Degree Requirements
Our students complete 12 courses for a total of 36 hours*, divided into three parts. To complete the M.M.C. program students will also complete a practicum and written exams.
M.M.C. Required Courses (12 hours):
- Research Methods in Mass Communication
- Media Law
- Issues in Mass Communication Management
- Practicum in Mass Communication Management (working with an organization or agency in their chosen field.)
Multimedia Journalism Core (15 hours)
- Foundations of Multimedia Journalism
For broadcast emphasis:
- Advanced Reporting Topics
- Capstone I: Advanced Reporting
- Capstone II: Advanced Broadcast
- Capstone III: Digital Journalism
For journalism emphasis:
- Advanced Reporting Topics
- Capstone I: Advanced Reporting (multimedia)
- Capstone II: Advanced Multimedia Journalism
- Capstone III: Digital Journalism
Other recommended electives (9 hours) such as:
- Strategic Communication Principles
- New Technologies and the Mass Media
- Communication Theory
- History of Mass Media
- Literature of Mass Communication
- Applied Communication Research
- Applied Visual Communication
- Other courses as approved
*At least 18 hours should be 700 level courses
Written Examination
- A four-hour written exam based on the core classes.