Students majoring in mass communication are interested in careers in newspaper journalism, broadcast journalism, broadcast production, media management, magazine journalism, public relations, advertising, business journalism, or online journalism. By the time of graduation, mass communication graduates are expected to be able to gather, organize and process information; conduct interviews; write to a professional level of competence; and edit and produce, either in printed or broadcast form; all while meeting standards of professional ethics.
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General Education |
Semester Hours |
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|---|---|---|
| ACAD 101 | Principles of the Learning Academy |
1 |
| Shared Skills and Proficiencies |
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| Writing and Critical Thinking | ||
| WRIT 101 | Composition |
3 |
| HMXP 102 | Human Experience | 3 |
| CRTW 201 | Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing |
3 |
| Oral Communication | Met in major with SPCH 201 | 0 |
| Technology | Met in major with MCOM 226 and 230 | 0 |
| Intensive Writing | Met in major with MCOM 412 | 0 |
| Constitution Requirement | See approved list; may be met with another requirement | 0-3 |
| Physical Activity | See approved list; | 1 |
| Thinking Critically Across Disciplines* | ||
| Global Perspectives | See approved list; may be met in major |
0-3 |
| Historical Perspectives | See approved list |
3 |
| Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives* |
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| Social Science | See approved list; must include 2 designators; may be partially met in major |
3-6 |
| Humanities and Arts | See approved list; must include 2 designators |
6 |
| 3 hours met in major | ||
| Quantitative Skills and Natural Science | (3 courses) | 6-12 |
| Quantitative Skills | See approved list; may be met in major | (0-8) |
| Natural Science | See approved list; must include one lab science. If 2 courses taken, must be in two different groups: Life, Physical, Earth |
(3-8) |
| Subtotal | 29-44 | |
| *No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas |
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| Requirements in Major | C- or higher required in all MCOM courses |
47.5-49.5 |
| CSCI 101B | Using Microsoft Excel | 0.5 |
| SPCH 201 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| MATH 101, 150 or 151, and MATH 141 | Alg & Trig for Calculus; Intro Discrete Math, Applied College Alg; Finite Probability & Stats | 6 |
| MCOM 205 | Introduction to Mass Communication |
3 |
| MCOM 226 | Multimedia Storytelling and Production |
3 |
| MCOM 230 | Foundations of Digital Media |
3 |
| MCOM 241+ | Media Writing |
3 |
| MCOM 301 | Mass Communication Theory and Research |
3 |
| MCOM 310 | Mass Media Law |
3 |
| MCOM 346 | Principles of Television Production | 3 |
| MCOM 412 | Ethics and Issues in Mass Communication |
3 |
| MCOM 461-463 or 464 | Mass Communication Internship or Practicum |
1-3 |
| MCOM 499 | Senior Portfolio |
1 |
| Broadcast Interest: |
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| MCOM 325 | Broadcast Journalism | 3 |
| MCOM 425 | Advanced Broadcast Journalism | 3 |
| MCOM 348, 441, or 446 | Broadcast Performance, Multimedia Reporting, Advanced Television Production | 3 |
| MCOM or IMCO elective | 3 | |
| OR | ||
| Journalism Interest: | ||
| MCOM 325 or 348 | Broadcast Journalism or Broadcast Performance | 3 |
| MCOM 330 | Convergent Journalism |
3 |
| MCOM 441 | Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
| MCOM or IMCO elective | 3 | |
| OR | ||
| Digital Sports Production Interest | ||
| MCOM 210 | Intro to Sports Production | 1 |
| MCOM 211 | Live Production I | 1 |
| MCOM 212 | Live Production II | 1 |
| MCOM 309 | Social Media and Promotion | 3 |
| MCOM 312 | Digital Sports Producing | 3 |
| MCOM 410 | Digital Sports Directing | 3 |
| Foreign Language Requirement |
3-8 |
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| Minor |
15-24 |
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| General Electives |
0-22.5 |
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| Total |
120 |
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Students completing the required program for the B.A. degree in Mass Communication
must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at or above the second semester
college level. This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized
proficiency examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or
any course with 102 as a prerequisite.
The mass communication major is limited to 40 hours of MCOM courses. Students who
exceed 40 hours in MCOM will not be allowed to apply those additional hours toward
the 120 hours required for the degree program.
At least 21 semester hours of the major must be completed at Winthrop University. A maximum of 12 semester hours may be transferred into the major from another accredited institution; additional transfer hours in journalism or mass communication will not apply toward- the degree.
+MCOM 241 must be taken at Winthrop or at an ACEJMC accredited institution.
Students must complete at least 72 credit hours outside of MCOM.
For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.
