MASS COMMUNICATION
at a glance
MSCM FACULTY
& STAFF
Dr. Mary Jean Land
Department Chair
212 Terrell Hall
maryjean.land@gcsu.edu
Dr. Kaylene Armstrong
224 Terrell Hall
kaylene.armstrong@gcsu.edu
Angela Criscoe
203 Terrell Hall
angela.criscoe@gcsu.edu
Dr. Kristin English
204 Terrell Hall
kristin.english@gcsu.edu
Dr. Jennifer Green
223 Terrell Hall
jennifer.green@gcsu.edu
Macon McGinley
208 Terrell Hall
macon.mcginley@gcsu.edu
Doug Monroe
201 Terrell Hall
douglas.monroe@gcsu.edu
Amanda Respess
209 Terrell Hall
amanda.respess@gcsu.edu
Dr. James Schiffman
225 Terrell Hall
james.schiffman@gcsu.edu
Dr. Ashley Torrence
210 Terrell Hall
ashley.torrence@gcsu.edu
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Tommie Benton
Secretary
211 Terrell Hall
tommie.benton@gcsu.edu
Hope Buchanan
Rebecca Neal
Pre-MSCM/MSCM Advisors
Center for Student Success
(478) 445-2361
M ASS COMMUNICATION MAJOR
REQUIREMENTS
MSCM 3306
MASS COMM THEORY & RESEARCH (3)
(This course is a prerequisite for all 3000-4000 level
MSCM courses. You must make a C or better)
MSCM 3300
MSCM 2930
MSCM 4402
MASS MEDIA LAW & ETHICS (3)
PRACTICUM (2)
SENIOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT (1)
SENIOR CAPSTONE: Upon completion of four SKILLS courses,
the student must choose ONE of the following:
MSCM 4501 STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS (3)
MSCM 4502 PRODUCING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA (3)
MSCM 4503 ENTERPRISE JOURNALISM (3)
MSCM 4960
INTERNSHIP (3)
Student may register and complete their internship
upon completion of four SKILLS courses.
S KILLS COURSES (12 hours)
Student must select 12 hours from the following
cross platform skills courses:
MSCM 3320
MSCM 3323
MSCM 3326
MSCM 3341
MSCM 3343
MSCM 3345
MSCM 3346
MSCM 3350
MSCM 3351
MSCM 3352
MSCM 3353
MSCM 3363
MSCM 3364
MSCM 3365
MSCM 3366
MSCM 3367
MSCM 3368
MSCM 3377
MSCM 3378
MSCM 4410
MEDIA MANAGEMENT (3)
PUBLICATION EDITING (3)
FEATURE WRITING (3)
MEDIA INTERVIEWING & LISTENING (3)
MEDIA DESIGN (3)
MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING (3)
ELECTRONIC EDITING (3)
RADIO OPERATIONS (3)
MESSAGE CREATION (3)
ADVANCED STRATEGIC WRITING (3)
STRATEGIC PLANNING (3)
ISSUES IN THE STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY (3)
STRATEGIC MEDIA PLANNING (3)
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM (3)
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (3)
NARRATIVE JOURNALISM (3)
SHOOTING FOR NEWS (3)
PRODUCING FOR THE EAR (3)
PITCHING FOR MULTIPLE SCREENS (3)
NEWSCAST PRODUCTION (3)
C ONVERGENT ELECTIVES (6 hours)
Student must take six hours from ANY other
3000-4000 level MSCM course NOT listed as a Skills Course.
ADMISSION
TO THE MAJOR
All students (current
students, entering freshmen
and transfer students) who
wish to major in mass
communication will be
classified as pre-MSCM
majors. Students will be
classified as MSCM majors
after applying for
acceptance into the major
and receiving official
acceptance by the faculty.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Students may apply to the
Mass Communication major
at any time as long as the
following have been met:
- declared pre-MSCM major
- hold a 2.75 cumulative
GPA after completion of
36 hours
- completed ALL of the
following courses and
earned a C or better:
ENGL 1101
English I
ENGL 1102
English II
MSCM 2201
Media
Literacy
MSCM 2205
Professional
Media Writing
MATH 2600
Probability
& Statistics
APPLICATION
FORMS AVAILABLE
Applications are provided in
the MSCM Office in
Terrell 211 or online at
www.gcsu.edu/masscomm/
admissions.htm
M ASS COMM ADDITIONAL COURSES
Student must select 6 hours from the following:
CBIS 3217
DESKTOP PUBLISHING (3)
CBIS 3218
WEB DESIGN TOOLS (3)
ANY 3000-4000 level ARTS, ENGL, RHET, MGMT, MKTG
4/10/20
CORE CURRICULUM CHECKSHEET
Area A1. Communication Skills
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1102
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Area A2. Quantitative Skills
MATH 1001
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1114
MATH 1261
*GC1Y must be taken in the student’s first year.
*GC2Y must be taken in the student’s second year.
7 Hours
CRITICAL THINKING
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (GP)
Area C1. Humanities and Ethics
AFST 2010
BLST 2010
ENGL 2110
IDST 2305
PHIL 2010
RELI 1111
3 Hours
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN STUDIES (GP)
INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES (GP)
WORLD LITERATURE (GP)
TOPICS IN THE HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS
SURVEY OF PHILOSOPHY (GP)
INTRO TO RELIGION (GP)
Area C2. Fine Arts
ARTS 1105
ARTS 1110
IDST 2310
IDST 2315
MUSC 1105
MUSC 1200
THEA 1105
3 Hours
QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING
INTRO TO MATH MODELING
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS
TRIGONOMETRY & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
CALCULUS I (4hrs)
Area B. Institutional Options
GC1Y 1000
GC2Y 2000
6 Hours
3 Hours
UNDERSTANDING VISUAL CULTURE (GP)
ARTS AND IDEAS
FINE & APPLIED ARTS IN CIVILAZATION (GP)
AMERICA'S DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE (US)
MUSIC AND CIVILIZATION (GP)
INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC LITERATURE (GP)
THEATRICAL HERITAGE
Area D. Natural Sciences, Math and Technology for
Non-Science Majors
11 Hours
*Non-Science majors must satisfactorily complete at least one three-hour science course
and its accompanying one-hour laboratory course in Area D.
ASTR 1000
ASTR 1000L
BIOL 1100
BIOL 1100L
BIOL 1107
BIOL 1107L
BIOL 1120
BIOL 1120L
CHEM 1151
CHEM 1151L
CHEM 1152
CHEM 1152L
CHEM 1211
CHEM 1211L
INTRO TO THE UNIVERSE
INTRO TO THE UNIVERSE LAB
(1)
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES LAB
(1)
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY LAB
(1)
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY LAB
(1)
SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY II
SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY LAB II
(1)
SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY II
SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY LAB II
(1)
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY LAB I (1)
REQUIRED OVERLAYS
GLOBAL (GP) (3 exposures required. All native students will complete
one exposure using the GC2Y course in Area B.
Two additional exposures will be required.)
US (US) (1 exposure required)
CRITICAL THINKING (Completion of ENGL 1101 in Area A1 and
GC1Y 1000 in Area B will fulfill this
requirement.)
CHEM 1212
CHEM 1212L
ENSC 1000
ENSC 1000L
GEOG 1112
GEOG 1112L
GEOG 1113
GEOG 1113L
GEOL 1121
GEOL 1121L
GEOL 1122
GEOL 1122L
IDST 2405
IDST 2405L
PHYS 1111
PHYS 1111L
PHYS 1112
PHYS 1112L
PHYS 2211
PHYS 2211L
PHYS 2212
PHYS 2212L
MATH 1113
MATH 1114
MATH 1260
MATH 1261
MATH 1262
MATH 2400
MATH 2600
CSCI 1000
CSCI 1200
CSCI 1301
CSCI 1302
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY II
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY LAB II (1)
INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (GP)
INTRO TO ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCE LAB (1)
INTRO TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE
INTRO TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE LAB
INTRO TO LANDFORMS
INTRO TO LANDFORMS LAB
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB
(1)
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LAB
(1)
NECESSITIES OF LIFE
NECESSITIES OF LIFE LAB
(1)
INTRO PHYSICS I
INTRO PHYSICS LAB I
(1)
INTRO PHYSICS II
INTRO PHYSICS LAB II
(1)
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS LAB I
(1)
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS LAB II (1)
PRECALCULUS
TRIG. & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
SURVEY OF CALCULUS
CALCULUS I
(4)
CALCULUS II
(4)
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL THOUGHT
PROBABILITY & STATISTICS
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
CURR TOPIC IN COMP & INFO TECH (1)
COMPUTER SCIENCE I
COMPUTER SCIENCE II
Area E. Social Sciences
ANTH 1102
ECON 2100
ECON 2105
ECON 2106
GEOG 1101
GEOG 1102
HIST 1131
HIST 1132
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
POLS 1150
PSYC 1101
SOCI 1121
9 Hours
INTRO TO ANTHROPOLOGY
ECONOMICS & SOCIETY (US)
MACROECONOMICS (US)
MICROECONOMICS (US)
INTRO TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (GP)
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (GP)
WORLD CIVILIZATION I (GP)
WORLD CIVILIZATION II (GP)
THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 (US)
THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 (US)
POLITICS & SOCIETY (US)
INTRO TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES (GP)
Area F. Required courses in MSCM
18 Hours
1.
MSCM Required Courses (6 hours)
MSCM 2201
Media Literacy (3)
MSCM 2205
Professional Media Writing (3)
2.
MATH 2600
Probability & Statistics (3)
(Must be taken in Area F if not satisfied in Area D)
3.
Any 1000-2000 level ARTS, ECON, ENGL, GEOG, HIST, IDST, MUSC,
POLS, PSYC, RHET, SOCI OR THEA (3-9 hours)
4.
Foreign Language
(0-6 hours)
*Students must show competence in a foreign language at the fourth university level.
*Any transfer student who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents,
must take these courses at GC.
Choose from FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN or SPANISH
Effective Fall 2013
4/10/20