Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications -- Communication Degree Program
MASS COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM
Curriculum Effective Fall 2012
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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.
Major Communication Core 18 hours
Course
Public Speaking
Appreciation of Drama
Intro to Mass Comm.
Comm Research Methods
Internship or Comm Lab x 3
Senior Project
Or Senior Seminar
*THTR 1020 and COMM 2200 are counted in the Gen Ed core on the student’s advising form, not under the major)
Course
Number
COMM 2200
THTR 1020
COMM 1040
COMM 3150
COMM 3950 or
COMM 3910
COMM 4500
or 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
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Semester/Year
To Be Completed
Counted under Gen Ed
Counted under Gen Ed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
1 hr.
3 hrs.
Mass Communication Concentration Core - 15 hours required of all Mass Communication students, minimum grades of “C”
Course
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
Course
Number
COMM 1050
COMM 1060
COMM 2400 or
COMM 2500
COMM 2600
COMM 2640
COMM 3520
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
2 hrs.
1 hr.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
PLUS Choice of News, Production, Media Studies or Integrated Marketing Communication 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
Print-Online News II
Course
Number
COMM 3300
COMM 3400
COMM 3800
COMM 4350
COMM 4360
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
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
Visual Storytelling I
Audio Production
Video Studio Production
Video Storytelling II
Audio/Video Post Productn
Department of Communications
Course
Number
COMM 3140
COMM 3240
COMM 3440
COMM 4150
COMM 4550
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
2
Integrated Marketing Communication Core – 15 hours required for IMC track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Integrated Marketing Comm
Creative Advertising Strat.
Prin. of Public Relations
Advanced Public Relations
Media Leadership
Course
Number
COMM 3160
COMM 4460
COMM 4480
COMM 4580
COMM 4380
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Media Studies Core – 15 hours required for Media Studies track, minimum grades of “C” (Choose 5 of 7 listed)
Course
Computer-Mediated Comm.
Media & Culture
Organizational Comm.
Crisis Communication
Media Leadership
Programming
Prin. of Public Relations
Course
Number
COMM 3260
COMM 3370
COMM 4230
COMM 4255
COMM 4380
COMM 4400
COMM 4480
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Mass Communication Electives – 6 hours required, any 2 courses from list below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
2510 Lettering and Layout (prereq: Comm 2640) (spring)
2620 Basic Media Performance (fall/spring)
3000 Media Careers (2) (fall/spring)
3110 Graphic Design (2510 prereq) (spring)
3120 Graphics Production (2520 prereq) (spring)
3130 Screenwriting (2640 prereq)
3140 Visual Storytelling
3610 Basic Recording Studio (2640, 3240 prereq) (fall/spring)
3620 Advanced Media Performance (2620 prereq) (spring)
3910 Communications lab (1.0 credit-- (fall/spring)
may be repeated for a total of 3.0 credits)
3910-01 Radio
3910-02 Radio News
3910-03 TV News
3910-04 TV Program Production
3910-05 Online Magazine (The BluePrint)
3910-06 TSU News Network
3910-07 IMC Practicum
Minor:
(18-21 Hours) (Optional)
Course
Course
Number
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
4050 News Editing (tba)
4060 Investigative Reporting (tba)
4080 Sports Journalism (2400, 2640 and one of the following: 3300,
3400, 3800)
4100 Editorial Writing (tba)
4120 Adv. Graphic Design (3120 or 3110 prereq)
4400 Programming (fall)
4415 Feature Writing (tba)
4530 Reviewing and Criticism (tba)
4600 Special Topics (as needed)
4610 Adv. Recording Studio (3610 prereq) (spring)
4615 Audio for Video (3615 prereq)
4800 Independent Study (fall/spring/summer)
Semester/Year
Completed
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
Department of Communications
Form Last Modified August 2010
3
Lower Level Electives (sufficient hours to bring Total Earned Hours to 120 )
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Grade
Number
Completed
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
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
Reviewed and Approved:
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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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