Communication Arts - University of the Incarnate Word

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degrees

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program – Media Studies

CORE
Course	Title	Credits
Rhetoric (6 hrs)	ENGL 1311Composition I	3
	ENGL 1312Composition II	3
Literature	ENGL 2310 World Literature	3
Fine Art	Any	3
Philosophy	PHIL 1381 Intro to Philosophy	3
Religion	Any	3
Philosophy	PHIL 3325 Philosophy of Culture	3
History	HIST 1311 World History Part I HIST 1312 World History Part II HIST 1322 U.S. History to 1865 (pre-req to HIST 3332) HIST 1322 U.S. History since 1865	3
Social Science	ANTH 1311 Introduction to Anthropology PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology POLS 1315 American Politics POLS 1316 State and Local Politics SOCI 1311 Introduction to Sociology	3
Science with Lab	Any	4
Math	MATH 1304 or MATH 1306	3
Wellness	DWHP 1200 Dimensions of Wellness or DWHP 3200 Dimensions of Wellness Bridge	2
Physical Ed	Any	1
Foreign Language	Any Language
	Any Language
Core Electives (Required or as approved by Advisor)	COMM 1301 Intro to Mass Communication	3
	SPCH 1311 Public Speaking	3
	CLST 1310 Introduction to Cultural Studies	3
Computer Literacy	COMM 1305 Computer Literacy for Communication Arts	3
TOTAL		55

ENGLISH
ENGL 2365 Professional & Technical Communication	3
ENGL 3000 – 4000 Level any	3
ENGL 3000 – 4000 Level any	3
TOTAL	9

BUSINESS
BMKT 3331 Principles of Marketing	3
BMKT 3333 Fundamentals of Advertising	3
TOTAL	6

UNDERGRADUATE (UG)
COMM Core (UG)	COMM 2310 Theories of Communication	3
	COMM 2315 Writing for the Media	3
	COMM 4332 Law and the Media	3
TOTAL		9
Media Studies Core	COMM 3330 Impact of Media on Society	3
	COMM 3340 Computer Graphics and Visual Communications	3
	COMM 4305 Communications, Technology & Society	3
	COMM 4320 Issues and Trends in Bicultural Communications	3
	TOTAL	12
Comm Electives	COMM 2354 Journalism I	3
	COMM 3320 Aesthetics of Vision/Sound	3
	COMM 3325 Writing the Script	3
	COMM 3353 Television Journalism	3
	COMM 3354 Journalism II	3
	COMM 4322 Selected Film Topics	3
	COMM 4399 or other course approved by advisor	3
	Upper division COMM or other course approved by advisor	3
	Upper division COMM other course approved by advisor	3
	Upper division COMM other course approved by advisor
TOTAL		30
TOTAL COMMUNICATION ARTS HOURS		51
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE HOURS		121
COMMUNICATION ARTS GRADUATE (GR)
COMM Core (GR)	COMM 6301 Communications Theory	3
	COMM 6308 Writing and Research Techniques	3
	COMM 6302 Media Ethics	3
	COMM 6309 Communication Research Methods	3
	COMM 6345 Practicum (Internship)	3
	COMM 63CSI Communications Capstone or COMM 63TR Thesis (pre-requisite COMM 63TP)	3
COMM Electives	COMM 6304 Aesthetics of Visual Perception COMM 6311 Media Production COMM 6312 Applied Media Writing COMM 6315 Seminar in Film COMM 6317 Communications, Technology and Culture COMM 6318 Seminar in Mass Communications COMM 6319 Seminar in International Communications COMM 63TP Thesis Proposal Writing (required for Thesis Option)	12
TOTAL GRADUATE HOURS		30
TOTAL HOURS ACCELERATED BA – MA COMMUNICATION ARTS		151