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MCOM

32 courses with the subject MCOM, 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.

MCOM 101Mass Media and Society3.0

MCOM 204 or ART 215 3

Subject: MCOM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 202Writing, Reporting & Editing I

Basic gathering and writing of news information in a fair and accurate manner suitable for presentation in various media formats. Editing of news writing for grammar, clarity, conciseness, accuracy, and style. Semester Hours 4.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 204Beginning Publication & Design

Application of basic design and typographic principles to a variety of print publications such as advertisements, flyers, newspapers, and brochures, using the latest design software. Semester Hours 4.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 210Digital Storytelling4.0

Media and Communication Applied Course Elective Credits 3-6 Applied Course 3-6 Credit Hours Item # Title Semester

Subject: MCOM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 240Career Readiness I

This sophomore-year course will provide basic instruction and support in preparing students for professional work. Specifically, the student will develop the tools and skills necessary for internships and practical experiences. Semester Hours 0.5

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 250Women and Media

Current and historical relationship of women with media. Women as subject matter, audience, and participants in various media forms. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 262Science Communication3.0

Major or Minor in another discipline

Subject: MCOM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 263Sports Communication

Sports Communications offers instruction, analysis, and training in the principles and practice of public relations in sports organizations. Instructional emphasis is on media relations and skills essential for sports communication professionals, including handling media interactions, problems, crises, and the integration of positive communications strategies with strategic goals of sports organizations. The course will apply the cultural, organizational, and critical theoretical approaches to various contexts of sport, including sports journalism, sports organizations, sports films, and other media, to explore contemporary issues of sport communication. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 264Health Communications

This course provides an overview of the field of health communication with attention to analysis and practice of health communication relationships and messages. Topics include patient‐provider communication, healthcare systems, health promotion and behavior change campaigns. With a focus on the intersection of health and culture. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 265Presenting and Professional Public Speaking3

Presenting and Professional Public Speaking improves online and in-person communication skills for engaged citizens. Techniques of preparation, anxiety reduction, and delivery are used to sharpen body, voice, and mind for speaking in varied contexts. Props, movement, slideshows, and sound are used to enhance presenting in community, business, teams, and other situations. Course meets in person but some assignments will have mediated components (video chat, recorded profile, etc.)

Subject: MCOM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 271Introduction to Film

Introduction to film techniques and conventions; consideration of social, artistic, and historical contexts of films, how they shape and are shaped by their time; and systematic exploration of such influential film genres as silent film, documentary, film noir, New Cinema, and auteur analysis. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 301Advanced Media Studies

This course explores the concepts supporting the media studies discipline. This perspective explores the social, political, and cultural role of media: such the news, advertising, speeches, entertainment, social and experiential media. Students will explore media production, content and effects through the application of media studies concepts. In addition, students will examine how audience predispositions, such as ideological orientations, the characteristics of decision making, and emotion are tied to perceptions of media representations and affect decision making and behavior. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 302Writing, Report & Editing II

Intermediate work in information gathering and writing for media in various styles, including in-depth reporting, features, and opinion pieces. Intermediate-level story planning, editing, and packaging for presentation in various media formats. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 320Social Media Theory and Practice

Social Media Theory and Practice focuses on utilizing social media platforms to build a competitive marketing advantage. The course features an extensive study on the integration and application of social media technologies. This course aims to introduce the student to the practices used in implementing social media to assist in organizational growth. In doing so, the student will understand the objectives, strategies, platforms, and tactics used in social media. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 321Advanced Expository Writing

Reading and writing longer forms of exposition, persuasion, narration, and analysis, with emphasis on clarity of style, argument, and advanced editing and research skills. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 340Career Readiness II

This junior-year course will provide intermediate instruction and support in preparing students for professional work. Specifically, this course will provide a place for students to directly reflect and synthesize their knowledge from other coursework and experiences on the topics of career and self development, communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, leadership, professionalism, teamwork, and information literacy Semester Hours 0.5

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 350Special Topics

Selected topics in the field with particular emphasis determined by student interest. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 368Campus Media Workshop

Application of media theories and management skills to campus media operation and production. Presentation of workshop proposal to a mass communications faculty member. Semester Hours 0.5

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 390Persuasive Communication

Introduction to persuasion theory, research, ethics, and methods with emphasis on analysis of and application to mass media messages. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 404Advanced Publication Design

Application of advanced design and typographic principles to a variety of more complex print publications such as newsletters, magazines, books, and pamphlets, using the latest design software. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 410Videography

Videography allows students to develop professional video, film, and television pre-production, production, and post- production skills. The course will cover the fundamentals of video production, including the techniques and the aesthetics of shooting, lighting, and editing. The advanced curriculum emphasizes hands-on production experience using digital video. The course will introduce video camera operation, camera stabilization techniques, lighting, scripts and storyboarding, digital imaging, motion graphics software, animations, and sound effects. Students will develop an understanding of the wide range of business aspects within the industry. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 420Advanced Reporting

Advanced work in gathering and organizing information for long-form writing, such as in-depth newspaper series, magazine articles, broadcast packages and online reports. Emphasis on locating sources, interviewing, following paper trails, and using databases. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 430Public Relations

Application of persuasion theory and multimedia skills to basic strategic communication formats used in a variety of organizations. Attention to economic, managerial, legal, and ethical considerations. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 432Marketing Communications

The course is an in-depth survey of the theoretical and structural models of marketing communication and aims to equip students with the tools necessary to create a coherent and fully integrated promotional campaign. Students will be actively involved in the design and implementation of various strategic communications approaches meant to target different publics. Semester Hours 3.0

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 440Career Readiness III

This senior-year course will provide advanced instruction and support in preparing students for professional work. Specifically, students will develop the tools and skills necessar for jobs upon graduation as well as reflect on their college career-preparation journey with an emphasis on ethical practice. Semester Hours 0.5 179

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 451Media Law & Ethics3.0

MCOM Minor Choose One Skills 3

Subject: MCOM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 460Independent Study

Advanced research on a topic related to mass communications, under the supervision of a faculty member. Semester Hours 1.0 -4

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 470Internship I2.0-6

One Additional MCOM Course Elective Credits 3

Subject: MCOM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 6
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 471Internship II

Work experience related to the student's major, jointly supervised by the department and a professional in the field. Periodic meetings with instructor, critique of experience including skills assessment, journal, and summary paper. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Pass-Fail Only. Semester Hours 2.0 -6

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 480Senior Project

Study of a communications question and completion of a project in consultation with a faculty member in the Mass Communications Department. Prospective candidates for the senior project should advise the department chair of their plans at the beginning of the junior year. Semester Hours 3.0 y Prerequisites Senior status and departmental permission. Emory & Henry University Catalog

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 490Honors Thesis I

Independent research in a special topic for honors. Semester Hours 1.0 -3

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

MCOM 491Honors Thesis II

Independent research in a special topic for honors. Semester Hours 1.0 -3

Subject: MCOM
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.ehc.edu

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