JOURNALISM/MASS COMMUNICATION FIELD OF STUDY
Senate Bill 148 of the 75th Texas Legislature (1997) mandated Field of
Study curricula. The field of study curricula, along with core
curricula, are intended to facilitate transferability of courses among
Texas public colleges and universities. All public four-year
institutions are required to accept Coordinating Board approved field
of study courses in fulfillment of lower-division requirements for
bachelor’s degrees in majors that correspond to the field of study
Core Curriculum and Field of Study for Journalism/Mass Communication
is designed for students a bachelor’s degree with a major in
journalism/mass communication.
The following set of courses is designed to apply to the bachelor’s
degree of Journalism/Mass Communication but may also be applied to the
Bachelor of Arts or other baccalaureate-level Journalism/Mass
Communication degrees as deemed appropriate by the awarding
institution. The field of study curriculum is furthermore intended to
serve as a guide for community and technical colleges in structuring a
transfer curriculum in Journalism/Mass Communication.
**Fields of study are valid only when no course substitutions are
made.
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Core Curriculum Courses |
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Select courses from the Core Curriculum. |
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Semester Credit Hours: 44 |
Students should visit with an advisor regarding transfer to a
specific college or university.
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*Historical/Theoretical/Analytical |
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Communication |
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COMM 1307 |
Introduction to Mass Communication |
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COMM 1335 |
Survey of Radio/Television |
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COMM 2301 |
Introduction to Technology & Human Communications |
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COMM 2311 |
News Gathering & Writing I |
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Semester Credit Hours: 6-9 |
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*Writing/Performance/Production |
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Communication |
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COMM 2305 |
Editing and Layout |
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COMM 2311 |
News Gathering & Writing I |
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COMM 2318 |
Photography I |
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Semester Credit Hours: 3-9 |
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Elective Credit Courses |
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Semester Credit Hours: 1 |
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Total Semester Credit Hours: 64 |
*A course may count toward only one competency area, as designated by
the sending institution.
**Each sub-area constitutes a discrete Field of Study Curriculum.
Students who change emphasis from one sub area to another should
expect a change of sub-area Field of Study Curriculum.
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