| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Radio and Television Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Radio and Television Major, B.A./B.S.37 hours plus 6 hours of Cognates; C or better required in all courses; 2.25 major GPA required This major combines telecommunications history and theory with practical broadcast applications. Students acquire knowledge and understanding of the broadcast processes and on-air performing skills, utilizing facilities in both the campus radio station WSWI-AM and the Scripps Howard Video Production Complex. |
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Required Courses (25 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| RTV 151 - Survey of Contemporary Broadcasting Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 255 - Media Production Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 256 - Broadcast Journalism Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 351 - Radio-Television Performance Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 354 - Writing for Electronic Media USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 457 - Key Issues in Telecommunications Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 495 - Mass Communication Research Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 497 - Career Planning and Professional Development Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 1 | |||
Directed Electives (12 hours) | ||||
Choose two or three courses (6-9 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| RTV 451 - Radio-Television Programming Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 452 - Broadcast and Cable Sales Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 453 - Broadcast and Cable Management Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
Choose 3-6 hours to complete 12 hours of electives | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ADV 101 - Introduction to Advertising Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 352 - Advanced Television Studio Producing and Directing Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 353 - Advanced Video Field Production Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 356 - Sportscasting Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 357 - Advanced Broadcast Journalism Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Select no more than 6 hours from this group: | ||||
| RTV 150 - Practicum in Broadcasting Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 1 | |||
| RTV 350 - Radio-Television Workshop Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 1-3 | |||
| RTV 400 - Independent Study in Radio-Television Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 1-3 | |||
| RTV 489 - Internship in Radio-Television Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 1-3 | |||
NOTE: Some upper-level courses are offered alternating years. | ||||
Mass Communication Majors, Ethnic Cultures Cognate (3 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
Journalism majors may also select JRN 496 - Media Ethics
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| ADV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved ADV 499 topic: Advertising & Cultural Perceptions) | ||||
| ANTH 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; World Language and Culture-BS; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ANTH 326 - Peoples of Africa Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMST 308 - Rhetoric and Diversity USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, even-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMST 317 - Intercultural Communication USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring, even-numbered years; Summer, even-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 477 - Comparative Structures of Mass Media in a Global Community Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 486 - Diversity in Mass Media Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 231 - African American Literature USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 330 - Ethnic Literature in America USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 385 - History of Africa since 1800 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 400 - Topics in American History Seminar: African Americans U.S. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| JRN 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved JRN 499 topics: Covering Diverse Cultures; Diversity & Mass Media) | ||||
| LIBA 497 - Capstone Studies Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved LIBA 497 topics: Racism in America; Art & Diversity/20th Cent; Hawaii/New Zealand) | ||||
| PRL 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved PRL 499 topic: PR in a Global Community) | ||||
| RTV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved RTV 499 topic: Race, Ethnicity & the Media) | ||||
| SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved SOC 370 topics: Globalization; Hate Groups/Hate Crimes; Race, Class, Gen-Pop Culture) | ||||
| SOC 421 - Race and Ethnicity Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Mass Communication Majors, Gender Studies Cognate (3 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| CMST 402 - Gender, Communication, and Culture Term(s) Offered: Fall, odd-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMST 430 - Seminar in Rhetoric Seminar in GLBT Rhetoric Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 486 - Diversity in Mass Media Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMST 499 - Special Topics in Communication Studies Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved CMST499 topic: Rhetoric of Family & Gender) | ||||
| ENG 288 - Introduction to Women in Literature USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 387 - Women’s Literature and Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| GNDR 111 - Intro to Gender Studies USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| GNDR 333 - Perspectives on Gender Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| GNDR 449 - Seminar in Gender Studies: Special Topics /PHIL 361 (Queer Theory) or
GNDR 449 (GLBT Discourse) Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 311 - Women and Gender in America Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 498 - Senior Seminar in American History USI Core 39: Embedded Experience - Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved HIST498 topic: Women/Gender to 1920) | ||||
| JRN 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved JRN 499 topic: Diversity & Mass Media) | ||||
| LIBA 497 - Capstone Studies Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved LIBA497 topic: Women, Art & Society) | ||||
| PHIL 364 - Gender and Philosophy Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| PSY 381 - Psychology of Gender Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| RTV 499 - Special Topics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved RTV 499 topic: Media & Female Athletes) | ||||
| SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
(approved SOC 370 topics: Hate Groups/Hate Crimes; Race, Class, Gen-Pop Culture; Gender at Work; Women & Work) | ||||
| SOC 431 - Gender and Society Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
Additional InformationAn internship in the broadcast media, practicum work, and/or a broadcast workshop with the campus radio station and TV studio are highly recommended for the junior or senior year. | ||||
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