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Aug 24, 2024
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2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism, Advertising-Public Relations Concentration (Public Relations), B.S.
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School of Journalism
615-898-2814
Tricia Farwell, program coordinator
Tricia.Farwell@mtsu.edu
The public relations program helps students prepare for positions in public relations agencies, public relations and corporate communications departments, governmental public affairs departments, employee relations departments, and non -profit agencies.
Areas covered include strategic communications, media relations, corporate communications, crisis communications, entertainment public relations, healthcare public relations, international public relations, and research methods.
Students in public relations may choose the general program or a specialty in the recording industry.
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General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.
Major Requirements (47 hours)
School of Journalism Core (14 hours)
Writing/Design Requirements (9 hours)
Conceptual Requirements (9 hours)
Professional Topics (12 hours)
Senior Capstone (3 hours)
Minor (15-18 hours)
- Selected from outside the School of Journalism and Department of Electronic Media Communication; students may wish to consider a minor in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business.
Electives (14-17 hours)
- Students in the School of Journalism must complete 72 hours of coursework from outside JOUR or EMC courses. Students must select at least nine hours of liberal arts/social sciences (beyond General Education); at least six hours of liberal arts/social science electives must come from courses at the 3000-level or higher.
Total hours in program: 120
Curriculum: Journalism, Advertising-Public Relations (Public Relations-General)
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 Media and Entertainment courses.
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