Communications Media, Public Relations, Social Media, and Advertising Production Concentration, B.S.

Communications Media

1. Students should demonstrate proficiency in the core tools and skills of their discipline.

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2. Students should be able to apply aesthetic principles to their work by developing and defending a portfolio that demonstrates craftship and meets professional standards for their discipline.

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3. Students should be able to explain how their work fits in the historical and theoretical context of their discipline.

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4. Students should apply core theoretical principles to the analysis and critique of media.

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5. Students should recognize and apply ethical perspectives to their work.

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Requirements for the Major in Communications Media

1. Phase I: Freshman Introductory Requirements: Phase I exposes students to the foundations, concepts, and practices used in the preparation, delivery, evaluation, and research of verbal and visual messages.

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2. Phase II: Applied Concentration: Phase II enables students to become involved with an in-depth investigation of an area in communications which is most closely aligned with individual talents and interests. Students must select and complete one concentration with the consent of their advisor. A minimum of five required courses must be taken within a concentration. Note: Only students who have completed the requirements of a second concentration can formally declare this concentration to have it recognized on their transcript. Students interested in Communication Studies as a second concentration may formally declare it at any time. Note: For some concentration courses, students are expected to pay for supplies that may range in cost from $100 to $300 per course.

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3. Phase III: Departmental Electives: In consultation with their advisor, students select four courses from GAME, COMM, TETA, or THEA:

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4. Four additional courses in the same concentration

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5. Four courses in other concentrations

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6. Any course which a student is using to fulfill either a General Education Program Requirement or a Minor may NOT be counted toward Phase III Requirements for the major

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7. Four courses from a combination of concentrations, including additional theory, conceptual, or methodological courses

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8. Phase IV: Upper-Level Theory/Conceptual/Methodological Requirements: For students in their junior/senior year

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General Education Requirement

1. SOC 1100

   Introduction to Sociology

   As published: “Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)”
   3

Phase I: Freshman Introductory Requirements

1. COMM 1205

   Introduction to Communication and Media Studies

   As published: “Introduction to Communication and Media Studies 3 Credit(s)”
   3
2. COMM 1220

   Message Design

   As published: “Message Design 3 Credit(s)”
   3

Phase II: Applied Concentration

Phase III: Departmental Electives

Phase IV: Upper-Level Theory/Conceptual/Methodological Requirements

1. Choose ONE course from Junior/Senior Writing Electives:

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2. COMM 1860

   Public Relations

   As published: “Public Relations 3 Credit(s)”
   3
3. COMM 2800

   Journalism

   As published: “Journalism 3 Credit(s)”
   3
4. COMM 3400

   Contemporary Cinema

   As published: “Contemporary Cinema 3 Credit(s)”
   3
5. COMM 3440

   Documentary Development

   As published: “Documentary Development 3 Credit(s)”
   3
6. COMM 3500

   Writing for Film and Video

   As published: “Writing for Film and Video 3 Credit(s)”
   3
7. COMM 3825

   Writing for Advertising

   As published: “Writing for Advertising 3 Credit(s)”
   3
8. COMM 3835

   Client Project Production

   As published: “Client Project Production 3 Credit(s)”
   3
9. COMM 3845

   Marketing Communication

   As published: “Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)”
   3
10. COMM 3860

    Writing for Organizations

    As published: “Writing for Organizations 3 Credit(s)”
    3
11. COMM 4201

    Writings in Aesthetics

    As published: “Writings in Aesthetics 3 Credit(s)”
    3
12. COMM 4210

    Information Design

    As published: “Information Design 3 Credit(s)”
    3
13. COMM 4240

    Media Criticism

    As published: “Media Criticism 3 Credit(s)”
    3
14. THEA 2750

    Playwrighting

    As published: “Playwrighting 3 Credit(s)”
    3
15. Choose TWO courses from Advanced Electives:

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16. COMM 3205

    Critical Making

    As published: “Critical Making 3 Credit(s)”
    3
17. COMM 3206

    Creative Coding

    As published: “Creative Coding 3 Credit(s)”
    3
18. COMM 3207

    Data & Society

    As published: “Data & Society 3 Credit(s)”
    3
19. COMM 3208

    Rhetoric in Greece

    As published: “Rhetoric in Greece 3 Credit(s)”
    3
20. COMM 3280

    Intercultural Communication

    As published: “Intercultural Communication 3 Credit(s)”
    3
21. COMM 3281

    Gender and Communication

    As published: “Gender and Communication 3 Credit(s)”
    3
22. COMM 4200

    Human Communication

    As published: “Human Communication 3 Credit(s)”
    3
23. COMM 4205

    Seminar in Communication Theory

    As published: “Seminar in Communication Theory 3 Credit(s)”
    3
24. COMM 4206

    Media and Society

    As published: “Media and Society 3 Credit(s)”
    3
25. COMM 4220

    Organizational Communication

    As published: “Organizational Communication 3 Credit(s)”
    3
26. COMM 4230

    Communication Law and Ethics

    As published: “Communication Law and Ethics 3 Credit(s)”
    3
27. COMM 4250

    Research Seminar

    As published: “Research Seminar 3 Credit(s)”
    3
28. THEA 3720

    Dramaturgy

    As published: “Dramaturgy 3 Credit(s)”
    3

Media History Requirement

1. COMM 2003

   History of Interactive Media and Games

   As published: “History of Interactive Media and Games 3 Credit(s)”
   3
2. COMM 2405

   World Cinema I

   As published: “World Cinema I 3 Credit(s)”
   3
3. COMM 2415

   World Cinema II

   As published: “World Cinema II 3 Credit(s)”
   3
4. COMM 2420

   History of TV

   As published: “History of TV 3 Credit(s)”
   3
5. COMM 2980

   History of Graphic Design

   As published: “History of Graphic Design 3 Credit(s)”
   3
6. COMM 3400

   Contemporary Cinema

   As published: “Contemporary Cinema 3 Credit(s)”
   3
7. THEA 2730

   History of the Theater I

   As published: “History of the Theater I 3 Credit(s)”
   3
8. THEA 2740

   History of the Theater II

   As published: “History of the Theater II 3 Credit(s)”
   3

Public Relations, Social Media, and Advertising Production Concentration

Required Courses

1. COMM 1860

   Public Relations

   As published: “Public Relations 3 Credit(s)”
   3
2. COMM 2825

   Social Media Advertising and Public Relations

   As published: “Social Media Advertising and Public Relations 3 Credit(s)”
   3
3. COMM 3804

   Communicating Project Design

   As published: “Communicating Project Design 3 Credit(s)”
   3
4. COMM 3825

   Writing for Advertising

   As published: “Writing for Advertising 3 Credit(s)”
   3
5. COMM 3845

   Marketing Communication

   As published: “Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)”
   3
6. COMM 4880

   Internship

   As published: “Internship 12 Credit(s)”
   12

Elective Courses

1. COMM 2805

   Introduction to Social Media

   As published: “Introduction to Social Media 3 Credit(s)”
   3
2. COMM 2800

   Journalism

   As published: “Journalism 3 Credit(s)”
   3
3. COMM 3835

   Client Project Production

   As published: “Client Project Production 3 Credit(s)”
   3
4. COMM 3870

   Feature and Magazine Writing

   As published: “Feature and Magazine Writing 3 Credit(s)”
   3
5. COMM 4210

   Information Design

   As published: “Information Design 3 Credit(s)”
   3

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