JUDSON UNIVERSITY
FOUR YEAR PLAN
Note: The Academic Planning Sheet is designed as a guide for students planning their course selections. The information on this page provides only a suggested schedule. Actual course
selections should be made with the advice and consent of an academic advisor. While accurately portraying the information contained in the Judson Catalog, this form is not considered
a legal substitute for that document. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time in which they entered the institution. Academic planning is the students'
responsibility.
Media Writing
Fall 2015
BST
Intro to Bibl Stds: Old Testament
Freshman comp course per to ACT/SAT
3
101
Questions of Life: Entering Judson Conversation
2
3
SPC
gen ed such as Intro to Soc or Psych
3
COM
Communications Arts Conference
0
ENG
GEN
Spring 2016
101
3
PSY111/SOC150 Gen Ed Intro to Psychology or Sociology
COM
293
Total
BST
102
Intro to Bibl Stds: New Testament
3
ESS
ESS gen ed phys activity course
1
ENG
Freshman comp course such as Media Writing
3
120
Foundations of Speech
3
293
Communication Arts Conference
0
14.0
Total
Fall 2016
COM
HIS
FLM
ENG
MAT
COM
311
262
243
357
293
10.0
Spring 2017
Language and Society
History of Civilization II
Video Production I OR gen ed
Creative Writing
Mathematics gen ed based on ACT/SAT
Communications Arts Conference
Total
3
3
3
3
3
0
15
SPC
Summer 2017
325 Story Telling (recommended)
3
3
4
3
3
ART/FLM/MUS/THE181 Gen Ed Appreciation Course
BST/
HIS Gen ed Bible elect or history requirement
SCM
Gen ed science w/lab course
SPC
325 Storytelling
ENG
211 Non-Fiction Prose
Total
Fall 2017
Total
16
3
Spring 2018
BUS
345
Advertising (B)
3
BUS
443
312
360
Literary Theory and Criticism
Archetypes of Western Lit OR Lit elective
3
3
BST/
HIS
Public Relations (B) OR elective
Gen ed Bible elect OR history requirement
3
ENG
ENG
Elective
3
EL
ENG
442
Elective
Screenwriting for TV and Film
3
3
Communication Arts Conference
0
COM
293
Communication Arts Conference
0
EL
COM
293
Total
12
ENG
Summer 2018
442 Screenwriting for TV and Film (recommended)
Fall 2018
COM
COM
GEN
EL
ENG
COM
495
499
401
Sr Internship (E)
3
BUS
443
Sr Research Project (F) OR independent study
3
COM
442
Questions of Life: Continuing Conversation
3
COM
495
Elective
1
COM
499
Writing elective
3
ENG
465X
293
Communication Arts Conference
0
COM
293
Total
13
NOTE: Illinois residents receiving state aid should register for 15 hours per semester.
Total
3
Total
12
Total
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
3
Spring 2019
Public Relations (B) OR elective
Communication Theory & Application
Sr Internship OR elective OR
Independent Study OR Sr Research Project
Shakespeare: Plays and Performances
Communication Arts Conference
A
B
C
You must take either Photography for Digital Media or Video Production I, although you may take both.
You must take either Advertising or Public Relations, although you may take both.
You must take two advanced speech courses (such as SPC220 Oral Interpretation/Literature; SPC221 Speech Techniques for Broadcast Media; SPC320 Argumentation & Debate;
SPC321 Persuasion or SPC323 Advanced Public Speaking.) NOTE: Group discussion also is almost always taught during a three week summer term.
D
Adv liturature courses include Eminent British Writers, American Literature Since 1865, The Inklings, Hero & Anti-Hero, Man & Woman, Prophetic Comedy, Man & Nature; Faith &
Doubt, Light in Darkness, Children's Literature or Adolescent Literature.
E
You must complete at least 1 internship (140 or more hours spent with a professional communication organization) and you may complete 2 internships as long as they are
significantly different experiences. Note: It is highly recommended that you complete your Senior Internship during the summer term.
F
G
Senior Research Project should be completed during either the fall or spring of your last year.
Communication Arts Conference: You must participate in the Communication Arts Conference each semester, but you get 1 credit in your last semester at Judson.
H
As part of the media major component, you must take either Introduction to Business (usually taken in the first or second year) or Leadership and Changes (in the third or forth
year). You may decide to take both
I
Communications Workshop is a contribution of service learning to the college community or an appropriate not-for-profit community organization. You must have at least 2
semester of these pass/fail half-credit courses, but we recommended you contribute almost every semester.
J
Most students find it beneficial to take Internship and/or Group Discussion and/or a lab science in a summer term. This allows them to take several extra electives during the four
years.