Jun 01, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Information Specialist Concentration B.A.


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The Information Specialist concentration in Mass Communication is offered completely online, and is intended for students seeking information careers in the public or private sectors. Information careers include work for the U.S. Information Agency as information specialists and in the U.S. Military services as public affairs’ officers. Tennessee and other state and municipal government information-based services such as tourism and economic development; and the promotion and publicity functions within nonprofit agencies, chambers of commerce, and general organizations are interested in the training provided by this concentration.

Program CIP Code


05.09.0102.00

General Education Core


  Credit Hours
General Education                                                    41
University Success   1
Foreign Language (2010 and 2020) 6

Major Core Requirements


Concentration Guided Electives


Select twenty-seven (27) hours from the following courses listed below:

Total Hours 27


Free Electives


  • Select any Course

Total Hours 30


Total Program Hours 120


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