B.S. in
Communication Studies: Digital Media
School of Communication & Creative Arts
Degree Completion Plan (DCP)
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GENERAL EDUCATION: CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
(59-63 hours)
ALL GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE CHOSEN
FROM THE LIST OF “APPROVED RESIDENTIAL GENERAL
EDUCATION & INTEGRATIVE COURSES.” (www.liberty.edu/gened)
COMMUNICATION (6 hours)
Course
COMS 101 Speech Communication
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric
Hrs. Sem. Taken Grade
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MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, & TECHNOLOGY (11-15 hours)
CRST 290 History of Life
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MATH _____ (above 110)
3
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NAT SCI _____
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NAT SCI, MATH or BUSI 201
3
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Technology Competency
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INFT 102 – PowerPoint®
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INFT 103 – Excel
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INFT 104 – Word®
0-1 __________
INFORMATION LITERACY (6 hours)
ENGL 102 or MUSC 200
HIEU 201 or 202 or HIUS 221 or 222
CRITICAL THINKING (15 hours)
ENGL 201, 202, 215, 216, 221, 222,
MUSC 213 or 371
GOVT 200, PSYC 101 or 210,
SOCI 200 or 201
PHIL 201 Phil./Contemporary Ideas
3
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HUMN 101, THEA 101, ARTS 105, CINE 101,
MUSC 103, 311, 312, 313, or 314 AND 3
*GEN ED ELECTIVE (non-language)
3
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**LANG _____ AND
3
**LANG _____
3
BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW (21 hours)
BIBL 105 Old Testament Survey or
^BIBL 205 Old Testament Life/Literature 3
BIBL 110 New Testament Survey or
^BIBL 210 New Testament Life/Literature3
BWVW 101 Biblical Worldview I
2
BWVW 102 Biblical Worldview II
2
EVAN 101 Evangelism and Christian Life 2
PSYC 150 Psychology of Relationship
Development
3
THEO 201 Theology Survey I
3
THEO 202 Theology Survey II
3
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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
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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
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COMS 484 Communication Law & Ethics 3
COMS 488 Survey of Media Business
Practices
3
COMS 498 Senior Portfolio
3
COMS 499 Internship
3
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Video
COMS 323 Scriptwriting for Visual Media
COMS 333 Video Production
COMS 473 TV News Production
COMS 483 Advanced Video Production
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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
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*All courses except ENGL and Language qualify for the General
Education elective
**Must be the same language
^Options available to Honors students
FREE ELECTIVES (9-13 hours) Minors are included as elective hours.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
FRSM 101 New Student Seminar
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All Christian/Community Service requirements must be satisfied
before a degree will be awarded.
NOTE: HIUS 221 or 222 is strongly recommended.
7/1/2013
TOTAL – 120 hours minimum required. (Of this total, at least 33 hours
must be 300-400 level.)