Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications -- Communication Degree Program
MASS COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM
Curriculum Effective Fall 2010
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Concentration: Mass Communication
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GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Communications - 9 hours required
Course
Course Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Freshman English I
1010
Freshman English II
1020
Public Speaking ( or Honors PS)
COMM 2200
Journalism
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Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 hours required (including 3 hours of sophomore English literature)
Course
Literature
Appreciation of Drama
Course
Number
ENGL
THTR 1020
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours required (see list in University Catalog)
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
History - 6 hours required (any two of the three listed courses)
Course
American History I
American History II
History of Tennessee
Course
Number
HIST 2010
HIST 2020
HIST 2030
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Natural Sciences with labs - 8 hours required (BIOL 2210/2220 only for Nursing and Health Sciences majors)
Course
Course Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
4 hrs.
4 hrs.
Mathematics - 3 hours required (MATH 1013 or 1110 recommended, other options available – see catalog)
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
Orientation - 1 hour required; ASOR 1002 preferred
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
Orientation
Department of Communications
Hours
1 hr.
Form Last Modified August 2010
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Foreign Language - 12 hours required for BA; 0 hours required for BS
Course
Course Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Mass Communication Core - 21 hours required of all Mass Communication students, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Intro to Mass Comm
Tech & Tech Digital Media
Fund. Of Media Writing
Newswriting (News, IMC) or
Electronic Media Wr. (Prod)
Proc & Effects of Media
Digital Media Production
Comm. Law & Ethics
Practicum Course(s)
(3910 3x or 3950)
(3 hrs. required)
Course
Number
COMM 1040
COMM 1050
COMM 1060
COMM 2400 or
COMM 2500
COMM 2600
COMM 2640
COMM 3520
COMM 3950, or
COMM 3910 1st
COMM 3910 2nd
COMM 3910 3rd
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
2 hrs.
1 hr.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
1 hr.
1 hr.
1 hr.
PLUS Choice of News, Production, or Integrated Marketing Core,
PLUS 6 Hours Mass Communication Electives
News Core – 15 hours required for News track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Print/On-Line News Rep
Radio News Reporting
TV News Reporting
Radio-TV News II or
Print-Online News II
Senior Project or
Senior Seminar Multimedia
Course
Number
COMM 3300
COMM 3400
COMM 3800
COMM 4350 or
COMM 4360
COMM 4500 or
COMM 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Audio/Video Production Core – 15 hours required for Production track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Audio Production
Video Studio Production
Video Field Production
Audio/Video Post Productn
Senior Project or
Senior Seminar Prod Cap
Course
Number
COMM 3240
COMM 3440
COMM 4150
COMM 4550
COMM 4500 or
COMM 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Integrated Marketing Communication Core – 15 hours required for IMC track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Media Leadership & Entrepr
Programming
Advertising & Media Sales
Prin. of Public Relations
Senior Project or
Senior Seminar Ad/PR Cap
Department of Communications
Course
Number
COMM 4380
COMM 4400
COMM 4460
COMM 4480
COMM 4500 or
COMM 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Form Last Modified August 2010
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Mass Communication Electives – 6 hours required, any 2 courses from list below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
COMM 2510
Lettering & Layout
COMM 2620
Basic Media Performance
COMM 3000
Careers in Media
COMM 3060
Investigative Reporting
COMM 3110
Graphic Design
COMM 3120
Graphics Production
COMM 3610
Basic Audio Studio
COMM 3620
Advanced Media Performance
COMM 3910
Communications Lab
(1 hour – may be repeated for total of 3 hours)
COMM 4050
News Editing
COMM 4100
Editorial Writing
Minor:
(18-21 Hours) (Optional)
Course
Course
Number
Hours
COMM 4120
COMM 4380
COMM 4400
COMM 4415
COMM 4460
COMM 4480
COMM 4530
COMM 4580
COMM 4600
COMM 4610
COMM 4615
COMM 4800
Semester/Year
Completed
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Adv. Graphic Design
Media Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Programming
Feature Writing
Advertising & Media Sales
Principles of Public Relations
Reviewing and Criticism
Advanced Public Relations
Special Topics
Advanced Audio Studio
Audio for Video
Independent Study
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Upper Level Electives (sufficient U.D. — 3000-4000-level — courses to make 42 or more total U.D. hours)
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
To Be Completed
Lower Level Electives (sufficient hours to bring Total Earned Hours to 120 )
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Grade
Number
Completed
Department of Communications
Form Last Modified August 2010
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3
Total hours transferred into the University:
Total Upper Level Hours Needed: 42
Completed:
To Be Completed:
Total Hours Completed Toward Degree:
To Be Completed:
(120 Hours necessary for graduation, not including remedial/developmental hours)
Cumulative Quality Point Average on College-Level Work:
(Must be a minimum of 2.0, not including remedial/developmental grades)
Upper Division Admission:
Senior Exit Exam:
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Admitted
Date taken during current academic year:
Will apply this semester
Will take this semester
I affirm that I have examined all of the information on this form and find it correct. I understand that if I change my
Program of Study or do not pass all of my courses or do not remove all incompletes from my record, I may not
graduate during the semester indicated on my graduation application. I also understand that if I do not complete
graduation requirements, I will have to refile to graduate in a subsequent semester.
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Student Signature
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Donald Page
Advisor
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Dr. Terry Likes
Department Head
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Dr. Gloria Johnson, Dean
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Department of Communications
Form Last Modified August 2010
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