Mass Communications (A.A.) TTP

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II
• SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech

Humanities/or Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

•  THREE OF THE FOLLOWING: 

• At least one course must be in Literature

• ARTA 1030 - Art Appreciation
• ARTH 2010 - Survey of Art History I
• ARTH 2020 - Survey of Art History II
• MUSA 1030 - Music Appreciation
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre
• ENGL 2030 - Experience of Literature
• ENGL 2130 - Survey of American Literature
• ENGL 2230 - Survey of British Literature
• ENGL 2310 - Survey of World Literature I
• ENGL 2320 - Survey of World Literature II
• ENGL 2330 - Survey of World Literature

SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (6 credit hours)

• TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:

• ANTH 2010 - Introduction to Anthropology
• ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics
• ECON 2020 - Microeconomics
• GEOG 1030 - Cultural Geography
• GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography
• HPE 2340 - Wellness Perspectives and Lifestyles
• POLS 1030 - American Government
• POLS 2010 - State and Local Government
• PSYC 1030 - General Psychology
• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI 1020 - Social Problems
• SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family

History (6 credit hours)

• OPTION 1:

• HIST 1110 - Survey of World Civilization I
• HIST 1120 - Survey of World Civilization II

•  OR 

•   OPTION 2:  

•   TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: (taken in any order) 

• HIST 2010 - Survey of American History I
• HIST 2020 - Survey of American History II
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

Natural Science (8 credit hours)

BIOL 1030 cannot be paired with BIOL 1110 or BIOL 1120 to meet the General Education science requirement.  (Unless otherwise noted, a sequence is not required.) 

•  TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: 

• BIOL 1030 - Introduction to Biology
• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I
• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II
• BIOL 1330 - Environmental Science
• BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II
• GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology
• PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Based Physics I
• PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II
• PHYS 2110 - Calculus Based Physics I
• PHYS 2120 - Calculus Based Physics II
• PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies
• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics
• MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics
• MATH 1710 - College Algebra/Pre-Calculus I
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours including foreign languages)

• COMM 1010 - Introduction to Mass Communications
• COMM 1020 - Media Writing
• COMM 1030 - Introduction to Electronic Media
• COMM 2500 - Survey of New Media
• General Electives 1 sem hrs cr (outside mass communications)  
 

Foreign Languages (6 credit hours)

• FREN 1010 - Beginning French I
• FREN 1020 - Beginning French II

•  OR  

• FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I
• FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II

• OR

• SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I
• SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II

• OR

• SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II

Semester Hours Credit: 60 or (see notes below

All mass communication majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300: First Year Experience, and the degree program will require 63 credit hours.

Notes:

 Practicum courses are excluded as acceptable electives.