University Catalog

Curriculum in Communication
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Television and Multimedia Journalism Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Physical Science1,G		3	hours
Foreign  Language 1012	SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101	3	hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
HIST 101 or HIST 107 or HIST 201 or HIST 101H or HIST 201HG	Western Civilization to 1500 World Civilization to 1500 American History to 1877 Western Civilization to 1500 for Honors Students American History to 1877 for Honors Students	3	hours
††COMM 151	Writing for the Mass Media	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM 256	Introduction to Radio Production	3	hours
Foreign Language 1022	SPAN 102, FREN 102,  ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102	3	hours
ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
	Total:	13	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††COMM 257	Introduction to Television Production	3	hours
††COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Foreign Language 2012	SPAN 201, FREN 201, ITAL 201, LAT 201, or GERM 201	3	hours
MATH 105 or  MATH 151 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals College Algebra	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM Elective3		3	hours
††COMM 260	Field Video Production and Editing	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
Foreign Language 2022	SPAN 202, FREN 202, ITAL 202, LAT 202, or GERM 202	3	hours
MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††COMM 359	Broadcast Journalism	3	hours
††COMM Elective3		3	hours
Social Science ElectiveG		3	hours
††COMM Elective3		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM 417	Web Page Communication and Design	3	hours
††COMM Elective3		3	hours
††COMM Elective3		3	hours
Social Science ElectiveG		3	hours
THEA 131 or MUS 151 or ART 105 or ART 106 or DNC 100G	Introduction to the Theatre Introduction to Music Survey of World Art History I Survey of World Art History II Introduction to Dance	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††COMM  Elective3		3	hours
††COMM  Elective3		3	hours
Biological Science1,G		3	hours
ENGL 373 or ENGL 374 or ENGL 380	Film Criticism Literature and FIlm Creative Writing Drama	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM 498	Professional Seminar in Communication	3	hours
††COMM  Elective3		3	hours
Biological/ Physical Science1,G		3	hours
††COMM  Elective3		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

^††Major course; Grade of “C” or better required.

¹Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours in a two-semester sequence of biological science plus a physical science or a two-semester sequence of a physical science plus a biological science. Students must complete one of the natural science two-semester sequences listed in the Admissions Criteria and Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

²Twelve semester hours in one foreign language are required.

³Students must choose 27 credit hours of communication electives in each of the three categories, with at least 15 hours at the 300- or 400-level.
Media Strategy Communication Electives. Select three courses from:
COMM 270, 411, 427, 430, 451, 466, 467, 476, 477.
Content Creation and Production Communication Electives. Select four courses from:
COMM 121, 155, 213, 316, 321, 340, 344, 354, 357, 363, 364, 401, 402, 408, 409, 413, 424, 425, 430, 449, 459, 460, 463, 465, 495; ART 122, 190, 220.
Communication Theory Communication Electives. Select two courses from:
COMM 159, 215, 369, 371, 376, 378, 391, 410, 418, 433, 453, 456, 461, 471, 475, 485, 493.