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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.

Minor in Film Studies

The minor in Film Studies is 18 semester hours, consisting of: 12 hours of required courses: BCIS 3335, BCIS 4391 (may be repeated for credit with approval of course instructor), COMM 4391 (Acting for Film), and COMM 4391 (Screenwriting), 6 hours of elective courses chosen from BCIS 4370, BCIs 3370, COMM 3390, COMM 4370, COMM 4190-4490 (Independent Studies, may be repeated fro credit with approval of course instructor), COMM 4395 (Internships), and COMM 4191-4491 (Seminars).

Required Courses

Six hours required from the following

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