Media Studies, BA (3 yr) (GPS)

Courses Taken Prior to Matriculation

• COM 1010 - Essentials of Public Address Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE Credit Hour(s): 3

• Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

• Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Fall One

• COM 1040 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 1520 - Mass Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Spring One

• COM 2560 - Basic Media Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 3680 - Visual Communication Credit Hour(s): 3

• Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

• MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3
• SCI - Wright State University Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4

Summer One

• SCI - Wright State University Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
• General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE Credit Hour(s): 3

Fall Two

• COM 4640 - Media Criticism Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 3450 - Public Relations: Principles and Practice Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE Credit Hour(s): 3
• QT - Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Spring Two

• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 3660 - Advanced News Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3

Summer Two

• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Fall Three

• COM 4110 - Performance for the Media Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4710 - Topics in Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Spring Three

• COM 4710 - Topics in Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4620 - Mass Media: Law and Regulation Credit Hour(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Notes:

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN).