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2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Print & Web Journalism Concentration


Communication Arts, BA
Print and Web Journalism Concentration
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Transition to the University 1 ENGL 1020-English Composition II 3
ENGL 1010-English Composition I 3 COMM 2000-News Reporting 3
COMM 1010-Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 COMM 1200-Intro to Mass Communication 3
History Core 3 Foreign Language 1020 4
Foreign Language 1010 4 History Core 3
TOTAL SCH 14 TOTAL SCH 16
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
COMM 3100-Desktop Publishing 3 COMM 300A-Laboratory 1
MATH Core 3 THEA 1030-Intro to Theatre 3
ENGL 2030-Traditions in World Literature 3 Natural Sciences w/lab Core 4
Natural Sciences w/lab Core 4 COMM 2020-Media, Society, and the Individual (meets core) 3
Foreign Language 2010 3 Foreign Language 2020 4
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 15
Third Year Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year Spring Semester
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COMM 3200-Copy Editing 3 COMM 3720-Authoring Web Pages 3
COMM 3400-Mass Communication Research Methods 3 COMM Directed Elective 3
Minor Course 3 Minor Course 3
COMM Elective 3 Minor Course 3
POLS 2010- American National Government OR
POLS 2040- Intro to Public Policy OR
POLS 2070- International Politics
3 General Elective 2
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 14
Fourth Year Fall Semester
SCH
Fourth Year Spring Semester
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COMM 4010-Communication Theory 3 COMM 4650-Mass Media Law 3
COMM 4150-Feature Writing 3 COMM 4600-Media Ethics 3
Minor Course 3 COMM 4920-Portfolio Development 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3 COMM Diversity Elective 3
General Elective 3 Minor Course 3
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 15
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 120

*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.