Collegeof Arts andSciences
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Bachelor of Arts inCommunicationandMediaStudies
TheBachelor of Arts inCommunication andMediaStudies equipsgraduates
with a solid theoretical and historical understanding of human communication,
combined with practical skills in professional writing and speaking. Students in
the CMS programmay elect to focus their degree studies in Media Production,
Communication andHumanRelations, orMediaandCultural Studies.
Student organizations that aredesigned to support, augment, and supplement
the educational and professional development of students in the CMS program
include the
Bent Tree
(student newspaper), andCSURadioandTelevision.
COMMUNICATIONANDMEDIASTUDIESLEARNINGOUTCOMES
Graduates of the B.A. program in Communication and Media Studies will
demonstrate the following characteristics:
1. Communicateeffectively usingmultiple channelsof communication;
2. Conduct primaryand secondary research onmedia productsand
communicativepractices;
3. Criticallyanalyze theaesthetic dimensions and layeredmeanings
of past andpresent communicationandmediaproducts;
4. Understand theoretical perspectiveson communication,media and
global culture;
5. Applymedia aesthetics to theproduction of communication
vehicles usingappropriate technologies; and,
6. Demonstrateanunderstandingof ethical theories, professional
standardsand legal constraints in communicationandmedia
environments.
Communication andMediaStudiesWritingAssessmentRequirement
CMSmajors andminors are required to pass theCMSWriting Assessment
in order to complete the degree. Students are strongly encouraged to take
this assessment soon after passing ENGL 1102. A passing score is a
prerequisite for several requiredCMS courses, so failure to pass the test ina
timely manner may result in a delay in graduation. The test is administered
at the campus Testing Center and may be repeated, but it is offered only
one timeper semester.
BACHELOROFARTS INCOMMUNICATIONANDMEDIASTUDIESDEGREE
PROGRAMREQUIREMENTS
CoreCurriculum (AreasA - E)
............................................................
42hours
*COMM 1110 is a pre-requisite course for several courses in the CMS
program and is recommended for fulfilling the Area B2 core
requirement.
Lower DivisionCoreRequirements (CoreCurriculumAreaF)
..........
18hours
F1. International Language*............................................................... 0-9hours
F2. CMS 2010 Introduction toMediaStudies.......................................... 3 hours
F3. CMS 2100 Introduction toFilm ......................................................... 3 hours
F4. MediaProductionor Aesthetics....................................................3-12hours
Select from: ART11042DDesign&Color Theory; CMS2410Digital
Imaging I; CMS 2420 Introduction toFieldProduction; PHIL2040
Introduction toAesthetics; THEA1880 Introduction toActing
