Mass Communication, Visual Communication Concentration, B.S.

Foundation Requirements (6 hours)

• JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
• JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours

Writing/Design Requirements (15-16 hours)

• JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
• JOUR 3450 - Editing 3 credit hours
• VCOM 2950 - Visual Communication Applications 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3910 - Basic Visual Design 3 credit hours

Conceptual Requirements (9 hours)

• VCOM 2010 - Introduction to Visual Communication 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3810 - History of Visual Communication 3 credit hours

Senior Special Topic (6 hours)

• VCOM 4010 - Information Design 3 credit hours
• VCOM 4180 - Advanced Visual Design 3 credit hours

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

 Choose one or a combination of not more than 3 hours total

• JOUR 3580 - MC Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours
• JOUR 4000 - MC Internship 1 to 3 credit hours
• Journalism upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Freshman

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)

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• JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
• EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
• RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

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• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
• Mathematics 3 credit hours

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

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• CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours OR OR
• INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing 3 credit hours OR
• INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours

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• VCOM 2010 - Introduction to Visual Communication 3 credit hours
• JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 9 credit hours

Junior

• JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours
• JOUR 3450 - Editing 3 credit hours
• VCOM 2950 - Visual Communication Applications 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3810 - History of Visual Communication 3 credit hours
• VCOM 3910 - Basic Visual Design 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 15 credit hours

Senior

• EMC 3020 - Writing for the Electronic Media 3 credit hours OR
• EMC 3060 - Writing for Digital Media 3 credit hours OR
• JOUR 3530 - Feature Writing 3 credit hours OR
• JOUR 3090 - Reporting 4 credit hours AND
• JOUR 3091 - Reporting Lab 0 credit hours

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• JOUR 3580 - MC Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours OR
• JOUR 4000 - MC Internship 1 to 3 credit hours OR
• JOUR elective (upper-division) 1-3 credit hours

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• VCOM 4010 - Information Design 3 credit hours
• VCOM 4180 - Advanced Visual Design 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 9 credit hours
• Minor or elective course 3 credit hours
• Elective 3 credit hours
• JOUR conceptual requirement 3 credit 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.