HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM PLANNING SHEET 2015-2016
MASS COMMUNICATIONS●PRODUCTION &
ANNOUNCING IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCES DEGREE
Required Courses
Req’d
Credit
3
CMST 101 (GI)
3
ENG 101 (GE)
3
MC 101
3
MC 102
3
MC 103
3
MC 104
3
MC 293 OR MC 105 OR MC 206 (GH)
3
MC 201
3
MC 203
3
MC 204
3
MC 207
3
MC 283
3
MUS 222 (GH)(D)
3
BEHAV/SOC SCI ELEC (GB)
3
BIO/PHYS LAB SCI ELEC (GL)
4
MATHEMATICS ELEC (GM)
3
PHYS ED ELEC
1
PHYS ED ELEC
1
*GENERAL ELEC
3
*GENERAL ELEC
3
TOTAL
60
HCC
Credit
Trans.
Credit
Mil./Test
Credit
Remaining Requirements/
Comments
TOTAL CREDITS
REMAINING FOR DEGREE:
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CATALOG PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
PREPARED BY_______________________________DATE:_________________________
It is the student’s responsibility to APPLY FOR GRADUATION (degree or certificate) by the published deadlines:
March 1 for May graduation; June 1 for August graduation; and October 1 for December graduation.
CIS 102 (GI)
NAME________________________________
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCES DEGREE
MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Production and Announcing in the Electronic Media
Award: Associate of Applied Sciences Degree
No. of credits required: 60
For more information: Contact Prof. Wayne Hepler, 443-4122358, whepler@harford.edu; or Advising, Career, and Transfer
Services, 443-412-2301.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Mass Communications program is designed to prepare
students for entry-level employment in digital media and the
internet, and for transfer to four-year institutions. Emphasis is
on electronic media and online operations, such as digital
production, multimedia writing, and on-air performance.
PROGRAM GOALS
Upon completion of the Associate of Applied Sciences in Mass
Communications degree students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate media literacy;
2. Appraise present-day media content, operation,
regulation, impact, and implications;
3. Apply current technology to produce or market media
content;
4. Convey ideas via electronic media.
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Electronic media producers, directors, writers, and on-air talent
are employed by new media,websites, television and radio
stations, satellite and cable systems. They shoot, edit, and
upload digital audio and video, write commercial copy, anchor
news, sports and podcasts, and record performing artists, among
other technical and creative endeavors.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts employment
growth among the digital media. To this end, the Mass
Communications department is equipped with high definition
video and audio editing systems, as well as digital cameras.
Average growth is also predicted among the traditional
electronic media, for which the department is equipped with
WHFC- 91.1 FM,WHFC911.org, a TV studio, and access to the
remote vehicle and cable channel of the Harford Cable Network.
Certificate holders may expect to face employment competition.
Note: The following codes identify courses which satisfy the
General Education Degree Requirements:
Behavioral/Social Science
English Composition
Arts/Humanities
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues
Biological/Physical Laboratory Science
Mathematics
Biological/Physical Science
2015 - 2016
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence
First Semester
Credits
CIS 102
Introduction to Information Sciences
ENG 101 English Composition
MC 101
Introduction to Electronic Media
MC 102
Audio Production
MC 103
Television Studio Production
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
Second Semester
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
Credits
CMST 101 Speech Fundamentals
MC 203
Advanced Audio Production
MC 204
Video Production and Editing
Mathematics Elective
General Elective *
Semester Total
Third Semester
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
MUS 222
MC 201
MC 207
MC 293
Popular Music of the United States
Writing for the Electronic Media
Digital Video I
Independent Media Project
or
MC 105
Introduction to Journalism
or
MC 206
History of Film
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
Fourth Semester
3
3
3
3
1
13
Credits
MC 104
MC 283
Electronic Media Performance
Field Project: Announcing/Production in
Electronic Media
Behavioral/Social Science Elective
Biological/Physical Lab Science Elective
General Elective *
Semester Total
* Choose General Electives upon advisement and according to
personal or career interests or to the requirements of the
institution to which transfer is planned.
FIELD TRIP STATEMENT
Courses in this program may require field trips.
3
3
3
4
3
16