50 courses with the subject MSCM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MSCM 1250Elements of Speech and Communication3
(Fall, Spring) An introduction to the elements of interpersonal communication and public speaking with emphasis on practical applications. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
(Fall, Spring) The study and practice of informative and persuasive public communication with attention to organization of ideas, oral effectiveness, and speech analysis. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . (Fall, Spring) Introduction to the role of mass communication in society and to the structure, function, and social impact of the communications media. Extensive discussion of media institutions, theories, practices, professional fields ,and effects on society, groups, and individuals. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . Examines patterns used by media to help shape public perception and the relationship between the media and other U.S. and international social systems and analyzes mass media products and explore the role of media in the construction of concepts of race, gender, class, religion, sexuality, and ability. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2200 MSCM 2400 and MSCM 1250 Provides students an opportunity to develop and master broadcast performance skills; includes radio and television on-air evaluation, self analysis, articulation, pronunciation and trends in the industry. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . (Fall, Spring) Examination of the mass media in relation to social institutions, public opinion, and government. Includes issues such as media violence, socialization, and entertainment. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . (Fall, Spring) A study of the techniques and tools for gathering and reporting the news, and an introduction to news writing with emphasis on the organization and development of news stories. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . Provides a historical overview of the contributions women have made to various areas of communication including, but not limited to mass communication, health communication, sports journalism, and media ownership. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . Exploration of the relationship between mass media and popular culture; introduction to techniques of media analysis and consideration of the aesthetics of such cultural artifacts as best-selling fiction and television comedies. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 . (Spring) An examination of the portrayal of minorities in the mass media with emphasis on African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans. Also focuses on the history of the minority media and the ways minority groups have produced media to meet their needs. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2480New Technologies and Society3
Prerequisites: ENG 1210, MSCM 2400. A survey of developing telecommunication systems and technologies, such as optical/digital technologies and how they affect traditional electronic media and society. Explores the social practices and communicatory processes that new technologies encourage and subvert. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210, MSCM 2400. A survey of developing telecommunication systems and technologies, such as optical/digital technologies and how they affect traditional electronic media and society. Explores the social practices and communicatory processes that new technologies encourage and subvert. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 - Introduction to Mass Communication: Structure and Social Impact A course designed to provide students with an introduction to basic elements of multimedia journalistic storytelling, including audio, video, slideshows, and online journalism formats. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . An introduction to feature film screenwriting. Explores the basic theory and formal aspects of story structure, character development, use of conflict, scene writing, dialogue and screenplay formatting. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 and Permission of Instructor A course in sports media production. Provides hand-on experience and training to assist the University’s Athletics department with behind-the-scenes work to produce media products for various home sporting contest. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 . (Fall, Spring) Public Relations Theory and Practice provides an overview of the public relations profession from its historic beginnings to its contemporary role in society. The course provides a foundation for the public relations concentration by exploring its definitions, history, theories, principles, strategic planning, management practices, and career possibilities. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 1250 . Explores the ways in which elements of the media socially reproduce prejudice and misperceptions against black women in television, film, music, news and advertising and the ways in which they have resisted these representations. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 and MSCM 2440 . This course provides students with the ability to identify, define and perform basic techniques, procedures and operations of sales and marketing within the communications field, with particular emphasis on radio and TV. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . Examination of the emergence of the free press, including the African American press and the development of mass media in the United States. Study of the technical, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped mass media in our society. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . An exploration of issues and implications of international information flow and of the uses of media (radio, television, film, Internet, etc.) and press systems. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 . This writing-intensive course will consider journalism as literature. We will study important literary journalists from the 18th to the 21st centuries, including Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Jack London, James Weldon Johnson, Lillian Ross, Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, George Orwell Jimmy Breslin, John McPhee, James Agee, John Simon, Dave Eggers, Yoskiko Sakurai, Colson Whitehead, Mugabo Rwiliriza and Kouross Esmaeli. Students (Fall, Spring) Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 . (Spring) Introduction to the study of cinema aesthetics with emphasis on film history, genres, and African American film. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 . (Spring) Introduction to the visual and technical aspects of 35mm and digital photojournalism. Practical experience in photographing general news events, sports, features, and other standard newspaper subjects. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 . (Fall) Practice in gathering and writing news for the mass media with particular emphasis on developing the student’s news judgment and writing skills. Attention to detailed reporting and interpretation, field assignments, team reporting, and computer-assisted reporting. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 . (Fall, Spring) A study of the tools and techniques of modern editing with emphasis on the editor’s role in a desktop publishing environment. Designed to provide experience with every stage of the copy flow from copy editing to final production. Includes units on media law and ethics. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 . (Spring) Introduction to graphic design techniques in newsletters, magazines, and newspapers. The focus of the course is to practice skills necessary for layouts and graphics from conception to finished product using desktop publishing and photo editing software. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 3540Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines3
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 . (Spring) Practice in researching, developing, organizing, writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines as well as analysis of style and trends in newspaper and magazine feature stories. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 . (Fall, Spring) Introduction to writing news and public affairs copy for broadcast media, public service announcements, radio and television commercials, broadcast continuity, and dramatic programs. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 3560 . (Fall, Spring) Introduction to the basic principles of audio production, including the operation of studio equipment and the writing, producing, and presenting of programs. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 3560 . (Fall, Spring) Introduction to the fundamentals of small-systems video production. A study of the basic techniques of television studio and field production. Topics include camera use, lighting, sound in television production, producing, directing, and editing. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2585 or permission of Instructor An advanced course in sports media production. Provides hands-on experience and continued training to assist the University’s athletics department with behind-the-scenes work to produce media products for various home sporting contests. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 . (Fall) Study of the theory and practice of public relations. Analysis of public relations as a communication function of organizations. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 , MSCM 2440 . (Fall, Spring) Public Relations Writing & Publications provides an emphasis on external communications. Students will be able to create public relations strategies and plans for a variety of types of organizations. They will produce press releases and brochures, assemble media kits, develop PSAs, design displays and choose media strategies to match campaign objectives applying fundamental techniques used by public relations professionals. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 . Approval by a faculty committee and a minimum grade point average of 2.6 overall are also required. (Fall, Spring, Summer) A guided internship in the mass media that will give students experience needed for career planning and development. May be repeated for up to 9 credit hours. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 3610Issues in Media3-6
(Spring) A seminar on selected topics in contemporary media studies. Courses may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 . Special Topics in Mass Communication allows for in-depth study of emerging topics and trends in mass communication. Topics will vary each semester depending on the instructor and changes in the news or entertainment media landscape. It is designed to address the emerging issues related to the discipline. Course maybe taken 3 times for credit when the topic varies. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 , MSCM 2440 , MSCM 2590 . Students will learn the techniques to critically analyze public relations cases using theories and practices learned in prior courses. They will then apply the public relations process to design a communication campaign employing research, planning, implementation and evaluation. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 , MSCM 2430 . (Fall, Spring) A study of the development and scope of mass communication theory. Analysis of social/behavioral and critical/cultural approaches to mass communication theory. Study of the use and analysis of research in mass communication. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 . An examination of major legal issues facing media practitioners, including press freedom, censorship, libel, invasion of privacy, access to information, copyright protection, and emerging legal issues related to online communication and an exploration interlocking technological, economic, political and social forces that shape communication law. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 . (Fall, Spring) A study of legal and ethical issues relating to the practice of mass communication; study of constitutional guarantees, freedom and responsibility of the press, libel law, rights of privacy, professional standards, and industry self-regulation. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
MSCM 2400 - Introduction to Mass Communication: Structure and Social Impact (3) A survey of moral and ethical issues confronting media professional in the course of carrying out their duties and responsibilities. Primary research and discussion on ethical problems and issues in Mass Communication within a framework of basic theories and functions of the media. (Fall, Spring) Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 , MSCM 2440 , and MSCM 2540 . (Fall, Spring) Guided on-the-job training with on-campus media and organizations. Choice of workplace depends on concentration. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 , MSCM 3570 . (Fall, odd years) Advanced analysis and application of the principles and methods of audio production with emphasis on studio technique. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 , MSCM 3580 . (Fall, even years) Advanced analysis and application of the principles and methods of video production with emphasis on creative and technical skills required for preparing media programs. A hands-on, project-based approach to video production offering basic instruction in digital video production and editing. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 , MSCM 3580 . (Fall, even years) Application of video and computer technology in training, employee relations, public relations, and other non-broadcast applications. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 and MSCM 3560 . Workshop in the production of audio and/or video nonfiction or documentary projects. The course focuses on narrative, representational, and aesthetic strategies of documentary production. Students produce a documentary (individually or in small groups) and complete workshop projects that provide experience in conceptualization and project development. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 . (Spring) An advanced study of reporting on public issues with emphasis on government, the courts and public agencies and special problems such as race relations, ecology, welfare and tax reform, minority rights, and consumerism. Attention to detailed reporting and interpretation. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2440 and permission of the instructor. (Fall, Spring) A minimum grade point average of 3.0 in English courses and 2.6 overall are also required. A specialized critical and detailed study of problems in mass communication. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
(Fall, Spring) Focus on production of short films by working directly with actors and to learn how to correctly light a scene, shoot with multiple cameras, write screenplays, and edit complete projects. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 , MSCM 2440 . A study of management of media organizations, especially small daily and weekly newspapers, including an analysis of problems of the African American press and electronic media. Attention to community relations and public service issues. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
ENG 1210 , MSCM 2400 , MSCM 3600 . (Fall, Spring) Approval by a faculty committee and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in English courses and 2.6 overall are also required. A guided internship in the mass media that will give students experience needed for career planning and development. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Source: North Carolina Central University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
