communincations 69 Digital Media Studies emphasis Required core courses (16 hrs) COMM 101 Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Religion (3 hrs) COMM 201 Principles of Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs) COMM 205 Multimedia Reporting and Writing (4 hrs, including Multimedia Lab) COMM 270 Film and Television Aesthetics (3 hrs) COMM 432 Communications Law and Ethics (3hrs) Digital Media emphasis (23 hrs) COMM 287 Digital Photography I (3 hrs) COMM 323 Digital Video Production and Editing (3 hrs) COMM 324 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede TV) (2 hrs) or COMM 325 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede) (2 hrs) COMM 451 Multimedia Production I: History, Theory, and Management (3 hrs) COMM 452 Multimedia Production II: Design and Production (3 hrs) COMM 456 Graphic Design (3 hrs) COMM 491 Internship (3 hrs) CIS 318 Web Theory and Design (3 hrs) Total number of hours required for a Communications major with an emphasis in Digital Media Studies: 39
Film Studies emphasis Required core courses (16 hrs) COMM 101 Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Religion (3 hrs) COMM 201 Principles of Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs) COMM 205 Multimedia Reporting and Writing (4 hrs, including Multimedia Lab) COMM 270 Film and Television Aesthetics (3 hrs) COMM 432 Communications Law and Ethics (3hrs) Film Studies emphasis (23 hrs) COMM 275 Screenwriting Workshop (3 hrs) COMM 323 Digital Video Production and Editing (3 hrs) COMM 324 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede TV) (2 hrs) or COMM 325 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede) (2 hrs) COMM 372 History of Documentary Film (3 hrs) or COMM 373 History of Animated Film (3 hrs) COMM 470 Film and Television Criticism (3 hrs) COMM 475 Senior Film Workshop (Directed Studies) (3 hrs) COMM electives: Additional 6 hours selected with approval of adviser Total number of hours required for a Communications major with an emphasis in Film Studies: 39
Interpersonal and Public Communications emphasis Required core courses (16 hrs) COMM 101 Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Religion (3 hrs) COMM 201 Principles of Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs) COMM 205 Multimedia Reporting and Writing (4 hrs, including Multimedia Lab) COMM 270 Film and Television Aesthetics (3 hrs) COMM 432 Communications Law and Ethics (3hrs) Interpersonal and Public Communication emphasis (23 hrs) COMM 102 Speech Communication (3 hrs) COMM 341 Principles of Organizational Communication (3 hrs) COMM 345 Dynamics of Group Communication (3 hrs) COMM 350 Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion (3 hrs) COMM 180 Storytelling (3 hrs) COMM electives: Additional 8 hours selected with approval of adviser
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Total number of hours required for a Communications major with an emphasis in Interpersonal and Public Communications: 39
Multimedia Journalism emphasis Required core courses (16 hrs) COMM 101 Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Religion (3 hrs) COMM 201 Principles of Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs) COMM 205 Multimedia Reporting and Writing (4 hrs, including Multimedia Lab) COMM 270 Film and Television Aesthetics (3 hrs) COMM 432 Communications Law and Ethics (3hrs) Multimedia Journalism emphasis (23 hrs) COMM 287 Digital Photography I (3 hrs) COMM 316 The Press in Society (3 hrs) COMM 323 Digital Video Production and Editing (3 hrs) COMM 431 Narrative Journalism (3 hrs) COMM 491 Internship (3 hrs) Practicum: 2 hours from either of the following (students may repeat these courses over multiple semesters): COMM 324 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede TV) COMM 325 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede) Reporting/Writing Electives (Choose one) COMM 331 Advanced Reporting (3 hrs) COMM 335 Editing and Style (3 hrs) COMM 492 Journalism Honors (3 hrs) Multimedia Electives (Choose One) CIS 318 Web Theory and Design (3 hrs) COMM 313 Desktop Publishing: Layout and Design (3 hrs) COMM 337 Photojournalism (3 hrs) COMM 387 Digital Photography II (3 hrs) COMM 433 The American Magazine (3 hrs) COMM 456 Graphic Design (3 hrs) Total number of hours required for a Communications major with an emphasis in Multimedia Journalism: 39 Public Relations and Advertising emphasis Required core courses (16 hrs) COMM 101 Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Religion (3 hrs) COMM 201 Principles of Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs) COMM 205 Multimedia Reporting and Writing (4 hrs, including Multimedia Lab) COMM 270 Film and Television Aesthetics (3 hrs) COMM 432 Communications Law and Ethics (3hrs) Public Relations and Advertising emphasis (23 hrs) COMM 237 Basic Photography (3 hrs) or COMM 287 Digital Photography I (3 hrs) COMM 311 Public Relations Strategies (3 hrs) COMM 313 Desktop Publishing: Layout and Design (3 hrs) COMM 323 Digital Video Production and Editing (3 hrs) COMM 411 Public Relations Practices (3 hrs) COMM 491 Internship (3 hrs) or 3 hrs from the following: COMM 324 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede TV) (1-3 hrs) or COMM 325 Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede) (1-3 hrs) or COMM 483 Public Relations Lab (1-3 hrs) COMM electives: additional 5 hours selected with approval of adviser Total number of hours required for a Communications major with an emphasis in Public Relations & Advertising: 39 To earn a bachelor’s degree, a student must complete 128 semester hours in courses with course numbers at the 100 level or above. In addition to courses in the major (and minor, if applicable), students must complete the requirements for a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree as described on Pages 37-38 of the 2011-12 catalog. The B.A. degree requires foreign language through the intermediate level.