Recommended Academic Plan for Media Studies, Media Law and
Policy Option (MEDIA/Mlawp at
Effective Fall 2006
|
Semester 1 |
Credits |
Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
Foreign Language |
4 |
Foreign
Language |
4 |
|
Natural
Sciences (GN) |
3 |
CAS 100
(GWS) Effective Speech |
3 |
|
Humanities
(GH) |
3 |
Arts (GA) |
3 |
|
Social
and Behavioral Sciences (GS) |
3 |
Humanities
(GH) |
3 |
|
ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS) Rhetoric & Comp or
Honors Comp |
3 |
Natural
Sciences (GN) |
3 |
|
First-Year
Seminar |
1 |
|
|
|
Total Credits: |
17 |
Total Credits: |
16 |
|
Semester 3 |
Credits |
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
Foreign
Language |
4 |
COMM
100 Mass Media & Societ |
3 |
|
ECON 002 (GS) Microeconomic Anly |
3 |
COMM 118 Intro to Media Effects;
or Comm 150 Cinema Art; or Comm
205 Women, Minorities & Media |
3 |
|
Quantification
(GQ) |
3 |
Bachelor of
Arts Knowledge Domain (US or IL) |
3 |
|
Natural
Sciences (GN) |
3 |
STAT 200
(GQ) Elementary Statistics |
4 |
|
Arts (GA)
|
3 |
Other
Cultures |
3 |
|
Total Credits: |
16 |
Total Credits: |
16 |
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
COMM
405 Political Econ of Comm |
3 |
COMM
304 Mass Comm Research |
3 |
|
COMM 413W Mass Media & the
Public |
3 |
COMM 180 Electronic Media & Telcm |
3 |
|
Option – (see advisor or
degree audit) |
3 |
ENGL 202
(GWS) Effective Writing |
3 |
|
Electives |
3 |
Bachelor
of Arts Knowledge Domain |
3 |
|
Bachelor
of Arts Knowledge Domain (US or IL) |
3 |
Health and
Physical Activity (GHA) |
1.5 |
|
Total Credits: |
15 |
Total Credits: |
13.5 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
COMM
403 Mass Comm Law |
3 |
COMM Policy & Reg (see advisor or degree audit) |
3 |
|
COMM Policy & Reg (see advisor or degree audit) |
3 |
Option (see advisor or degree
audit) |
3 |
|
COMM
411 Cultural Aspects of Mass Media |
3 |
Electives |
7 |
|
Electives |
3 |
|
|
|
Health
and Physical Activity (GHA) |
1.5 |
|
|
|
Total Credits: |
13.5 |
Total Credits: |
13 |
Scheduling patterns for courses not taught each semester:
Program Notes:
Academic Advising Notes: