Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Electronic Media

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 Radio & Television Broadcasting/Broadcast Journalism and be applied to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Electronic Media 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.

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   Competency Area 1 choose 3 hours from the following:		3
   MC 1301	Introduction to Mass Communication
   TCCN: COMM 1307
   MC ELNA
   TCCN: COMM 1335
   Competency Area 2 choose 3 hours from the following:		3
   MC 1313	Media Writing
   TCCN: COMM 2311
   MC ELNA
   TCCN: COMM 2339
   Competency Area 3 choose 3 hours from the following:		3
   MC 3311	Video Production
   TCCN: COMM 1336
   Competency Area 4 choose 3 hours from the following:		3
   MC ELNA
   TCCN: COMM 2303
   Total Hours		12

6. All students in this degree program must earn a "C" or higher in each of three core courses in Mass Communication, which include:

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   MC 1301	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
   MC 4301	Media Law and Ethics	3
   MC 4381	Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media	3

7. All students in this degree program must earn a "C" or higher in all prerequisite courses and in the following major courses:

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   MC 1313	Media Writing	3
   MC 3306	Writing for the Electronic Media	3
   or MC 3321	News Writing and Reporting I
   MC 3311	Video Production	3
   or MC 4323	Multimedia Journalism
   or MC 4324	Visual Storytelling
   MC 3312	Television News	3
   or MC 4348	Visual Production Capstone
   or MC 4386	Journalism Project
   or MC 4387	Storytelling and the Border

Course Requirements

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