Mar 29, 2024  
2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mass Communication, Advertising-Public Relations Concentration (Recording Industry) B.S.


 

School of Journalism 

Advertising and public relations are distinct fields; these programs help students prepare for positions in advertising agencies and departments, media sales and management, advertising production and design, public relations agencies and departments, and organizational and employee relations.

Students in public relations may choose the general program or a specialty in the recording industry; both programs require 37-39 credits by the junior year, students should choose two minors and one should be in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business. With permission of the advisor or the director of the School of Journalism, a student may replace the 15 hours in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business with a minor in the basic or applied sciences or a minor in the liberal arts and sciences.

Admission to Candidacy


To be admitted to candidacy, the student must meet the following requirements:

  1. 45 hours completed before applying for candidacy
  2. Grade of C (2.00) or better in each of the following:

             EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 

             JOUR 2710 

             PR 2040 

             ENGL 1010  or ENGL 1020   (grade of B prerequisite for JOUR 2710 )

             Math course satisfying General Education   Mathematics requirement

       3.  Minimum overall GPA in all school and university coursework of 2.50.

Required Courses


Writing/Design Requirements (15 hours)


Senior Topics (3 hours)


Internship/Practicum or Upper-Division Elective (1-3 hours)


Curriculum: Mass Communication, Advertising-Public Relations (Recording Industry)


Curricular listings include General Education   requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Majors must have a C (2.00) or better in all mass communication courses.

Freshman


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


Subtotal: 28-30 Hours


Total hours in program: 120


NOTE:


All students in the School of Journalism are required to complete two 15-18 hour minors. Students in any School of Journalism concentration may not minor in any area of the College of Mass Communication. A computer literacy course is required. CSCI 1000 will not meet this requirement.