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Campus organizations give students practical experience in the media:
Opportunities for internships with media and businesses located in Shippensburg, Carlisle, Chambersburg, and Harrisburg, and in government at the state’s capitol are available. Students are urged to use the internship experience as a springboard to professional employment.
The communication/journalism major may take no more than 31-37
credits of communication courses towards the 120 needed for graduation.
The 31-37 credits consist of common theory core (7 crs.), a professional
emphasis core (9 crs.), and electives (15-18 crs.). Each student must also
select a 15 crs. concentration in another department. This requirement
may be satisfied by the selection of a minor. Only 12 crs. of transfer
credit may be counted toward the 31-37 credits of the required communication
courses.
Theory and Writing Core (10 crs.)
1. Each student must complete the following course with a “C”
or better grade before taking any professional emphasis core and elective
courses.
COM211 Introduction to Mass Communication
COM224 Writing for Broadcast Media
or
COM285 News Writing and Reporting
2. Each student must complete COM211 Introduction to Mass Communication
with a “C” or better grade before taking the following courses (4 crs.):
COM320 Communication Law
COM499 Communication/Journalism
Senior Seminar
Professional Emphasis Core
(9 crs. in one of the following areas)*
Public Relations
COM380 Public Relations
COM381 Institutional Publications
COM400 Public Relations Writing
Print Media
COM293 Editing
COM375 Public Affairs Reporting
COM376 Feature Writing
Electronic Media
COM231 Broadcasting in America
COM325 Current Strategies in Broadcast Programming
COM338 Broadcast Management & Regulation
Note: All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain intermediate level proficiency in a foreign language. Intermediate proficiency may be satisfied by the completion of six credits of intermediate level course work in a foreign language, or four years of a foreign language in high school, or satisfactory completion of a proficiency examination.
*Once a student has selected a professional emphasis area, he or she can transfer to another area if there is an opening in that emphasis and with the permission of the department chair.
SU students wishing to transfer into the Department of Communication/Journalism need a 2.3 cumulative QPA, a “B” or higher grade in Documented Essay or other English Composition class, and a passing grade on an objective and essay-based writing exam given each semester. Students will be admitted based on the above criteria and space availability in the professional emphasis the student selects. Students transferring from another institution should contact the department chair.
Communication/JournalismElectives (12-18 crs.)*
Each student will choose electives to add depth to his/her emphasis
core or gain a generalized communication knowledge. Choose courses from
other emphasis core courses or from electives courses.
COM205 International Broadcasting
COM290 Advertising Copy Writing
COM331 Radio Production & Performance
COM335 Broadcast Advertising and Sales
COM360 Introduction to Photography
COM370 Television Production
COM372 Television Criticism and Announcing
COM395 Internship I
COM396 Internship II
COM414 History and Philosophy of Mass Communication
COM450 Radio and Television News
COM451 Electronic News Gathering and FieldProduction
COM460 Case Studies in Public Relations
COM470 Digital Photography
COM475 Magazine and Book Production
COM481 Desktop Publishing Design
COM490, 491, 492 Selected Topics
Note: Internship(s) (1-6 crs.) may be scheduled by qualified juniors/seniors
who meet departmental standards and who have written approval from the
department.
Interdisciplinary Electives
Each student must select a 15 credit hour concentration in a
second discipline from the interdisciplinary electives category. This requirement
may be satisfied by the selection of a minor.
Communication/Journalism Minor –18 crs.
Required Core Courses (9 crs.)
COM211 Introduction to Mass Communication
COM224 Writing for the Broadcast Media
or
COM285 Newswriting and Reporting
COM320 Communication Law
Elective Courses (12 crs.)
Students enrolled in the minor may take any three additional courses
from any communication/journalism course offerings, provided they meet
course prerequisites.
Please note that the Department of Communication/Journalism does not
permit any transfer courses to be counted toward fulfillment of minor requirements.
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