Mass Communication B.A.
Eligibility for Entry into and Continuation in the Mass Communication Major
All students (current, entering, first-year, and transfer) who wish to major in mass communication will be classified as pre-mass communication majors. Students will be classified as mass communication majors after applying for acceptance into the major and receiving official acceptance by the faculty.
To be considered for admission to the mass communication major, students must meet all of the following requirements:
- 2.75 cumulative GPA in at least 36 hours of coursework
- Completed a minimum of 36 hours
- Completed and earned a C or better in each of the following courses:
Students who want to be considered for admission to the mass communication major must complete the application and submit it to the Department of Mass Communication after requirements outlined above have been met.
Degree Requirements
Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)
Area F (18 semester hours)
MATH 2600 or 1000-4000 elective if taken in Area A-E.
Any transfer student who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at Georgia College.
Choose from Liberal Arts Electives (3-6 hours)
| | Any 1000-2000 level ARTS, ECON, ENGL, GEOG, HIST, IDST, MUSC, POLS, PSYC, RHET, SOCI, or THEA (3-9 hours) | 3-9 |
Foreign Language Options (3-6 hours)
Mass Communication majors who take three or four courses at the university level may count two of them in Area F.
Major Requirements (39 semester hours)
Required Courses (15 hours)
Skills Courses (12 hours)
Student must select 12 hours from the following cross platform skills courses:
Convergent Electives
Student must take six (6) hours from any other 3000-4000 level
MSCM course not listed above.
Cognate
Students must take six (6) hours from the following:
| CBIS 3217 | Desktop Publishing | 3 |
| CBIS 3218 | Web Design Tools | 3 |
| 3000-4999 | Any Upper Level ARTS ENGL RHET MGMT or MKTG course | 3 |
Senior Project Requirement
Choose one of the following:
Senior Capstone Experience (4* semester hours)
This requirement is satisfied during the senior year and is met by completion of
MSCM 4402, Senior Career Development, which requires the compilation of a reflective portfolio of a student's work and three (3) hours from one of the following:
MSCM 4501 Strategic Campaigns,
MSCM 4502 Producing for Digital Media, OR
MSCM 4503 Enterprise Journalism.
Foreign Language Requirement (0-12 hours)
Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). (0-12 hours.)
Electives (9-21 hours)
Mass Communication majors who use language courses in Area F will have the higher number of elective hours.
Total Credit Hours: 120
Other Requirements:
- Completion of the First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade. Students who transfer to Georgia College after the first term are exempt from the requirement.
- Mass Communication majors are required to complete off-campus internships in the communications field. Students must have completed all four of their MSCM skills courses before completing an internship. If students do not have a 2.5 GPA or better, they must successfully complete a noncredit internship and take three additional semester hours of MSCM electives. The maximum number of internship hours that may be applied toward a Mass Communication major is three. Internships must be completed at Georgia College and may nto be completed while taking any other courses.
- Mass Communication majors must earn a C or better in all MSCM courses that count toward their major.
- Any student who receives more than one grade of D or F in any MSCM course(s) will be ineligible to continue in the major, subject to appeal to the department faculty and the department chair.
- Students who are found guilty of misconduct at the university level, including but not limited to cheating or plagiarism, will not be allowed to remain in the major.
- Nor more than three journalism and/or mass communication courses totaling nine hours completed prior to admission to the major may be applied toward requirements for the B.A. with major Mass Communication. This includes courses taken at Georgia College as well as any taken at other institutions. All courses over three will be placed in excess credit and may only be counted as B.A. electives.
- A minimum of 39 semester hours must be at the 3000-4000 level.
- A University-wide Senior Capstone Experience requirement, fulfilled by the regular major curriculum for the B.A. with major in Mass Communication.