media Data Management or SA 107 Introduction to Photography		Free Elective	3
General Education Literature	3
Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3
Semester Total Credits	15	Semester Total Credits	15
Total Credits For This Major: 121-120