Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Public Relations (Sports Media Concentration)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

Admission Requirements

  1. Any student admitted to Texas State University with an overall GPA of at least a 2.25 and a “C” or higher in MC 1301 will automatically be admitted to their selected major in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.   If a student does not meet these requirements upon admission, they will be temporarily classified as a pre-major in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. As soon as the student meets any missing requirements, they will be admitted to their selected major in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

General Requirements

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

  2. All students seeking B.S. or B.A. degrees within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication must complete ENG 1310, ENG 1320 and COMM 1310 or their equivalent courses to meet degree requirements. Most students will meet these requirements through their general education core curriculum.
  3. In addition to the general education core curriculum, this major requires three hours of English literature, three hours of math/science/computer science courses and a minor.
  4. Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors.
  5. For transfer students, 12 semester credit hours (7 additional hour may also be acceptable at Texas State) may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Communication Field of Study Sub-Area Advertising/Public Relations and be applied to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Public Relations at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list.

    Competency Area 1 choose 9 hours from the following:9
    Introduction to Mass Communication
    TCCN: COMM 1307
    Introduction to Public Relations
    Advertising
    TCCN: COMM 2327
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 2300
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 2301
    Competency Area 2 choose 3 hours from the following:3
    Media Writing
    TCCN: COMM 2311
    Writing for the Electronic Media
    TCCN: COMM 2339
    Video Production
    TCCN: COMM 1336
    News Writing and Reporting I
    Editing and Managing Content
    TCCN: COMM 2305
    Photojournalism
    TCCN: COMM 1318
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 1319
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 1337
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 2328
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 2329
    MC ELNA
    TCCN: COMM 2332
    Total Hours12
  6. All students in this degree program must earn a "C" or higher in each of four core courses in Mass Communication, which include:
    MC 1301Introduction to Mass Communication3
    MC 4301Media Law and Ethics3
    MC 4381Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media3
  7.  All students in this degree program must earn a "C" or higher in all prerequisite courses and in the following major courses:
    MC 3343Introduction to Public Relations3
    MC 3313Foundations of Public Relations Writing3
    MC 3314Social Media for Strategic Communication3
    MC 3360Public Relations Research3
    MC 4313Advanced Writing for Public Relations3
    MC 4320Public Relations Campaigns3

Course Requirements

FreshmanHours
COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091)3
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010)3
ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010)3
Mathematics Component Code 02013
US 11001
POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070)3
POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070)3
MC 13013
MC 43813
ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 0803
 31
SophomoreHours
ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)3
PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040)3
MC 33433
MC 33133
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0306
MC 43293
American History Component Code 0606
SOCI 33073
 30
JuniorHours
ENG Literature3
Computer Science, Logic, Mathematics or Science13
MC 33143
MC 33603
MC 43133
Minor9
Select six hours from the following:6
 
 
 
 
 30
SeniorHours
MC 43203
MC 43013
MC Elective3
Select one of the following:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minor9
Electives10
 29
Total Hours: 120
1

Any mathematics course from the general education core curriculum Mathematics Component may be chosen except MATH 1316.