North Carolina A&T State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Journalism/Mass Comm

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Journalism and Mass Communication: Electronic Media and Journalism

Core Courses

JOMC 220 - News Writing	3
JOMC 240 - Media History	3
JOMC 245 - Tech. Information Sources	3
JOMC 493 - Comm. Law and Ethics	3
JOMC 591 - Media Workshop	2
JOMC 598 - Media Internship	3
Grammar Proficiency Examination	0
Exit Examination	0

Emphasis Requirements

JOMC 231 - Practicum II	1
JOMC 255 - On Air Delivery	2
JOMC 406 - Television Production I	3
JOMC 425 - Broadcast News Writing	3
JOMC 445 - Scriptwriting	3
JOMC 435 - Advanced Reporting & Production	3
JOMC 475 - Special Projects	3

JOMC Electives
Please note that there are only six (6) hrs of electives a JOMC student can take:

JOMC 302:	Minorities in Mass Media	3
JOMC 366:	Leadership Problem & Media Mgt.	3
JOMC 403:	Black Press in the United States	3
JOMC 418:	Digital Audio Production	3
JOMC 500:	Public Relations Seminar	3
JOMC 600:	Media and Politics	3
JOMC 601:	International Communication	3
JOMC 602:	Communication Theory	3
JOMC 603:	Mass Communication Seminar	3
JOMC 604:	Film Criticism	3
JOMC 606:	Organizational Communication	3
JOMC 606:	Business Reporting	3
JOMC 607:	Medical and Science Reporting	3

* All JOMC majors must successfully pass the grammar proficiency exam and the exit exam to fulfill graduation requirements. You cannot take major courses that are not in your concentration as electives.

Suggested Emphasized Electives
Suggested non-major courses (15) hours see the N.C. A&T catalog for specific requirements. Please adhere to prerequisites in the various departments. See advisor for other non-major courses as options.

AGEC 632 - Intl. Agricultural Trade Policy

BIOL 101 - Concepts of Biology

BIOL 220 - Basic Microbiology

BIOL 221 - General Microbiology

BUAD 432 - Consumer Behavior

CHEM 251 - Elementary Biochemistry

CHEM 252 - Elementary Biochemistry Lab

COMP 120 - Computer Use

ENGL 203 - Human Perspective of the South

ENGL 300 - Advanced Composition

ENGL 450 - Advanced English Grammar

GCS 110 - Design for Graphic Comm.

GCS 430 - Technical Illustrations and Design

HIST 202 - African Amc. History Since 1877

HIST 204 - US History from 1492 - 1877

HIST 205 - US History Since 1877

POLI 200 - Amc. Government and Politics

POLI 444 - International Relations

SOCI 204 - Social Problems

TECH 382 - Comp. Applic. for Tech. Studies

TECH 414 - Introduction to Comm. Systems

Important Information: A minimum of 82 hours must be outside mass communiaction, 67 of which is in liberal arts and sciences. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is needed in mass communication.

Suggested Outside Classroom Activities: Media Network, Honors Program with grade point average of 3.5, reporting, directing video taping, producing for newscast and video productions in television studio. Reporting, directing, producing for university and college production, performing volunteer broadcast work for student organizations and local community, attending meetings and conferences affiliated with electronic media and journalism, see advisor.