Pre-Communication Requirements (9 hours)

• COM 1000 - Communication and Community Engagement Credits: 3 hours
• COM 2400 - Introduction to Media and Telecommunications Credits: 3 hours
• COM 2410 - Film Communication Credits: 3 hours

Film, Video, and Media Studies Core Requirements (12 hours)

Select two courses from area A and two courses from area B. One course from Area A must meet baccalaureate-level writing requirement.

Film, Video, and Media Studies Electives (9 hours)

Three courses from the following list are required. Courses listed under Area A and/or Area B above may also be taken as Film, Video, and Media Studies electives, but not double-counted as core requirements and electives.

• COM 3540 - Web Design and Digital Communication Credits: 3 hours
• COM 3980 - Independent Study Communication Credits: 1 - 6 hours

• (Requires approval by an advisor of specific topic - no more than 6 total hours in any combination of 3980/4990.)

• COM 4770 - Communication Ethics Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4990 - Internship Credits: 1 to 6 hours

• (Requires approval by an advisor of specific topic - no more than 6 total hours in any combination of 3980/4990.)

• ANTH 3010 - Anthropology through Film Credits: 3 hours
• ARAB 2750 - Life and Culture of the Arabs Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 2100 - Film Interpretation Credits: 4 hours
• ENGL 3680 - Playwriting Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 4100 - Special Topics in Literature Credits: 4 hours

• (in Film Studies)

• FREN 5100 - Topics in French and Francophone Studies Credits: 3 hours
• GER 5600 - Studies in German Literature Credits: 3 hours
• GPS 1500 - Introduction to Graphic and Printing Science Credits: 4 hours
• GPS 1570 - Imaging Systems Credits: 3 hours
• GPS 2510 - Multimedia Publication and Design Credits: 3 hours
• HIST 3150 - Popular Art and Architecture in America Credits: 3 hours
• PSCI 3110 - American Politics and the Media Credits: 3 hours
• SPAN 4100 - Studies in Hispanic Culture Credits: 3 hours
• SPAN 5600 - Studies in Spanish Literatures Credits: 3 hours

Communication Electives (6 hours)

Six (6) hours of electives in Communication, three (3) of which will be selected from upper-level (3000 or higher) courses in the School of Communication, and three (3) from any level.

Additional Program Information

• All course prerequisites must be met to enroll in upper-level courses. A course and its prerequisite cannot be taken at the same time.
• Grade requirement: A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses to be applied toward the major. The School prohibits students from taking a class more than twice for credit.
• Baccalaureate-level writing requirement must be met by taking COM 3410, COM 3420, COM 3430, COM 3580, COM 4410, COM 4450, or COM 4480.
• Students may take up to six (6) hours of COM 3050/COM 4800 provided the topics are different.
• Up to six (6) hours of COM 3890/4990 may be used as electives in major.
• Courses outside the school may be used with written prior approval of the School of Communication faculty advisor.