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 3321 - Media Copy Writing 3 hrs
COMM 3338 - Marketing for the Media 3 hrs
COMM 3360 - Public Relations 3 hrs
COMM 3372 - Online Journalism 3 hrs
COMM 4310 - History of Television 3 hrs
COMM 4332 - Public Relations Writing 3 hrs
COMM 4360 - Communication Theory 3 hrs
COMM 4374 - Student Media Practicum 3 hrs
COMM 4390 - Communication Internship 3 hrs
ARTS 3341 - Graphics 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
DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
MATH 1301 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs or
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

ARTS 2361 - Global Perspectives in Art History 3 hrs
ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology 3 hrs
CMAS 1301 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies 3 hrs
ENGL 2331 - Introduction to World Literature I 3 hrs
HIST 1355 - World History: People and Events to 1600 3 hrs
SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs
SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hrs
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 hrs
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 hrs
CDIS 2341 - American Sign Language I 3 hrs
CDIS 2342 - American Sign Language II 3 hrs
OR any Foreign Language course transferred from another institution

Total: 16 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ARTS 1361 - Art Appreciation 3 hrs
DRAM 2301 - Theater Appreciation 3 hrs
COMM 2310 - Introduction to Film 3 hrs
MUSI 2331 - Listening to Music 3 hrs
MUSI 1151 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 1152 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 1155 - Ensemble 1 hr
MUSI 1160 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 1161 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 1170 - OLLU Band 1 hr
MUSI 1171 - OLLU Band 1 hr
MUSI 2128 - Lake Effect 1 hr
MUSI 2135 - Mariachi De Los Santos 1 hr
MUSI 2151 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 2152 - University Choir 1 hr
MUSI 2160 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 2161 - Choral Union 1 hr
MUSI 2170 - OLLU Band 1 hr
MUSI 2171 - OLLU Saints Pep Band 1 hr
The following Ensembles are eligible when taking MUSI 1155 (Brass, Guitar, Orchestra, Percussion, String, Vocal, Wind)

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

ARTS 2361 - Global Perspectives in Art History 3 hrs
ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology 3 hrs
CMAS 1301 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies 3 hrs
ENGL 2331 - Introduction to World Literature I 3 hrs
HIST 1355 - World History: People and Events to 1600 3 hrs
SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs
SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hrs
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 hrs
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 hrs
CDIS 2341 - American Sign Language I 3 hrs
CDIS 2342 - American Sign Language II 3 hrs
OR any Foreign Language course transferred from another institution

Total: 16 hrs

Fall - Year Two

COMM 2301 - Introduction to Mass Media 3 hrs
COMM 2320 - Digital News Production 3 hrs
COMM 2330 - Newsgathering 3 hrs
PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Two

One of the Following: 4 hrs

ANTH 2353 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 hrs
ANTH 2453 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 4 hrs
BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Life Sciences 4 hrs
BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 1410 - Environmental Science 4 hrs
BIOL 1421 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1422 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
BIOL 2300 - Introduction to Evolution 3 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs
PHSC 1400 - Introduction to Physical Science 4 hrs
PHSC 1411 - Physical Science I 4 hrs
PHSC 1412 - Physical Science II 4 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: 16 hrs

Fall - Year Three

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

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

COMM 3372 - Online Journalism 3 hrs
COMM 4310 - History of Television 3 hrs
COMM 4374 - Student Media Practicum 3 hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

COMM 4390 - Communication Internship 3 hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

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

ARTS 3341 - Graphics 3 hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit 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

Required General Education courses:
SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412 or any two semesters of the same foreign language

Acceptable minor fields:
Any OLLU approved minor