B.S. in Communication Studies: Digital Media School of Communication Degree Completion Plan (DCP) Name _____________________________________________________________________ ID __________________ GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (55 hours) ALL GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE CHOSEN FROM THE LIST OF “APPROVED RESIDENTIAL GENERAL EDUCATION & INTEGRATIVE COURSES.” (www.liberty.edu/gened) FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES (16 hours) MUST be completed within the first 45 hours of a student’s program. Transfer students must complete within their first year at Liberty. Course ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 102 Composition and Literature COMS 101 Speech Communication MATH _____ (above 110) GNED 101 Contemporary Issues I GNED 102 Contemporary Issues II EVAN 101 Evangelism and Christian Life Technology Competency Sem. Taken __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ Grade _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Sem. Passed __________ INVESTIGATIVE STUDIES (39 hours) ENGL 201, 202, 215, 216, 221, or 222 NAT SCI _____ NAT SCI, MATH or BUSI 201 HIUS 221 or 222 or HIEU 201 or 202 GOVT 200, PSYC 101 or 210, SOCI 200 or 201 SOC SCI/HIST _____ HUMN 101, THEA 101, ARTS 105, or MUSC 103 AND *GEN ED ELECTIVE (non-language) **LANG _____ AND **LANG _____ Hrs. 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 __________ __________ __________ __________ 3 3 __________ _____ __________ _____ 3 3 OR 3 3 __________ _____ __________ _____ PHIL 201 Phil./Contemporary Ideas 3 THEO 201 Theology Survey I 3 THEO 202 Theology Survey II 3 BIBL 105 Old Testament Survey OR ^BIBL 205 Old Testament Life/Literature 3 BIBL 110 New Testament Survey OR ^BIBL 210 New Testament Life/Literature 3 _____ _____ _____ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ MAJOR: COMMUNICATION STUDIES: DIGITAL MEDIA (48 hours) CORE (12 hours) Course Hrs. COMS 110 Intro. to Mass Communication 3 COMS 210 Communication Perspectives 3 COMS 220 Mass Communication Writing 3 COMS 360 Professional Communication 3 CONCENTRATION: Digital Media (36 hours) COMS 224 Fundamentals of Audio Production 3 COMS 225 Fundamentals of Video Production 3 COMS 369 Chronicle of Motion Pictures and Television 3 COMS 385-399 (1 hour X 3 semesters) 1 (2 must be related to Broadcasting 1 1 COMS 484 Communication Law & Ethics 3 COMS 488 Survey of Media Business Practices 3 COMS 498 Senior Portfolio 3 COMS 499 Internship 3 Video COMS 323 Scriptwriting for Visual Media COMS 333 Video Production COMS 473 TV News Production COMS 483 Advanced Video Production Sem. Taken __________ __________ __________ __________ Grade _____ _____ _____ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ __________ _____ 3 3 3 3 __________ __________ __________ __________ _____ _____ _____ _____ 3 3 3 3 __________ __________ __________ __________ _____ _____ _____ _____ OR Audio COMS 324 Announcing COMS 334 Audio Production COMS 454 Radio News Production COMS 474 Advanced Audio Production NOTES: Must have a “C” or above in upper-level courses in the major Must have an overall average of “C” in the major __________ _____ *Choose from Fine Arts/Nat Sci/Math or CSCI/Soc Sci/ BUSI 201/ARTS 105 **Must be the same language ^Options available to Honors students NOTE: HIUS 221 or 222 is strongly recommended. FREE ELECTIVES (17 hours) Minors are included as elective hours, as are CRST 290 and any INFT courses. _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ _______________________________ __ __________ _____ GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CRST 290 History of Life FRSM 101 Freshman Seminar 2-3 __________ _____ REQ.____ MET____ All Christian/Community Service requirements must be satisfied before a degree will be awarded. 4/5/2012 TOTAL – 120 hours minimum required. (Of this total, at least 33 hours must be 300-400 level.)