Degree Requirements
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Major Requirements
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Hours
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ENG 311 English Literature: Overview
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3
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ENG 350 or 351 American Literature Survey
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3
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CMM 201 Fundamentals of Speech
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3
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CMM 250 Mass Media and Society I
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3
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CMM 350 Communication Ethics
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3
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| CMM 401 Convergence |
3 |
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CMM Electives
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15
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CMM Concentration Courses
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12
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Major Support
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Foreign Language*
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9
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* Nine hours must be in one language. If, however, after a minimum of six hours of language at the College level, a student has completed or advanced beyond the intermediate level (i.e. 103), s/he may substitute a communication elective for remaining hours.
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Free electives
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24
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Communication Minor
Non-communication majors desiring a minor in communication should consult with the director of the communication program. The requirements for a minor are 15 hours in communication.
Concentrations in Communication
Concentration in Journalism
CMM 105 Media Writing
CMM 274 Reporting and Writing
CMM 374 Literary Journalism
CMM 474 Reporting Syracuse
Concentration in Advertising
CMM 105 Introduction to Journalistic Writing
CMM 376 The Art and Forms of Advertising
CMM 378 Creative Advertising
CMM 476 Advertising Issues and Practices
Concentration in Public Relations
CMM 105 Introduction to Journalistic Writing
CMM 377 Introduction to Public Relations
CMM 308 Media Layout and Design
CMM 477 Advanced Public Relations
Concentration in Music (Choose one of three prongs)
1. Music Industry
CMM 102 The Music Industry I
CMM 203 The Music Industry II
Two of the following:
CMM 376 The Art of Forms of Advertising
CMM 377 Introduction to Public Relations
CMM 476 Advertising Issues and Practices
CMM 477 Advanced Public Relations
2. Music Journalism
CMM 105 Media Writing
Three of the following:
CMM 274 Reporting and Writing
CMM 374 Literary Journalism
CMM 397 Writing Nonfiction
CMM 379 Music Journalism
3. Music and Culture
CMM 309 American Culture and the Art of Johnny Cash
MUS 101 Music History: The Western Tradition
MUS 117 Introduction to the History & Tradition of Jazz
MUS 226 The History of Rock and Roll
Concentration in TV/Radio
CMM 105 Introduction to Journalistic Writing
CMM 205 Introduction to Video Production
One of the following:
CMM 330 Studio and Remote Production
CMM 331 News and Documentary Production
CMM 332 Dramatic Video Production
One of the following:
CMM 311 Writing for the Electronic Media
CMM 318 Introduction to Radio Production
CMM 330 Studio and Remote Production
CMM 331 News and Documentary Production
CMM 332 Dramatic Video Production
Concentration in Media Studies
Four of the following:
CMM 309 American Culture and the Art of Johnny Cash
CMM 310 Documentary Film
CMM 319 Survey of American Broadcasting
CMM 314 Journalism and American Literature
CMM 353 Government and the Media
CMM 358 Representations of the Media in Film
CMM 380 Critical Approaches to Film
CMM 381 History of Film, Beginnings to 1940
CMM 382 History of Film, 1940 to Present
CMM 383 The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
Concentration in Filmmaking
CMM 205 Introduction to Video Production
One of the following:
CMM 310 Documentary Film
CMM 380 Critical Approaches to Film
Two of the following:
CMM 381 History of Film, Beginnings to 1940
CMM 330 Studio and Remote Production
CMM 331 News and Documentary Production
CMM 332 Dramatic Video Production
Typical Program
Fall Semester
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Hours
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Spring Semester
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Hours
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First Year
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Critical Writing
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3
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Critical Perspectives on Literature
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3
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Western/World History
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3
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Fundamentals of Speech
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3
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Philosophical Foundations
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3
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World/Western History II
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3
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Elementary Foreign Language I
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3
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Elementary Foreign Language II
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3
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Introduction to Journalistic Writing*
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3
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Natural Science Elective
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3
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Second Year
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Mass Media and Society I
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3
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Social Science Elective |
3
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Intermediate Foreign Language
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3
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Religious Perspectives
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3
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English Literature: An Overview
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3
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American Literature Survey
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3
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Communication Concentration Course
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3
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Philosophical Perspectives |
3
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Free Elective
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3
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Free Elective
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3
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Third Year
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Philosophy Ethics
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3
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Communication Ethics
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3
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Comm. Concentration Course
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3
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Comm. Concentration Course
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3
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Major Authors
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3
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Religion Elective
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3
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Communication Elective
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3
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Communication Elective
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3
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Free Elective
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3
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Free Elective
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3
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Fourth Year
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| English/History 400 |
3 |
Convergence |
3 |
| Free Elective |
3 |
Philosophy/Religion 400 |
3 |
| Free Elective |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
| Free Elective |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
| Communication Elective |
3 |
Communication Elective |
3 |
*Introduction to Journalistic Writing is not required in the Media Studies and Filmmaking concentrations. See above concentration listings.