This program sheet is intended to act only as a guide to help students select courses to complete the Associate in Arts degree.
Identification of required and suggested courses is based on the best available information. It is strongly recommended that students
contact the appropriate department at the upper division institution in order to obtain the most accurate transfer information.
Miami-Dade
Mass Communication / Journalism (10600)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Associate in Arts
Mass Communication examines the role of media in society. Coursework includes media criticism and analysis, U.S. history and
government, sociology, and a study of the broadcast, cable and internet industries. Depending upon the student’s area of interest, study
can also include journalism, and television and radio production. A bachelors’ in mass com munication equips one to work in journalism,
corporate communication, or in certain business or managerial positions in television or radio.
AMH
2010
AMH
2020
AMH
2091
AML
2011
AML
2020
BSC
1005
CGS
1060
CIS
1000
COP
1170
CRW
2001
ECO
2013
ECO
2023
ENL
2022
FIL
1100
FIL
1200
FIL
1400
FIL
2257
JOU
1100
JOU
1946
LIT
2110
LIT
2120
MAC
1105
MAR
1011
MMC
2000
PHI
2010
POS
2041
POS
2112
PSY
2012
RTV
1000
RTV
1200C
RTV
1221C
SPC
2600
STA
2023
SYG
2000
WOH
2012
WOH
2022
M-DCC COURSE
CREDITS
HISTORY OF US TO 1877
BAR
2
STU
3
3.0
FAM
1
S1
FAU
1
S
FIU
1
S
FMC
FSU
1
S
UCF
1
HIST US SINCE 1877
3.0
S1
S
S
AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY
3.0
S
AMERICAN LITERATURE
3.0
S
S
S
S1
AMERICAN LITERATURE
3.0
S
S
S
S1
GEN EDU BIOLOGY
3.0
INTRO MICROCOMP USAGE
4.0
INTRO TO DATA PROCES
4.0
INTRO COM PROG/BASIC
4.0
CREATIVE WRITING
3.0
PRIN/ECONOMICS (MACRO)
3.0
PRIN/ECONOMICS (MICRO)
3.0
ENGLISH LITERATURE
3.0
FILM & TV WRITING
3.0
S1
FILM PRODUCTION 1
3.0
S1
HISTORY OF FILM
3.0
S1
FILM ED & POST-PROD
2.0
S1
BASIC REPORTING
3.0
JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP
3.0
SUR WORLD LITERATURE
3.0
S1
S
SUR WORLD LITERATURE
3.0
S1
S
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
3.0
S
PRIN OF MARKETING
3.0
INTRO MASS COMMUN
3.0
S2
R
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY
3.0
S
S
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOV
3.0
S
STATE & LOCAL GOV’T
3.0
INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
3.0
SURVEY/BROADCASTING
3.0
RADIO PRODUCTION
3.0
S2
S1
TV PRODUCTION
4.0
S2
S1
INTRO TO PUB SPEAKING
3.0
R
STATISTICAL METHODS
3.0
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
3.0
S
HIST WLD CIV TO 1715
3.0
S
HIST WLD CIV FROM 1715
3.0
S
S
UF
1
R
UM
4
S
R
S
UNF
1
USF
1
NSU
5
S1
S1
S1
S
R
S
D
S
S
S
S1
S
S
S
R 1
S
S
S
S
R 1
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
S1
S4
S
S1
S
S1
S
R
S
S
S1
S
S
R
S
S
S
S
R 1
S
R 1
S
S
S1
S1
S
S
S
R
S
S
D
S
S
S
S1
S
S1
S
S1
S
S1
S
S
S1
S1
R
R
S
S
R
S
S
S
R
S
R
R
S
D
S
S
S
D
S
S
S1
S
S1
S
S1
CODES: R = Required prerequisite; must be completed before acceptance into an upper division program
S = Suggested elective choice; will meet lower level general education or program elective requirements
1, 2, etc. = see notes on next page
* = Acceptable substitute for required prerequisite
D = Required for bachelor’s degree but not for admission to program
Visit us at our web site: www.mdcc.edu
UWF
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S
R
S
S1
FGC
Mass Communication / Journalism (10600) – Associate in Arts
NOTES:
A statewide articulation agreement governs transfer relationships between the 28 public community colleges and the 10 state universities
in Florida. In addition, M-DCC has initiated articulation agreements with a number of colleges and universities throughout the United
States. Students transferring to an out-of-state institution or private institution within the State of Florida should check that institution’s
catalog to determine appropriate distribution and elective courses. Consult your campus academic advisement office for additional
information.
1.
The State University System of Florida has specified common prerequisites for this major. Students who do not complete the
prerequisites at the lower division risk not being admitted to the upper division program. In addition to common prerequisites,
individual universities may identify selected electives which are not required for admission, but which the University recommends
students choose from to meet elective requirements. Taking prerequisites after transfer to the upper division may cause a student to
enroll for excess credits resulting in a penalty which may be imposed by the upper division in the form of increased tuition.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mass Communication majors are required to take 18 credits outside the major.
Take either AMH 2010 or 2020 and LIT 2110 or LIT 2120.
Take ECO 2013 or ECO 2023.
Advertising, Journalism, Magazine Production, Public Relations and Radio & TV Broadcasting majors take SPC 2600.
General information about programs at each of the universities follows. Contact the u niversities for additional information.
FAMU offers a BS in Journalism in the School of Journalism, Media and Graphic Arts with majors in Broadcast Journalism, Magazine
Production, Newspaper Journalism and Public Relations. Limited Access. Minimum 2.5 GPA and “B” in composition courses.
FAU offers a BA in Communication in the College of Arts and Letters at the Boca Campus with majors in Communication and
Government and Political Reporting. The Communication major is also offered in the College of Liberal Arts at the Davie Campus.
FIU offers a BS in Communication in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication with majors in Advertising, Broadcast
Journalism, Print Journalism, Public Relations, Television Production and Television Management. Minimum 2 .5 GPA is required in
all communication courses and required courses taken at FIU. Students must pass a diagnostic English grammar test. Students are
strongly encouraged to take CGS 1060 and SPC 2600.
FSU offers a BA or BS in Communication in the College o f Communications with majors in Advertising, Communication for Business
and Public Relations, Communication Studies, Speech, Interpersonal and Legal Communication, Media Communication, Media
Performance, Media Production, Public Relations, and Marketing. Limited Access. Minimum 2.8 GPA and a 3.0 in all
communications classes. Application deadline March 1st.
UCF offers a BA in Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences with majors in Interpersonal Communication, Organizational
Communication, Radio-Television, Motion Picture Technology, and Journalism (News Editorial and Advertising-Public Relations).
Limited Access. Radio-TV and Journalism majors must complete the Grammar Proficiency Examination and Keyboard Proficiency.
Please check with counselor for requirements for each major and deadlines for each program.
UF offers a BS in Telecommunication (with majors in News, Production, Operations) a BS in Journalism (with majors in Reporting,
Editing, Magazines, and Photojournalism), a BS in Advertising and a BS in Public Relations with a Track in Technical
Communications in the College of Journalism and Communications. Limited Access. Overall 3.0 GPA. Applicants must type 20
WPM.
UNF offers a BS in Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences with tracks in Journalism, Broadcasting, Advertising, and
Public Relations. Elementary statistics will be a new requirement for all students.
USF offers a BA in Mass Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences with majors in Advertising, Broadcast News ,
Broadcasting Program and Production Journalism, News -Editoria, Magazine, and Telecommunications. Limited Access. Minimum
2.7 GPA, grade of “C” or better in all ENC courses and satisfactory completion of an English Diagnostic Test.
UWF offers a BA in Communication Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences with majors in Journalism, Public Relations and
Advertising; Radio, Television and Film; Communication Studies. Limited Access. Minimum 2.7 GPA.
2.
3.
4.
5.
BAR offers a BA in Advertising, Broadcast Communication, Communication Studies and Public Relations in the Department of
Communication. Broadcast majors take MMC 2000, RTV 1200C and RTV 1221C.
STU offers a BA in Communication Arts. Take JOU 1100 or MMC 2000; CIS 1000 or COP 1170.
UM offers a BS in Communication with majors in Advertising and Public Relations, Print Journalism and Photography, Film and
Video, Communication Studies, Broadcasting, Broadcast Journalism, and Media Management. Students are limited in the total
number of mass communication courses they must take (maximum of 30 credits toward BS). Print Journalism majors take JOU
1100. Additional credits in mathematics, humanities, natural sciences, social science, and history are required. Visit the transfer web
site at: http://www.as.miami.edu/advising/index.html
NSU offers a minor in Communications in the Farquhar Center for Undergraduate Studies.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Effective Fall Term (2002-1) for New and Readmitted Students
The Associate in Arts Degree is a transfer degree which prepares students for upper division study and satisfies the general education requirements for all upper division public universities in Florida. Information concerning additional Miami-Dade Community
College courses required or suggested by the various colleges and universities for entry into major areas of study is available on each
program grid. For transfer into each program, other factors, such as your grade point average, may also be considered.
(60 CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION)
I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (36 credits)
ARC 2702
1. COMMUNICATIONS:** (6 credits)m
{Gordon Rule: 8000 words each}
ENC 1101
- English Composition 1
ENC 1102
- English Composition 2
ARH 2051
DAN 2130
IND 1130
2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:** (3 credits)m
Students should select the appropriate course.
ENC 2106
- Advanced Communication Skills
{Gordon Rule: 4000 words}
LIT 2480
- Issues in Literature and Culture
{Gordon Rule: 4000 words}
SPC 1026
- Fundamentals of Speech
Communication
{Gordon Rule: 4000 words}
3. HUMANITIES:** (6 credits)m
Students must take 3 credits from Group A and 3 credits from Group B.
Students are encouraged to choose courses from different disciplines in Group A and B. Students who
are majors in Architecture, Art, Dance, Interior
Design or Music should choose courses for their
respective major identified under the “Majors Only”
heading in both Group A and Group B.
3 credits from
ARH 1000
HUM 1020 MUL 1010
PHI 2604
-
ARC 2701
-
ARH 2050
-
IND 1100
-
MUH 2111
-
Group A:
Art Appreciation
Humanities
Music Appreciation
Critical Thinking and Ethics
(Prereq.: ENC 1101)
Majors Only
History of Architecture 1
(Arch majors only; dept. permission req.)
Art History 1
(Art majors only; dept. permission req.)
History of Interiors 1 (Interior Design
majors only; dept. permission required)
Survey of Music History 1 (Music
majors only; dept. permission required)
3 credits from Group B: {Gordon Rule assigned to all
courses in Group B: 2000 words}
ARH 2740
- Cinema Appreciation
LIT 2120
- A Survey of World Literature
MUL 2380
- Jazz and Popular Music in America
PHI 2010
- Introduction to Philosophy
THE 2000
- Theatre Appreciation
MUH 2112
Majors Only
- (Prerequisite: ARC 2701; Architecture
majors only; Dept. permission required)
- (Prerequisite: ARH 2050; Art majors
only; Dept. permission required)
- (Dance majors only; Dept. permission
required)
- (Prerequisite IND 1100; Interior Design
majors only; Dept. Permission required)
- (Prerequisite: MUH 2111; Music majors
only; Dept. permission required)
4. BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCE:** (6 credits)m
Students must take 3 credits from Group A and 3 credits from Group B.
If a 1000 level course is selected from one group, a
2000 level course must be selected from the other
group.
3 credits from Group A: {Gordon Rule assigned to
2000 level courses: 2000 words}
ANT 2410
- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
DEP 2000
- Human Growth and Development
ISS 1161
- The Individual In Society
PPE 1005
- Psychology of Personal Effectiveness
PSY 2012
- Introduction to Psychology
SYG 2000
- Introduction to Sociology
3 credits from Group B: {Gordon Rule assigned to
2000 level courses: 2000 words}
AMH 2010 - History of the United States To 1877
AMH 2020 - History of the United States Since 1877
ECO 2013
- Principles of Economics (Macro)
ISS 1120
- The Social Environment
POS 2041
- American Federal Government
WOH 2012 - History of World Civilizations to 1715
WOH 2022 - History of World Civilizations from 1715
5. NATURAL SCIENCE:** (6 credits)m
Students must take 3 credits from Life Sciences and 3
credits from Physical Sciences, excluding labs.
3 credits from Life Sciences:
BSC
HUN 1201
BOT
PCB 2033
ZOO
3 credits from Physical Sciences:
AST
GLY
OCE
CHM
MET
PHY
PSC
Majors in one of the natural sciences, architecture,
engineering, nursing and allied health programs
should select the appropriate sequence of courses
beginning with one of the following:
BSC 2010
CHM 1033 CHM 2032 PHY 2053
BSC 2085
CHM 1045
PHY 2048
6. MATH:** (6 credits)
{Gordon Rule: no writing required}
Any 6 credits excluding labs:
MAC
MAS
QMB 2100
MAD
MGF
STA 2023
MAP
MTG 2204
7. REQUIRED GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE:
(3 credits)
Select 3 credits from any of the following options.
• Cross-Cultural Studies:
ANT 2410
INR 2002
ECO 2013
ISS 2270
EDG 2701
LIT 2120
GEO 2420
LIT 2480
SYG 2230
WOH 2012
WOH 2022
• Any approved general education course previously
listed but not used to satisfy another general education
requirement.
• Any AST, BOT, BSC, CHM, GLY, MET, OCE, PHY, PSC,
Z00, HUN 1201, PCB 2033 or linked lab.
• Any MAC, MAD, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG 2204, STA
2023, QMB 2100 (excluding labs)
• Computer Science: 1 to 3 credit transferable computercourse
• Health - Wellness:
HSC 1121, HSC 2400, HLP 1080, or HLP 1081
• Any 3 credit introductory course in a major field that
satisfies statewide general education requirements:
ACG 2021
EDF 1005
REL 2300
AMH 2010
LIT 2120
PSY 2012
ANT 2410
PHI 2010
STA 2023
ARH 1000
PHY 2048
SYG 2000
CHM 1045
POS 2041
THE 2000
ECO 2013
POS 2112
• Any Foreign Languages course at the 2000 level.
• Sign Language: SPA 2614C or SPA 2615C
8. COMPUTER COMPETENCY TEST/COURSE BY
31ST CREDIT:
By the 16th college level credit (excluding ESL, ENS,
EAP and college preparatory courses), a student must
take and pass the computer competency test
OR
by the 31st college level credit (excluding ESL, ENS,
EAP and college preparatory courses), a student must
pass CGS 1060, an equivalent continuing education or
vocational credit course or retest with a passing score
on the computer competency test.
II. ELECTIVES: (24 credits)
As defined by program/specialization (refer to the
program grid). Courses that are not used for general
education requirements may be used for electives here
(refer to the list below).
ACG, AFH, AFR, AMH, AML, ANT, ARC, ARE, ARH, ART, ASC, ASH, AST, ATF
(except 2630L), ATT, AVM (except 1062, 1520, 1521), AVS, BCN, BOT, BRC1001,
BSC, BUL, CCJ (except 1102), CDA 2528, CGS (except 1400, 1500, 1501, 1510,
1511, 1541, 1543, 1560, 1564, 1571, 1580, 1810, 1871, 2140C, 2423, 2567), CHI,
CHM, CIS 1000, CJD (except 1442, 1940), CJT (except 2994), CLP, COE1949, COP
(except 1160, 1340, 2122, 2123, 2162, 2334, 2336, 2345, 2400, 2401, 2700, 2704),
COT, CPO, CRW, CTE (except 2781L, 2782L, 2783L, 2862, 2863, 2864), DAA, DAN
(except 1500, 1501), DEH, DEP, DES, DIE, ECO, ECP, ECS, EDF, EDG, EEC, EEL, EET
(except 1949, 2949), EEX, EGS, EHD (except 1402, 1941), EME, ENC1210, 2302,
ENG, ENL, EST, ETC, ETD, ETE, ETG, ETI, ETM, ETN (except 1350, 1351, 2352,
2455), EUH, FIL (except 2278, 2945), FIN 2000, FOT, FRE, FRW, FSS 1115, 2431,
GEA, GEB, GEO, GER, GEY (except 2000), GLY, GRA (except 1949, 2949), HAI, HBR,
HFT (except 1949, 2949), HLP (except 1082), HOS, HSA, HSC (except 1200, 2531,
2532, 2554), HUM 2513, 2574, HUN, HUS, IDH, IND, INP, INR, ISC, ISS, ITA, JOU,
JPN, JST, LAH, LEI, LIN, LIS, LIT, MAC, MAD, MAN (except 1949, 2949), MAP, MAR,
MAS, MCB, MET, MGF, MIS, MKA (except 1949, 2949), MMC, MRE (except 2920,
2930), MTG 2204, 2204L, MUC, MUE, MUG, MUH, MUL, MUM, MUN, MUO, MUS,
MUT, MVB, MVJ, MVK, MVO, MVP, MVS, MVV, MVW, NUR, OCB, OCE, OPT, ORH
(except 2234, 2277, 2932, 2949), ORI 2000, OST (except 1741, 1741L, 1742, 1742L,
1821, 1949, 2224, 2387, 2388, 2822, 2930, 2949), PAD, PCB, PCO, PEO, PEP, PEQ,
PET (except 2303, 2303L, 2940), PGY, PHH, PHI, PHM, PHT (except 2120, 2120L,
2931), PHY, PLA, POR, POS, POT, PPE, PSB, PSC, PSY, PUR, QMB, RAT, REA1106,
1205, REE, REL, RET (except 1273, 1273L, 1830, 1841, 2930, 2931, 2932), RTE
(except 2061), RUS, RTV, SLS 1401, SOP, SOW, SPA, SPC (except 2440, 2447L),
SPN (except 1030, 1031), SPT, SPW, STA, SUR, SYG, TAX, THE, TPA, TPP, TRA,
VIC, WOH, ZOO
**AREAS WITH DOUBLE ASTERISKS MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A “C’’ GRADE OR BETTER.
NOTES:
1. Students should check their individualized Degree Audit report to determine specific graduation policies in effect for their program of study for the year and term they entered Miami-Dade Community College.
2. Students must pass the CLAST examination or meet a state approved alternative to receive an Associate in Arts Degree.
3. Courses designated in the catalog as occupational will not be applicable towards the Associate in Arts Degree.
4. For courses numbered 1900-1999, 2900-2999, check your Degree Audit report for specific graduation requirements that they satisfy.
5. Courses numbered 0001-0999 and 9000-9999 cannot be used as a part of the Associate in Arts Degree.
6. A high school diploma or GED is required to enroll in the Associate in Arts Degree program.
7. This sheet is subject to revision and includes only active courses and current graduation requirements.
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT OFFICES
North Campus
Rm. 1164, 305-237-1425
Wolfson Campus
Rm. 3117, 305-237-3077
Homestead Campus
Rm. 1106, 305-237-5555
Kendall Campus
Rm. 3232, 305-237-2125
Medical Center Campus
Rm. 1354, 305-237-4238
InterAmerican Campus
Rm. 1117, 305-237-6133
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