Program: Mass Communication Minor for Recording Industry Music Business Majors - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

The minor in Mass Communication for Recording Industry Music Business majors requires 18 hours of elective coursework in the College of Media and Entertainment not including EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 , JOUR 3580 /EMC 3580 , JOUR 4000 /EMC 4000 , or any RIM courses. Nine (9) hours must be upper-division elective courses.

Journalism, Public Relations, or Media Management areas require an additional three (3) hours from ACTG 2110 or ACTG 3000 .

Journalism Specialty

Required courses (15 hours)

ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours OR
ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3090 - Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 3530 - Feature Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours

Electives (6 hours)

IAM 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours
EMC 3510 - Mass Media and American Culture 3 credit hours
EMC 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours
EMC 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours
JOUR 3000 - Introduction to Motion Pictures 3 credit hours
JOUR 3430 - Radio News Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 3450 - Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3500 - Video Reporting and Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3520 - Special Topics in Professional Issues 3 credit hours
JOUR 3590 - Magazine Writing and Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3740 - Advanced Electronic Media News Reporting and Producing 4 credit hours
JOUR 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours
JOUR 4300 - Reviewing and Criticism 3 credit hours
JOUR 4440 - Advanced Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 4510 - Media History and Culture 3 credit hours
JOUR 4780 - Media and Markets 3 credit hours
JOUR 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours
PHOT 2050 - Basic Black and White Photography 3 credit hours
VFP 3000 - History of American Cinema 3 credit hours
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours
VFP 3570 - Broadcast Announcing and Performance 3 credit hours
VFP 4020 - Screenwriting II 3 credit hours
JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
RIM 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours
JOUR 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours
JOUR 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures 3 credit hours

Total hours: 21

Public Relations Specialty

Required courses (15 hours)

ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours OR
ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
JOUR 2710 - Media Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
PR 2040 - Public Relations Principles 3 credit hours
PR 3360 - Strategic Communication Writing for Public Relations 3 credit hours

Electives (6 hours)

ADV 3020 - Principles of Advertising 3 credit hours
ADV 3170 - Strategic Communication Writing for Advertising 3 credit hours
ADV 3480 - Media Strategy and Buying 3 credit hours
IAM 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours
EMC 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours
EMC 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures 3 credit hours
EMC 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours
JOUR 3430 - Radio News Reporting 3 credit hours
JOUR 3500 - Video Reporting and Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3530 - Feature Writing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3590 - Magazine Writing and Editing 3 credit hours
JOUR 3740 - Advanced Electronic Media News Reporting and Producing 4 credit hours
JOUR 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours
JOUR 4510 - Media History and Culture 3 credit hours
JOUR 4780 - Media and Markets 3 credit hours
JOUR 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures 3 credit hours
JOUR 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours
PHOT 2050 - Basic Black and White Photography 3 credit hours
PR 3380 - Public Relations Publications 3 credit hours
PR 3400 - Case Studies in Public Relations 3 credit hours
PR 4740 - Public Relations Campaigns 3 credit hours
VCOM 2010 - Introduction to Visual Communication 3 credit hours
VCOM 2950 - Visual Communication Applications 3 credit hours
VCOM 3930 - Visual Storytelling for Journalism 3 credit hours
VFP 3570 - Broadcast Announcing and Performance 3 credit hours
VFP 4020 - Screenwriting II 3 credit hours
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours
JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
RIM 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours
JOUR 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours

Total hours: 21

Media Management Specialty

Required courses (9 hours)

ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours OR
ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
ADV 3020 - Principles of Advertising 3 credit hours OR
PR 2040 - Public Relations Principles 3 credit hours OR
VFP 2410 - History of American Television 3 credit hours

Electives (12 hours)

One must be from

EMC 3030 - Electronic Media Advertising 3 credit hours
EMC 3110 - Radio Station Operations 3 credit hours
EMC 4010 - Media Sales 3 credit hours
EMC 4140 - Media Programming 3 credit hours
EMC 4430 - Media Management 3 credit hours
JOUR 4780 - Media and Markets 3 credit hours

Additional three courses may be taken from above or from the following:

JOUR 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours
JOUR 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours
JOUR 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours
EMC 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours

Total hours: 21