Dec 03, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mass Communication Minor for Recording Industry Music Business Majors

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 - Journalism and Media in the Movies 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
VFP 2510 - 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 - Advertising Copy and Creativity 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
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