Tennessee State University



Tennessee State University

College of Liberal Arts

Department of Communications – Mass Communication Degree Program

|MASS COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM |

|Curriculum Effective Fall 2013 |

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|Concentration: Mass Communication Emphasis: IMC Production Journalism |

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GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

Communications - 9 hours required

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed|Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|Freshman English II |1020 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Public Speaking ( or Honors PS) |COMM 2200 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 hours required (including 3 hours of sophomore English literature)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|      |      |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|      |      |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours required (see list in University Catalog)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|      |      |       |3 hrs. |      |      |

History - 6 hours required (any two of the three listed courses)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|American History II | HIST 2020 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|History of Tennessee | HIST 2030 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Natural Sciences with labs - 8 hours required (BIOL 2210/2220 only for Nursing and Health Sciences majors)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|      |       |      | 4 hrs. |      |      |

Mathematics - 3 hours required (MATH 1013 or 1110 recommended, other options available – see catalog)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

Orientation - 1 hour required; ASOR 1002 preferred

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

Foreign Language - 12 hours required for BA; 0 hours required for BS

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|      |      |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|      |      |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|      |      |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Major Communication Core 15 hours

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|Race, Gender, Class & the Media |COMM 2800 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Comm Research Methods |COMM 3150 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Internship (3950 or 3910 x 3) |COMM 3950 or COMM 3910 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

| | | |1 hr. | | |

|Senior Project |COMM 4500 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Or Senior Seminar |or 4510 | | | | |

Mass Communication Concentration Core - 12 hours required of all Mass Communication students, minimum grades of “C”

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|Fund. Of Media Writing |COMM 1060 |      |1 hr. |      |      |

|Newswriting (Journalism) or |COMM 2400 or |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Electronic Media Writing |COMM 2500 or | | | | |

|(Visual Storytelling track) or |COMM 2350 | | | | |

|Copywriting (IMC) | | | | | |

|*Leadership track choose 1 of 3 above) | | | | | |

|Digital Media Production |COMM 2640 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Comm. Law & Ethics |COMM 3520 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

PLUS Choice of tracks in Journalism, Visual Storytelling, Integrated Marketing Communication or Media Leadership & Performance Core,

PLUS 6 Hours Mass Communication Electives

Journalism Track Core – 15 hours required for Journalism track, minimum grades of “C”

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|Radio News Reporting |COMM 3400 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|TV News Reporting |COMM 3800 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|News Editing |COMM 4050 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Choose one: |COMM 4350 or |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Radio-TV News II or |COMM 4360 | | | | |

|Print-Online News II | | | | | |

Film & Television Production Core – 15 hours required for Film & TV Production track, minimum grades of “C”

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|Audio Production |COMM 3240 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Video Studio Production |COMM 3440 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Video Storytelling II |COMM 4150 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Audio/Video Post Product’n |COMM 4550 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Integrated Marketing Communication Core – 15 hours required for IMC track, minimum grades of “C”

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|Sales Promotion |COMM 3335 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Creative Advertising Strat. |COMM 4460 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Prin. of Public Relations |COMM 4480 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Advanced Public Relations |COMM 4580 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Media Leadership & Performance Core – 15 hours required for this track, minimum grades of “C” (Top 3 required, then choose 2 of 10 listed)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

| | | | | |To Be Completed |

|*Media Leadership |COMM 4380 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|*Media Programming |COMM 4400 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|*Princ. Of Public Relations |COMM 4480 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Choose two from below | | | | | |

|Process/Effects of Media |COMM 2600 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Computer-Mediated Comm. |COMM 3260 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Media & Culture |COMM 3370 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Organizational Comm. |COMM 4230 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Crisis Communication |COMM 4255 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Sales Promotion |COMM 3335 |      |3 hrs |      |      |

|Basic Media Performance |COMM 2620 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Adv. Media Performance |COMM 3620 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Voice for the Actor |THTR 2630 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

|Acting for the Camera |THTR 3720 |      |3 hrs. |      |      |

Mass Communication Electives – 6 hours required, any Mass Communication upper-division elective courses, minimum grades of “C”

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

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Minor:       (18-21 Hours) (Optional)

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

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Upper Level Electives (sufficient U.D. — 3000-4000-level — courses to make 42 or more total U.D. hours)

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Lower Level Electives (sufficient hours to bring Total Earned Hours to 120 )

|Course |Course Number |Semester/Year Completed |Hours |Grade |Semester/Year |

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Total hours transferred into the University:      

Total Upper Level Hours Needed: 42 Completed:       To Be Completed:      

Total Hours Completed Toward Degree:       To Be Completed:      

(120 Hours necessary for graduation, not including remedial/developmental hours)

Cumulative Quality Point Average on College-Level Work:      

(Must be a minimum of 2.0, not including remedial/developmental grades)

Upper Division Admission: Applied Admitted       Will apply this semester

Senior Exit Exam: Date taken during current academic year:       Will take this semester

I affirm that I have examined all of the information on this form and find it correct. I understand that if I change my Program of Study or do not pass all of my courses or do not remove all incompletes from my record, I may not graduate during the semester indicated on my graduation application. I also understand that if I do not complete graduation requirements, I will have to refile to graduate in a subsequent semester.

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Student Signature Date

Reviewed and Approved:

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Advisor Date

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Dr. Tameka Winston Department Chair Date

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Dr. Gloria Johnson Dean Date

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