Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016

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MSCM 4402 Senior Career Development

Prerequisite: Senior status and a minimum of four MSCM courses. This course will expose students to the career search process and opportunities in Mass Communication, portfolio and resume development, and interviewing techniques.

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MSCM 4410 Newscast Production

Prerequisites: MSCM 3306 or permission of instructor. Practical course in the production of a local news program. This course is repeatable for credit. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.�

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MSCM 4501 Strategic Campaigns

Prerequisites: MSCM 3306 and 4 MSCM skills or permission of instructor. Course is designed to apply strategic communication principles to a real-world client outside of the campus setting. Students will complete a campaign from conception through implementation.

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MSCM 4502 Producing for Digital Media

Prerequisites: MSCM 3306 and 4 MSCM skills or permission of instructor. Course covers the study and application of convergent broadcast and electronic media concepts and theories. Students will produce a final project that incorporates all stages of video production to include research, scripting, shooting, editing and distributing the production.

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MSCM 4503 Enterprise Journalism

Prerequisites: MSCM 3306 and 4 MSCM skills or permission of instructor. Students will produce a final project that requires extensive research, reaches a diverse audience, and incorporates new media technologies.

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MSCM 4940 Independent Study

Prerequisite: Department chairperson's approval. Tutorial investigation of a topic of special interest. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MSCM 4950 Special Topics

Topics of special interest not listed in the catalog. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MSCM 4960 Internship

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Practical field experience in a supervised media setting. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MSCM 4980 Study Abroad

See the International Studies section of the catalog for details. This course is repeatable for credit.

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