Oklahoma State University

1193

Multimedia Journalism, BA Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2018-2019. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1 (p. 812). Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00 Total Hours: 120

Upper-Division General Education Select 6 hours outside major department See note 2.c. Hours Subtotal

Major Requirements Minimum 2.50 GPA in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses and in Major Requirements with a minimum grade of “C” in each course for graduation

Code

Title

Hours

Lower-division Professional Sequence 2.75 GPA and declared major required MC 2003

General Education Requirements English Composition See Academic Regulation 3.5 (p. 813) ENGL 1113 Composition I

Mass Media Style and Structure

3 3

MC 2023

Electronic Communication

Upper-division Professional Sequence Proficiency Review required MC 4143

or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I Select one of the following:

Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications Mass Communication Law

ENGL 1213 ENGL 1413 ENGL 3323

Composition II

Critical Analysis and Writing II

MC 4163 MMJ 3153

3 3

Technical Writing

Fundamentals of Audio and Video Production

American History & Government HIST 1103

MMJ 3263 MMJ 3553 MMJ 4393 MMJ 4973

Multimedia Reporting Advanced Reporting

3 3 3 3

Survey of American History

3 3

POLS 1113

American Government

Data Journalism

Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) STAT 2013 3 or STAT 2053 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) Humanities (H) Courses designated (H) 6 Natural Sciences (N) Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course Courses designated (N) 6 Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) ECON 1113 The Economics of Social Issues (S) 3 or ECON 2103 Introduction to Microeconomics (S) MC 1143 Media in a Diverse Society (DS) 3 SPCH 2713 Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 3 Additional General Education Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) 4 Hours Subtotal 40 Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) May be completed in any part of the degree plan Select at least one Diversity (D) course Select at least one International Dimension (I) course College/Departmental Requirements First Year Seminar (Transfer students with 15 hours exempt) 1 Arts & Humanities See note 2.a. 9 Natural & Mathematical Sciences See note 2.b. 3 Foreign Language See note 3 9 Elementary Statistics (A)

Multimedia Journalism Capstone

Emphasis Complete one Area of Emphasis (p. 1193)

27 54

Hours Subtotal Electives Select 4 hours

May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 1 additional upper division hour May not be able to use additional courses in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM Hours Subtotal

Total Hours

120

A 2.75 graduation retention GPA and at least 28 hours completed required to initially declare major. Passing the proficiency review is required for upper-division major requirements. This includes a 2.75 graduation retention GPA, and at least 12 OSU hours earned, and a 2.75 OSU GPA, and a passing score on the Language Proficiency Exam. A minimum of 72 hours must be taken outside of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM. No more than 12 hours in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM can be transferred from other institutions. Students are required to develop and maintain a portfolio exhibiting specific and appropriate work including required class assignments. Areas of Emphasis Multimedia News Emphasis Code Title Hours MMJ 3313 Editing in a Multimedia Environment 3 MMJ 4313 Public Affairs Reporting 3 Select 9 hours of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM 9 MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S) 3

Non-Western Studies At least one course See note 2.d.