PLAN OF STUDY FOR BA IN MASS COMMUNICATION (AS OF FALL 2014) NAME: _____________ STUDENT ID#: ____________ DATE: ______________ CATALOG: ___________ ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE (SEMESTER/YEAR): ___________ General Education Core Requirements – 42 hours Communication 6 hrs. from: 3 hrs. from: ___ENG 131 (C or higher required) ___BCM 247 ___POR 131 ___ENG 132 (C or higher required) ___ENG 273 ___POR 132 ___ENG 133H* ___FRE 131 ___SPA 131 *Honors course, see advisor ___FRE 132 ___SPA 132 3 hrs. from Oral Communication ___GER 131 ___SPH 172 Skills component: ___GER 132 ___SPH 272 Proficiency in a foreign language through SFA’s ___COM 111 131 courses or one semester of any single ___COM 170 language. May satisfy requirement with one ___COM 215 semester of American Sign Language. Mathematics 3 hrs from: ___MTH 110 ___MTH 138 ___MTH 143 ___MTH 220 ___MTH 223* *The fourth hour for this course must be counted in the student’s electives. Life and Physical Sciences (Lab hours are counted in the electives.) 6 hrs. from: ___AST 105 ___BIO 125 ___BIO 225 ___CHE 111 ___ENV 110 ___GOL 132 ___PHY 102 ___PHY 132 ___BIO 121 ___BIO 131 ___BIO 238 ___CHE 133 ___GOL 101 ___PHY 100 ___ PHY 110 ___PHY 241 ___BIO 123 ___BIO 133 ___CHE 101 ___CHE 134 ___GOL 131 ___PHY 101 ___PHY 131 ___PHY 242 Creative Arts Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 hrs. from: 3 hrs. from: ___ART 280 ___MUS 140 ___THR 163 ___ENG 200 ___ENG 212 ___ENG 229 ___PHI 153 ___HIS 152 ___ART 281 ___MHL 245 ___ DAN 140 ___ENG 209 ___ENG 221 ___ENG 230 ___PHI 223 ___ART 282 ___THR 161 ___ENG 211 ___ENG 222 ___ENG 233H ___HIS 151 American History Government & Political Science Social & Behavioral Science 6 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs. from: ___HIS 133 ___PSC 141 ___ANT 231 ___GEO 131 ___HIS 134 ___PSC 142 ___ECO 231 ___PSY 133 ___ECO 232 ___SOC 137 College Requirements: 6-­‐9 hrs. from foreign language proficiency through the SFA 232 level (SPH 479 for American Sign Language) ___ ______ ___ ______ ___ ______ 3 hrs. from Humanities component: ___ENG 200 ___ENG 212 ___ENG 229 ___PHI 153 ___HIS 151 ___ENG 209 ___ENG 221 ___ENG 230 ___PHI 163 ___HIS 152 ___ENG 211 ___ENG 222 ___ENG 233H ___PHI 223 Must have a different prefix than that selected in Language, Philosophy, & Culture above. TO GRADUATE: 120 HOURS (at least 42 semester hours of work in residence at SFA) ___ 42 ADVANCED HOURS, 36 AT SFA ___6 HOURS OF WRITING ENHANCED COURSES: ___________ ___________ Student: Advisor: Minor Advisor: Division Director: Date: Date: Date: Date: MASS MEDIA MAJOR (39 hours,18 advanced with at least 12 advanced hours at SFA) Required Courses ___MCM 101 Introduction to Mass Media ___MCM 205 Media Writing ___MCM 210 Multimedia Production ___MCM 306 Media Law (Advanced Standing) ___MCM 406 Media Ethics (Advanced Standing) Concentrations (Choose One) JOURNALISM: ___MCM 250 Photographic Journalism (210) ___MCM 305 Convergence Reporting (205) (WE) ___MCM 301 Editing in the Converged Newsroom (205/C) and 15 hrs. Advanced MCM classes as approved by advisor __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ RADIO/TELEVISION: ___MCM 212 Audio Production (210) ___MCM 300 Single Camera Production (212) ___MCM 302 Studio Production (300) ___MCM 420 Broadcast Practicum (212 & 300/302) ___MCM 442 Radio/TV Programming (Adv) and 9 hrs. Advanced MCM classes as approved by advisor. _________ ________ ________ STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION: ___MCM 307 Advertising Principles (Adv) ___MCM 380 Public Relations Principles (Adv) ___MCM 470 Strategic Media (307 & 380) and 15 hrs. Advanced MCM classes as approved by advisor. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ MINOR OUTSIDE OF MAJOR (18-­‐23 hours, 9 advanced with at least 6 advanced at SFA) or ADDITIONAL MASS MEDIA ELECTIVES (12 advanced hours as approved by advisor) Minor or Additional Mass Media Electives: ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ELECTIVE COURSES (Additional courses chosen to complete 120 hour degree) ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ ___ ____________________ You may transfer a maximum of 66 hrs. & 4 hrs. of activity from a junior/community college. You may earn no more than 30 hrs. of credit from the College of Business. This is not a contract binding the University to offer a given course at any given time. Arrangements concerning the scheduling of courses will be made between the student and the advisor based on the information at hand. These arrangements will not be binding on the student or the University. PLAN OF STUDY FOR BS IN MASS COMMUNICATION (AS OF FALL 2014) NAME: _____________ STUDENT ID#: ____________ DATE: ______________ CATALOG: ___________ ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE (SEMESTER/YEAR): ___________ General Education Core Requirements – 42 hours Communication 6 hrs. from: 3 hrs. from: ___ENG 131 (C or higher required) ___ENG 273 ___ENG 132 (C or higher required) ___ENG 133H* Mathematics 3 hrs from: ___MTH 110 ___MTH 138 ___MTH 143 ___MTH 220 ___MTH 223* *Honors course, see advisor 3 hrs. from Oral Communication *The fourth hour for this course must be Skills component: counted in the student’s electives. ___COM 111 ___COM 170 ___COM 215 Life and Physical Sciences (Lab hours are counted in the electives.) 6 hrs. from: ___AST 105 ___BIO 125 ___BIO 225 ___CHE 111 ___ENV 110 ___GOL 132 ___PHY 102 ___PHY 132 ___BIO 121 ___BIO 131 ___BIO 238 ___CHE 133 ___GOL 101 ___PHY 100 ___ PHY 110 ___PHY 241 ___BIO 123 ___BIO 133 ___CHE 101 ___CHE 134 ___GOL 131 ___PHY 101 ___PHY 131 ___PHY 242 Creative Arts Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 hrs. from: 3 hrs. from: ___ART 280 ___MUS 140 ___THR 163 ___ENG 200 ___ENG 212 ___ENG 229 ___PHI 153 ___HIS 152 ___ART 281 ___MHL 245 ___ DAN 140 ___ENG 209 ___ENG 221 ___ENG 230 ___PHI 223 ___ART 282 ___THR 161 ___ENG 211 ___ENG 222 ___ENG 233H ___HIS 151 American History Government & Political Science Social & Behavioral Science 6 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs. from: ___HIS 133 ___PSC 141 ___ANT 231 ___GEO 131 ___HIS 134 ___PSC 142 ___ECO 231 ___PSY 133 ___ECO 232 ___SOC 137 College Requirements: 6-­‐8 additional hrs. from one of the following sequences: Anthropology/Archaeology/Geography: ___ANT 248 ___ANT 251 ___GEO 130 Biology: ___BIO 131 ___BIO 133 ___BIO 225 ___BIO 238 ___BIO 239 Chemistry: ___CHE 133 ___CHE 134 ___CHE 231 Geology: ___ENV 110 ___GOL 131 ___GOL 132 Physics: ___AST 105 ___PHY 110 ___PHY 131 ___PHY 132 ___PHY 241 ___PHY 242 3-­‐4 additional hrs. from MTH courses numbered 133 or above: ___MTH 133+ TO GRADUATE: 120 HOURS (at least 42 semester hours of work in residence at SFA) ___ 42 ADVANCED HOURS, 36 AT SFA ___6 HOURS OF WRITING ENHANCED COURSES: ___________ ___________ Student: Advisor: Minor Advisor: Division Director: Date: Date: Date: Date: