Academic Catalog

Office:

102 Talbot Hall

Phone:

448 4586

Professors:

Chiasson.

Associate Professors:

R. Duet, O?Neal, Stewart (Head), Pennington.

Assistant Professors:

Coleman. Simoncelli

Instructors:

Arnold, Boudreaux, Dugas, Harry.

Lecturer:

Danos.

The university awards the Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication to a student who, in addition to satisfying the minimum requirements for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences, meets the requirements listed below. The program requires 84 hours of credit outside of Mass Communication with 65 of those hours being in basic liberal arts and sciences. Mass Communication majors must receive a C or better in both ENGL 101 and 102. For MACO majors, a grade of C or better in MACO courses is considered successful completion.

Mass Communication has full national accreditation by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

A minor in Mass Communication requires the completion of 18 semester hours to include MACO 101, 251, 370, and nine hours of electives in Mass Communication, six of which must be at the 300-level or above.

 CLR ? Computer Literacy Requirement

 GER ? General Education Requirement

 OCR ? Oral Communication Requirement

 UR ? University Requirement

 FRESHMAN YEAR

 Sem.Hrs.

 SOPHOMORE YEAR

 Sem.Hrs.

 ENGL 101, 102 (GER)

 6

 ENGL 251-252 or 255-256
 (3 hrs. GER)

6

 Foreign Language Elective

 3

 Freshman Seminar Course (UR)

 1

 Foreign Language Elective

 3

 HIST 101, 102 (GER)

 6

 GOVT 101

 3

 MATH 101, 102 or 105 (GER)

 6

 MACO 101

 3

 Natural Science Electives* (GER)

 6

 MACO 251 (GER)

 3

 Electives

 3

 SPCH 101 (OCR)

 3

 Electives**

 6

 Required Concentration Course

 3

 31

 (See footnotes 1-3 below)

 30

 JUNIOR YEAR

 Sem.Hrs.

 SENIOR YEAR

 Sem.Hrs.

 Arts Electives**

 6

 Arts Elective** (GER)

 3

 MACO 355, 370

 6

 H&PE Personal Fitness Course

 2

 Social Science Elective* (GER)

 3

 Natural Science Elective* (GER)

 3

 Electives**

 6

 Social Science Elective* (GER)

 3

 MACO Elective

 3

 Electives**

 6

 Concentration Courses
  (See footnotes 1-3 below)

6

 MACO Electives

 6

 Concentration Courses
 (See footnotes 1-3 below)

 6

 30

 29

 Total Hours Required for Degree (all concentrations):  

 120

* See General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree.
** 45 hours of 300-level or above courses required.
NOTES: Student should obtain Student Handbook from department.

 ¹Broadcast Journalism
 Concentration (MCBJ)

 ²Print Journalism
 Concentration (MCPJ)

 ³Public Relations
 Concentration (MCPR)

 MACO 271 (3)

 MACO 252 (3)

 MACO 252 (3)

 MACO 361 (3)

 MACO 322 (CLR) (3)

 MACO 322 (CLR) (3)

 MACO 364 (CLR) (1)

 MACO 326 (3)

 MACO 330 (3)

 MACO 365 (CLR) (1)

 MACO 451 (3)

 MACO 430 (3)

 MACO 366 (CLR) (1)

 MACO 455 (3)

 MACO 440 (3)

 MACO 401 (3)

 MACO 402 (3)