Multimedia Journalism Major (MMJ), BA

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Requirements

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

COMM 1010 satisfies 3 hours of Literacy and Expression.

Required:

Student must pass ENG 1100 or ENG 1110 before enrolling in COMM courses numbered COMM 2300 and above.

Recommended:

MATH 1200 is recommended to satisfy 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.

Major: 58 Hours

Communication Core: 21 Hours

COMM 1010 - Communication Principles Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2000 - Media Software Tools Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2950 - Internship Preparation Credit Hours: 1
COMM 3200 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3670-3673 - Communication Internship Credit Hours: 0-2
(Must be taken for at least 1 hour to meet program requirements.)
COMM 4120 - Communication Law Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4150 - Communication Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4510 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1
COMM 4550 - Communication Ethics and Scripture Credit Hours: 3

Journalism: 37 Hours

COMM 1920 - Introduction to Journalism Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2200 - Photography Credit Hours: 3
or COMM 2250 - Video Production Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2300 - Broadcast News Writing Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2310 - Print News Writing Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3150 - Advanced Journalism Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3350 - Multimedia Storytelling Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3590 - Media Graphics Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3720 - Production Projects for Film and Television Credit Hours: 3
or COMM 4050 - Advanced Photography Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3800 - Broadcast News Reporting Credit Hours: 3

Choose 4 hours from:

COMM 1400-1401 - Radio Practicum Credit Hours: 1
COMM 1410-1411 - TV Practicum Credit Hours: 1
COMM 2420-2421 - Newspaper Practicum Credit Hours: 1
COMM 2430-2431 - Yearbook Practicum Credit Hours: 1
COMM 2440-2441 - Sports Broadcast Practicum Credit Hours: 1

Choose 6 hours from:

CJ 2261 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2230 - Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
COMM 2660 - Post-Production for Film and Television Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3020 - Copy Editing Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3160 - Sports Writing and Reporting Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3710 - Radio Production and Performance Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3860 - Sports Broadcasting Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4090 - Advanced Video Production Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4350 - Advanced Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2100 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 20 Hours

COMM 4550 satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Students will need 10-16 hours of upper-level Bible/elective courses to satisfy the graduation requirement.

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