Degree Requirements

Majors must complete a total of 40 hours. This includes a variety of core course requirements, courses in a selected concentration, and elective courses. All majors must also complete CN 150 Public Speaking as part of their general education requirements. In addition, all majors must complete a 15-22 credit hour minor, which students must declare with the department that grants it.

Contemporary Journalism Concentration

The contemporary journalism concentration prepares students who want careers as writers, reporters, editors, or designers. The curriculum emphasizes storytelling through writing, reporting, editing, designing, producing and managing for print, audio, video and web.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MM 100	Introduction to Mass Media	3
MM 199	Professional Media Applications	3
MM 202	Professional Media Writing	3
MM 300	Media Law, Ethics & Diversity	3
MM 321	Advanced Professional Media Applications	3
MM 326	Student Media Practicum	1
MM 403	Advanced Professional Media Writing	3
MM 416	Digital and Social Content Strategies	3
MM 426	Advanced Student Media Practicum	2
Choose one: MM 308 or MM 311		3
MM 494	Internship	2
MM 499	Career Development & Digital Portfolio	2
Upper Division electives in Mass Media		9
Total Hours		40

Advertising and Public Relations Concentration

The advertising and public relations concentration prepares students to work in a broad range of public and private sector positions requiring the skills of integrated brand promotion. The curriculum offers opportunities for students to pursue the business side of advertising and public relations or explore a customizable creative track. The course sequence includes instruction on professional media writing, principles and techniques of persuasive messaging, digital content strategies, message design as well as hands-on practice with real-world clients in the classroom. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MM 100	Introduction to Mass Media	3
MM 199	Professional Media Applications	3
MM 202	Professional Media Writing	3
MM 300	Media Law, Ethics & Diversity	3
MM 321	Advanced Professional Media Applications	3
MM 351	Data Literacy & Audience Research	3
MM 352	Advertising and PR Strategies	3
MM 403	Advanced Professional Media Writing	3
MM 416	Digital and Social Content Strategies	3
MM 432	Advanced Advertising and PR Strategies	3
MM 494	Internship	2
MM 499	Career Development & Digital Portfolio	2
Upper Division electives in Mass Media		6
Total Hours		40

Film and Video Concentration

The film and video concentration prepares students in a wide range of creative and technical skills and knowledge necessary for success as a professional in the field. The curriculum covers all of the stages of visual storytelling pre-production, production, and post-production. The course sequence provides a foundation in film history ad criticism combined with hands-on and theoretical instruction on screenwriting, picture editing, sound design, sound editing, production sound recording/mixing, cinematography, documentary filmmaking, and studio production.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MM 100	Introduction to Mass Media	3
MM 199	Professional Media Applications	3
MM 222	Screenwriting	3
MM 300	Media Law, Ethics & Diversity	3
MM 312	Cinematography	3
MM 350	Film Editing and Theory	3
MM 372	Film Production	3
MM 321	Advanced Professional Media Applications	3
MM 405	Documentary Filmmaking	3
MM 414	Advanced Film Production	3
MM 499	Career Development & Digital Portfolio	2
MM 494	Internship	2
Upper Division electives in Mass Media		6
Total Hours		40