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Description and Requirements
The Communications Major allows the student to design a program in the mass media to fulfill individual needs. For the major students complete the core requirements and the concentration of their choice. Not all classes are offered every semester.
Core Requirements:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 100 | News Reporting | 4 |
| JOUR 166 | Introduction to Mass Media | 4 |
| JOUR 460 | Law and the Mass Media | 4 |
| JOUR 467 | Ethics of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic | 4 |
| JOUR 499 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| RDIO 230 | Radio Production I | 4 |
Broadcast Journalism Concentration:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 315 | Syntax and Grammar for theProfessional Writer | 4 |
| RDIO 306 | Radio News Production | 2 |
| TV 225 | Fundamentals of Video Production | 4 |
| TV 235 | Intermediate Video Production | 4 |
| TV 305 | Radio/TV Newswriting and Editing | 4 |
| TV 307 | TV News Production | 2 |
| JOUR 220 | Newspaper Production I, or | |
| TV 307 | TV News Production - second semester, or | |
| TV 330 | Television Editing | 2-4 |
| TV 320 | Advanced Video Production I | 2 |
| TV 497 | Internship | 1-4 |
Multimedia Concentration:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 317 | Graphic Production Processes andDesign for Publications | 4 |
| JOUR 318 | Survey of Multi-Media | 4 |
| JOUR 319 | Designing Multi-Media Web Pages | 4 |
| JOUR 497 | Internship | 1-4 |
| TV 225 | Fundamentals of Video Production | 4 |
| TV 340 | Television Graphics | 4 |
PHOT 210 and PHOT 310, or PHOT 230:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PHOT 210 | Elementary Photography | 4 |
| PHOT 310 | Photoshop | 4 |
| PHOT 230 | Documentary Photography | 4 |
Public Affairs/Information Concentration:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 220 | Newspaper Production | 2 |
| JOUR 317 | Graphic Production Processes andDesign for Publications | 4 |
| JOUR 318 | Survey of Multi-Media | 4 |
| JOUR 319 | Designing Multi-Media Web Pages | 4 |
| JOUR 325 | A Magazine Production I | 2 |
| JOUR 328 | Media Sales | 4 |
| JOUR 330 | Theory and Principles of PublicRelations | 4 |
| JOUR 430 | Public Relations Practices | 4 |
| JOUR 497 | Internship | 1-4 |
PHOT 210 and PHOT 310, or PHOT 230:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PHOT 210 | Elementary Photography | 4 |
| PHOT 310 | Photoshop | 4 |
| PHOT 230 | Documentary Photography | 4 |
One of the following three:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 360 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| BUS 369 | Integrated Marketing Communication | 4 |
| MGMT 354 | Oral Communication in Organization | 4 |
This web catalog is valid from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010.