Communication: Media Studies, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Division of Communication .

If you are interested in declaring a communication major, you must meet with a division representative. Contact the Communication office to make an appointment.

Consists of a minimum of 40-48 credits in communication courses (depending upon language placement):

Communication Core

Required

COMM 100 - Orientation to Communication 1 cr or
ARTM 100 - Orientation to Arts Management 1 cr. (must be taken during first seven UW-Stevens Point Communication credits)
COMM 200 - Communication Theory 3 cr.
COMM 201 - Introduction to Communication Research 3 cr.

Upper-level requirement, 18 credits

Eighteen credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

Note

COMM 101 may not be used to complete the major.

World Language Courses, 8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, then you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement.

Media Studies emphasis

Choose ONE track:

Journalism

Required

Elective

At least one course from

COMM 322 - Communication Graphics Laboratory 3 cr.
COMM 323 - Advanced Journalism 3 cr. *
COMM 324 - Environmental Journalism: Communicating About Science 3 cr.
COMM 329 - Topics in Journalism 3 cr. *
COMM 363 - Film and Television Genres 3 cr. (Survey of Documentary) *
COMM 390 - Seminar 3 cr. (media focus)
COMM 392 - Communication Ethics 3 cr.

Media production

Required

COMM 190 - Evolution of Media 3 cr.
COMM 192 - Constructing Media Narratives 3 cr.
COMM 253 - Media Production I 3 cr.
COMM 325 - Media Law 3 cr.
COMM 353 - Media Production II 3 cr.
COMM 356 - Media Production Workshop 3 cr.
COMM 460 - Media Studies Capstone 3 cr.

Elective

At least one course from

COMM 351 - Writing for Visual Media 3 cr.
COMM 352 - Audio Production 3 cr. *
COMM 356 - Media Production Workshop 3 cr. (if more than one subtitle taken) *
COMM 359 - Topics in Broadcasting 3 cr. *
COMM 360 - Film History: Beginning to 1940 3 cr.
COMM 361 - Film History: 1940 to Present 3 cr.
COMM 362 - Topics in Film History 3 cr. *
COMM 363 - Film and Television Genres 3 cr. *
COMM 364 - Soviet Film and Culture 3 cr.
COMM 365 - Writing for the Media 3 cr. *
COMM 367 - French Film and Culture 3 cr.
COMM 369 - Topics in Film 3 cr. *
COMM 387 - Interviewing 3 cr.
COMM 392 - Communication Ethics 3 cr.

Note

Courses listed above with an asterisk (*) may be repeated for credit under different subtitles.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

COMM 431 - Public Relations Capstone. Public Relations Campaigns 3 cr.
or
COMM 440 - Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Capstone 3 cr.
or
COMM 460 - Media Studies Capstone 3 cr.
(depending upon your emphasis area).