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Mass Communication

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Required Courses

COM 106Introduction to Mass Media3 cr
COM 120Fundamentals of Public Speaking3 cr
COM 305Mass Communication Law & Ethics3 cr

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The following courses (9 credits) are required of mass communication minors; an asterisk (*) denotes an online course: COM 106 - Introduction to Mass Media 3 credits *; COM 120 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 credits *; COM 305 - Mass Communication Law & Ethics 3 credits *

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COM 306Modes of Media Criticism3 cr
COM 307Critical Media Theory3 cr
COM 316Mass Communication Research Methods3 cr
COM 317Mass Communication Theory3 cr
JRN 301The Changing News Business3 cr
JRN 319The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture3 cr
JRN 363Magazine Writing3 cr
COM 365Talking Science3 cr
JRN 366Press & the Presidency3 cr
COM 399Special Topics in Mass Communication3 cr
JRN 413Journalisms of the Global South3 cr
COM 436Environmental Communication3 cr

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Three electives (9 credits) at or above the 300 level are required; an asterisk (*) denotes an online course. Students may choose from the following (all three-credit courses): COM 306 - Modes of Media Criticism 3 credits; COM 307 - Critical Media Theory 3 credits; COM 316 - Mass Communication Research Methods 3 credits; COM 317 - Mass Communication Theory 3 credits; JRN 301 - The Changing News Business 3 credits; JRN 319 - The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture 3 credits; JRN 363 - Magazine Writing 3 credits; COM 365 - Talking Science 3 credits; JRN 366 - Press & the Presidency 3 credits; COM 399 - Special Topics in Mass Communication 3 credits; JRN 413 - Journalisms of the Global South 3 credits; COM 436 - Environmental Communication 3 credits