Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016

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Mass Communication: Public Relations Concentration, BA

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This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:
120 semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
42 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in this major:
30 semester hours

Required Courses in this Major:

Specific required courses:

COMM 2301 - Introduction to Mass Media 3 hrs
COMM 2320 - Digital News Production 3 hrs
COMM 2330 - Newsgathering 3 hrs
COMM 2340 - Media Law 3 hrs
COMM 3360 - Public Relations 3 hrs
COMM 3321 - Media Copy Writing 3 hrs
ARTS 3341 - Graphics 3 hrs
COMM 3372 - Online Journalism 3 hrs
COMM 3338 - Marketing for the Media 3 hrs
COMM 4310 - History of Television 3 hrs
COMM 4332 - Public Relations Writing 3 hrs
COMM 4360 - Communication Theory and Research 3 hrs
COMM 4374 - Student Media Practicum 3 hrs
COMM 4390 - Communication Internship 3 hrs

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Required for a BA in Mass Communication - Concentration - Public Relations

Fall - Year One

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
MATH 1301 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 3 hrs
DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs
COMM 2320 - Digital News Production 3 hrs
INDS 1311 - Application of Learning 3 hrs (for first time traditional freshmen)

Total: 19 hrs

Spring - Year One

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 16 hrs

Fall - Year Two

ENGL 2336 - Introduction to Poetry and Drama 3 hrs
COMM 2301 - Introduction to Mass Media 3 hrs
COMM 2330 - Newsgathering 3 hrs
PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Spring - Year Two

COMM 3360 - Public Relations 3 hrs
COMM 2340 - Media Law 3 hrs
COMM 4360 - Communication Theory and Research 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

Fall - Year Three

COMM 3338 - Marketing for the Media 3 hrs
COMM 3321 - Media Copy Writing 3 hrs
COMM 4332 - Public Relations Writing 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

Spring - Year Three

COMM 3372 - Online Journalism 3 hrs
COMM 4310 - History of Television 3 hrs
COMM 4374 - Student Media Practicum 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

COMM 4390 - Communication Internship 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs

Total: 12 hrs

Spring - Year Four

Minor or Elective 3 hrs
Minor or Elective 3 hrs
Minor or Elective 3 hrs
Minor or Elective 3 hrs

Total: 12 hrs

Note(s):

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor, and validation of completion of:

overall semester hours - 120
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Foreign language requirement:
SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412

Acceptable minor fields:
Any OLLU approved minor

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