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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication: Media Management

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Communication Core: 15.5 credit hours

Course Number Title Credit Hours
COMM 101 Fundamentals of Communication 3
COMM 102 Mass Media and Society 3
COMM 105 Public Speaking 3
COMM 155 Rhetoric of Vision and Sound 3
COMM 199 Communication Orientation (required for new freshmen only) .5
COMM 201 Rhetoric and Criticism 3
  1. Media Management: 39.5 credit hours (including core requirements)

For students interested in non-production areas of electronic media. Includes sales, management, regulation, promotion, and research in broadcast and other electronic media such as cable television and satellites.

Communication Core plus: 24 credit hours - at least 12 at Fredonia

Group A - Major Core - 15 credit hours - choose five from among the following:

COMM 110-118 - Any three of the 1 credit hour computer courses
COMM 222 Principles of Public Relations 3
COMM 295 Research and Survey Methods 3
COMM 350 Telecommunication Technology 3
COMM 385 International Media 3
COMM 400 Broadcast Station Operations 3
COMM 420 Communication Law and Ethics 3
COMM 460 Organizational Communication 3

Group B - Major Electives - 9 credit hours - choose three from among the following, at least one at 300-400 level:
COMM 221 Interpersonal Communication 3
COMM 235 Business Communication 3
COMM 301 Group Communication 3
COMM 312 Multimedia Integrations 3
COMM 375 Mass Media Theory 3
COMM 379 Persuasion 3
COMM 430 Communication Theory 3
COMM 465 Intercultural Communication 3