Program: Media Studies Major/Minor B.A. - Major Code 4453 (4450/4452/4454) - Northeastern State University

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. See General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees for more information.

Media Studies Core 36 hours

Journalism/Broadcast Option (4450) 18 hours

Public Relations Option (4452) 18 hours

Advertising Option (4454) 18 hours

Minimum Total 54 hours

Note

Media Studies majors may minor in Communication Studies. However, courses taken as part of the major will not count toward the minor.

Course Sequences

Course Sequence

Advertising

First Year – Freshman

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
UNIV 1002 University Strategies	MS 1103- Intro to Media Studies
12 hours General Education	MS 2103-Basic Writing for the Media
	9 hours General Education
Total Hours 14	Total Hours 15

Second Year – Sophomore

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 2403- Intro to Web Design	MS 3013- Digital Photography
MS 2453- Media Literacy	MS 3113- Newspaper Production
10 hours General Education	UNIV 2091 General Education Capstone
	9 hours General Education
Total Hours 16	Total Hours 16

Third Year – Junior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 3233-Publication/Editing	MS 4233-Basic Advertising
MS 4333-Mass Comm Law	Comm 3403-Persuasion
Art 1173-Computer App in Art	Comm 3453-Conflict Management
6 hours General Education	9 hours General Electives
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 18

Fourth Year – Senior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 4073- Broadcast Ad and Production	MS 4553- Media Campaign and Events
MS 4093-Copywriting/Layout	MS 4983- Media Internship
9 hours General Electives	MS 4063-Advanced Advertising
	6 hours General Electives
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Total Hours in Course Sequence _124______

* Offered Fall and Spring
** Offered Fall only
*** Offered Spring only

Course Sequence

Public Relations

First Year – Freshman

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
UNIV 1002 University Strategies	MS 1103- Intro to Media Studies
12 hours General Education	MS 2103-Basic Writing for the Media
	9 hours General Education
Total Hours 14	Total Hours 15

Second Year – Sophomore

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 2403- Intro to Web Design	MS 3013- Digital Photography
MS 2453- Media Literacy	MS 3113- Newspaper Production
10 hours General Education	UNIV 2091 General Education Capstone
	9 hours General Education
Total Hours 16	Total Hours 16

Third Year – Junior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 3233-Publication/Editing	MS 4653- PR and the Media
MS 4333-Media Law	COMM 2213- Public Speaking
Art 1173-Media Software	MS 3513- Media Management and Planning
MS 3133- Basic Public Relations	6 hours General Electives
6 hours General Education
Total Hours 18	Total Hours 15

Fourth Year – Senior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 4453- Public Relations Writing	MS 4553- Media Campaign and Events
MS 4533- Crisis Communication	MS 4983- Media Internship
9 hours General Electives	9 hours General Electives
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Total Hours in Course Sequence _124______

* Offered Fall and Spring.
** Offered Fall only.
*** Offered Spring only.

Course Sequence

Journalism/Broadcasting

First Year – Freshman

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
UNIV 1002 University Strategies	MS 1103- Intro to Media Studies
12 hours General Education	MS 2103-Basic Writing for the Media
	9 hours General Education
Total Hours 14	Total Hours 15

Second Year – Sophomore

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 2403- Intro to Web Design	MS 3013- Digital Photography
MS 2453- Media Literacy	MS 3113- Newspaper Production
10 hours General Education	UNIV2091 General Education Capstone
	9 hours General Education
Total Hours 16	Total Hours 16

Third Year – Junior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 3233-Publication/Editing	COMM 3803- Interviewing Techniques & Con.
MS 4333-Mass Communication Law	MS 3333- Multimedia Writing
Art 1173-Computer App in Art	MS 3513- Media Management and Planning
MS 4233- Broadcast Production	MS 4533- Crisis Communication*
6 hours General Education	3 hours General Electives
Total Hours 18	Total Hours 15

Fourth Year – Senior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
MS 3523- Announcing	MS 4553- Media Campaign and Events
MS 4653- PR and the Media*	MS 4983- Media Internship
THTR 3263- Acting Fundamentals	9 hours General Electives
6 hours General Electives
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Total Hours in Course Sequence _124______

* Students have to take either MS 4653 OR MS 4533. They can take both and count one as a free elective.

Policies of the College of Liberal Arts

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 80 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BA/BAED/BFA/BME degrees and 55 semester credit hours of Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS/BSED degrees and 40 semester credit hours of Liberal Arts and Sciences for specialty degrees (BGS, BSW). Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated by a “#” after the course title.