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Department of Communication and Media Studies
The Department of Communication and Media Studies aims to educate students in all aspects of human communication. Our goal is to produce graduates who can think critically, reason morally, write and speak with precision and impact, and present performances in a variety of media to audiences of all types. We offer majors and minors in Communication and Mass Communication/Journalism (with concentrations in Public Relations and in Broadcasting) and majors in Speech Education and Performance Studies. Our Mass Communication degrees are complemented by lab work on the Bells, the UMHB student newspaper, and on the Bluebonnet, the university yearbook, as well as internships at a variety of local newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. Our Communication and Speech Education degrees are supported by a growing and successful inter-collegiate forensics and speech competition team. Our Performance Studies program produces short films as well as one-person stage performances and internet webcasts.
Degree in Mass Communication/Journalism, B.A.S. degree
The Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mass Communication/Journalism requires a completed Associate Degree in Mass Communication, Broadcasting or equivalent field, from an accredited college or university. A required Interdisciplinary Subject Area is 39 semester hours consisting of COMM 1350, 2360, 3365, 3368, 3380, 4340, and 4360; BADM 2312; BMGT 3310 and 3315; and ARTS 1320, 2322, and 2375. Required support courses: COMM 1320 and BCIS 1301. Technical field needs to include COMM 2320 or equivalent.
Required Courses
| COMM 1350 Business Speech | 3 |
| COMM 2360 Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| COMM 3365 Advanced Journalism | 3 |
| COMM 3368 Broadcast Writing | 3 |
| COMM 3380 Voice and Diction | 3 |
| COMM 4340 Law and Regulation of the Mass Media | 3 |
| COMM 4360 Editing | 3 |
| BADM 2312 Communicating in Business | 3 |
| BMGT 3310 Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| BMGT 3315 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| ARTS 1320 Design | 3 |
| ARTS 2322 Photography I | 3 |
| ARTS 2375 Computer Imaging and Design I | 3 |
| Total | 39 |
Required Support Courses
| COMM 1320 Public Speaking | 3 |
| BCIS 1301 Technological Solutions for Personal Productivity | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
Academic Foundation
| ENGL 1321 & 1322 | 6 |
| CSBS 1311 & 1312 | 6 |
| Mathematics, Lab Science or Foreign Language | 3-4 |
| Social Science | 6 |
| COMM 1320 | 3 |
| Exercise and Sport Science (two activity courses) | 2 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 35-36 |
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