Directed Electives: 18 cr. hrs.
Writing Electives-Select one from:
ENGL 262 Creative Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 266 Business Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 270 Visual Rhetoric 3 cr.
ENGL 367 Technical Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 371 Proposal Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 374 Cyberliteracy and Writing for the Web 3 cr.
ENGL 381 Screenwriting 3 cr.
ENGL 387 Technical and Professional Editing 3 cr.
SASA 261 Electronic Media and Copywriting 3 cr.
Visual Electives-Select one from:
ART 121 Design Foundation 1 3 cr.
ART 122 Design foundation 2 3 cr.
ART 131 Drawing 1 3 cr.
ART 224 Digital Graphics 3 cr.
ART 235 Introduction to Photography 3 cr.
ART 241 Introduction to Graphic Design 3 cr.
ART 242 Interactive Media 3 cr.
ART 243 Typography 3 cr.
COMS 211 Public Speaking 3 cr.
ENGL 270 Visual Rhetoric: Visual Design and Graphics 3 cr.
JOUR 222 Intro to Video Storytelling 2 cr.
JOUR 240 Introduction to Visual Communication 3 cr.
JOUR 303 Documentary Production 3 cr.
OR SASA 303 Documentary Production 3 cr.
OR SASA 112 Intro to Storytelling with Digital Media 3 cr.
OR SASA 160 TV Studio Production 3 cr.
OR SASA 260 Electronic Field Production 3 cr.
OR SASA 310 Media Literacy: A Weapon Against Propaganda 3 cr.
OR SASA 360 Advanced Electronic Field Production 3 cr.
OR SASA 460 Collaborative Filmmaking: Web Series 3 cr.
Oral Communication Elective-Select one from:
COMS 211 Public Speaking 3 cr.
COMS 216 Communication in the Interview 3 cr.
COMS 306 Non-Verbal Communication 3 cr.
COMS 308 Small Group Communication 3 cr.
COMS 312 Argumentation and Decision Making 3 cr.
COMS 314 Rhetorical Criticism 3 cr.
COMS 315 Communication and Soical Change 3 cr.
COMS 316 Organizational Communication 3 cr.
COMS 318 Communication & Leadership 3 cr.
COMS 319 Freedom Speak 3 cr.
COMS 405 Communication and Conflict 3 cr.
COMS 416 Training and Development in Organizations 3 cr.
COMS 440 Gender Communication 3 cr.
MARC 207 Listening Skills 3 cr.
Marketing/Promotion Electives-Select one from:
AGEC 350 Agricultural Product Marketing 3 cr.
AGEC 368 Professional Selling 3 cr.
MARC 330 MARC for Non-profit Organizations 3 cr.
MARC 335 MARC Sales Promotion and Event Planning (if not chosen in Category 6) 3 cr.
MARC 340 MARC Sports Marketing 3 cr.
MARC 345 MARC Campaigns 3 cr.
MARC 350 MARC Branding 3 cr.
MARC 360 Advertising Principles 3 cr.
MARC 370 Introduction to Public Relations 3 cr.
Other Electives:
Select from the following courses or consult with department chair or adviser for additional elective choices to total 39 credits required in the major:
Please check the course descriptions in this catalog for course prerequisites.
AGED 230 Agricultural News Writing 3 cr.
ART 121 Design Foundation 1 3 cr.
ART 122 Design Foundation 2 3 cr.
ART 131 Drawing 1 3 cr.
ART 132 Drawing 2 3 cr.
ART 224 Digital Graphics 3 cr.
COMS 306 Non-Verbal Communication 3 cr.
COMS 308 Small Group Communicatin 3 cr.
COMS 314 Rhetorical Criticism 3 cr.
COMS 315 Communication and Social Change 3 cr.
COMS 316 Organizational Communication 3 cr.
COMS 318 Communication & Leadership 3 cr.
COMS 319 Freedom to Speak 3 cr.
COMS 405 Communication and Conflict 3 cr.
COMS 440 Gender Communication 3 cr.
JOUR 201 Information Gathering 3 cr.
JOUR 202 Print News Writing 3 cr.
JOUR 203 Broadcast News Writing 3 cr.
JOUR 204 Public Affairs Reporting 3 cr.
JOUR 207 News Service 1 cr.
JOUR 221 Intoduction to Audio Storytelling 2 cr.
JOUR 222 Introduction to Video Storytelling 2 cr.
JOUR 224 Online Media Platform 2 cr.
JOUR 240 Introduction to Visual Communication 3 cr.
JOUR 250 The First Amendment in American Society 3 cr.
JOUR 266 Photojournalism 3 cr.
JOUR 269 Multimedia Storytelling 3 cr.
JOUR 302 History of Documentary 3 cr.
JOUR 305 News in Popular Culture 3 cr.
JOUR 306 Public Affairs Reporting 3 cr.
JOUR 307 News Service 2 1 cr.
JOUR 315 Race, Class & News 3 cr.
JOUR 340 Media Management for News Entrepeneurs 3 cr.
JOUR 345 Reasearch in Media History 3 cr.
JOUR 350 Mass Communication in the Global Age 3 cr.
JOUR 360 Opinion Writing 3 cr.
JOUR 465 Mass Communication Law 3 cr.
MARC 230 Introduction to Socail Media Marketing Communications 3 cr.
MARC 289 Special Topics in Marketing Communications 3 cr.
MARC 250 MARC Ethics 3 cr.
MARC 330 MARC for Non-profit Organizations 3 cr.
MARC 335 MARC Sales Promotion and Event Planning (if not chosen in Category 6) 3 cr.
MARC 340 MARC Sports Marketing 3 cr.
MARC 345 MARC Campaigns 3 cr.
MARC 350 MARC Branding 3 cr.
MARC 360 Advertising Principles 3 cr.
MARC 370 Introduction to Public Relations 3 cr.
MARC 378 Semester Abroad Research 3-6 cr.
MARC 379 Marketing Communications Internship 2-4 cr.
MARC 389 Special Topics in Marketing Communications 3 cr.
MKTG 315 Retail Management 3 cr.
MKTG 325 Sales Effectiveness 3 cr.
MKTG 326 Negotiation Techniques 3 cr.
MKTG 327 Sale Analytics 3 cr.
MKTG 329 SAles Force Management 3 cr.
MKTG 330 Advertising & Promotion Strategy 3 cr.
MKTG 334 Internet and Direct marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 342 Services Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 352 Business to Business Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 355 International Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 365 Marketing Research 3 cr.
MKTG 420 Advanced Promotional Problems 3 cr.
MKTG 425 Advanced Selling Techniques 3 cr.
MKTG 445 Markketing Strategy 3 cr.
PSYC 250 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 cr.
PSYC 361 Psychological Foundations of Employee Selection 3 cr.
PSYC 362 Psychological Foundations of Employee Training 3 cr.