Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications – Mass Communication Degree Program
MASS COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM
Curriculum Effective Fall 2013
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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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Zip:
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
Course
Number
ENGL
Literature
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
1
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
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Major Communication Core 15 hours
Course
Intro to Mass Comm.
Race, Gender, Class & the Media
Comm Research Methods
Internship (3950 or 3910 x 3)
Senior Project
Or Senior Seminar
Course
Number
COMM 1040
COMM 2800
COMM 3150
COMM 3950 or
COMM 3910
COMM 4500
or 4510
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
1 hr.
3 hrs.
Mass Communication Concentration Core - 12 hours required of all Mass Communication students, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Tech & Tech Digital Media
Fund. Of Media Writing
Newswriting (Journalism) or
Electronic Media Writing
(Visual Storytelling track) or
Copywriting (IMC)
Course
Number
COMM 1050
COMM 1060
COMM 2400 or
COMM 2500 or
COMM 2350
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
2 hrs.
1 hr.
3 hrs.
*Leadership track choose 1 of 3 above)
Digital Media Production
Comm. Law & Ethics
COMM 2640
COMM 3520
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
PLUS Choice of tracks in Journalism, Visual Storytelling, Integrated Marketing Communication or Media
Leadership & Performance Core,
PLUS 6 Hours Mass Communication Electives
Journalism Track Core – 15 hours required for Journalism track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Print/On-Line I News Rep
Radio News Reporting
TV News Reporting
News Editing
Choose one:
Radio-TV News II or
Print-Online News II
Course
Number
COMM 3300
COMM 3400
COMM 3800
COMM 4050
COMM 4350 or
COMM 4360
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Film & Television Production Core – 15 hours required for Film & TV Production track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
Visual Storytelling I
Audio Production
Video Studio Production
Video Storytelling II
Audio/Video Post Product’n
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
Sales Promotion
Creative Advertising Strat.
Prin. of Public Relations
Advanced Public Relations
Course
Number
COMM 3160
COMM 3335
COMM 4460
COMM 4480
COMM 4580
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Media Leadership & Performance Core – 15 hours required for this track, minimum grades of “C” (Top 3 required, then choose 2 of 10 listed)
Course
Course
Number
Semester/Year
Completed
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
To Be Completed
*Required
*Media Leadership
*Media Programming
*Princ. Of Public Relations
COMM 4380
COMM 4400
COMM 4480
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
COMM 2600
COMM 3260
COMM 3370
COMM 4230
COMM 4255
COMM 3335
COMM 2620
COMM 3620
THTR 2630
THTR 3720
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Choose two from below
Process/Effects of Media
Computer-Mediated Comm.
Media & Culture
Organizational Comm.
Crisis Communication
Sales Promotion
Basic Media Performance
Adv. Media Performance
Voice for the Actor
Acting for the Camera
Mass Communication Electives – 6 hours required, any Mass Communication upper-division elective courses,
minimum grades of “C”
Course
Course
Semester/Year
Hours
Grade
Semester/Year
Number
Completed
To Be Completed
Minor:
(18-21 Hours) (Optional)
Course
Course
Number
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:
Applied
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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Advisor
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Dr. Terry Likes
Department Chair
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Dr. Gloria Johnson
Dean
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Department of Communications
Form Last Modified August 2010
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