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Mass Communication Major

Pre-Mass Communication & Admission to the Major

Journalism & New Media Track

Advertising Track

Strategic Public Relations & Integrated Communications Track

Combined Major in Mass Communication & Political Science

Mass Communication Minor

Course Descriptions

Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies

Mass Communication Major

Journalism and New Media Track

To begin this track, students should enroll in MCOM 257 Journalism/New Media I.

Required Courses for all three tracks in the major (9 units)
MCOM 101	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
MCOM 390	Mass Communication Research	3
MCOM 350 or MCOM 433	Media Law or Media Ethics	3
Journalism and New Media Track
Required Basic Courses (21 units)
MCOM 257	Journalism/New Media I	3
MCOM 258	Journalism/New Media II	3
MCOM 341	Digital Publishing	3
MCOM 356	Feature Writing MCOM 356 Feature Writing meets the University Core requirement (Core 9)	3
MCOM 358	News Editing	3
MCOM 383	News Reporting	3
MCOM 407	Multimedia Reporting Capstone	3
Electives for All Three Tracks in the Major (6 units)
Choose a minimum of two courses from the list below or any courses not already chosen in the student's own track. Any additional units beyond six will be counted toward 120 units required for graduation. If non-MCOM courses are chosen from this list, only one course may count toward MCOM major. Students need to fulfill course prerequisites in advance of taking these courses.		6
MCOM 333	Social Media and Strategic Communication (3)
MCOM 352	Media Criticism (3)
MCOM 359	Magazine Publishing (3)
MCOM 381	Broadcast Journalism I (3)
MCOM 385	Mass Media and Society (3)
MCOM 388	Cyberspace and Communication (3)
MCOM 391	Photojournalism I (3)
MCOM 402	Sports Writing (3)
MCOM 409	Literary Journalism (3)
MCOM 411	Communication Process (3)
MCOM 415	Mass Media Graphics (3)
MCOM 431	Public Opinion and the Press (3)
MCOM 457	Photojournalism II (3)
MCOM 460	Internship in Advertising and Public Relations (1–3)*
MCOM 461	Internship in Journalism and New Media (1–3)*
MCOM 477	Special Topics in Journalism (3)
MCOM 478	Special Topics in Advertising and Public Relations (3)
MCOM 479	Special Topics in Mass Communication (3)
MCOM 481	Broadcast Journalism II (3)
MCOM 496	Independent Study in Mass Communication (1–3)*
Non-MCOM courses
COMM 304	Persuasion (3)
COMM 315	Business and Professional Communication (3)
COMM 377	Intercultural Communication (3)
EMF 221	Principles of Film and Media Production (3)
IDFA 480	Topics in Arts, Media, Communication and Social Action (3)
Total Units		36

*Internships and independent studies must be approved by the department before registration. See the department website for the approval process. No more than 6 units of independent studies and/or internships can be applied to the Mass Communication major.

Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies
Media Center, Room 114 (map)
Mailing address: 8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252
Phone: 410-704-3431
Fax: 410-704-3656

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