Degree Requirements
In their freshman and sophomore years, students take liberal arts courses and core communication courses. In their junior and senior years, students focus on two of five fields of study and restricted electives . In conjunction with the Department’s advisors, students select a sequence of courses that satisfy program and degree requirements while simultaneously exploring their own intellectual and professional objectives. A total of 128 course credits are required to graduate.
| LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
60 CREDITS |
MCCU MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
52 CREDITS |
| Morse Academic Plan (MAP) | |
MCC Core Courses | 16 |
| Foreign Language | 8 | MCC-UE 0001 Introduction to Media Studies |
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| MCC-UE 0003 History of Media and Communication |
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| Expository Writing |
8 | MCC-UE 0005 Introduction to Human Communication and Culture |
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| EXPOS-UA 0001 Writing the Essay | MCC-UE 0014 Media and Cultral Analysis (was Intro to Media Crit) |
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| ACE-UE 0110 The Advanced College Essay | |||
| Fields of Study | 24 | ||
| Foundations of Contemporary Culture | 16 | By advisement. 12 points required in two of the following: | |
| MAP-UA 04xx Texts and Ideas | 1) Global and Transcultural Communication |
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| MAP-UA 05xx Cultures and Contexts |
2) Images and Screen Studies |
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| MAP-UA 06xx Societies and the Social Sciences | 3) Interaction and Social Processes | ||
| MAP-UA 07xx Expressive Culture | 4) Persuasion and Politics |
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| 5) Technology and Society |
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| Foundations of Scientific Inquiry | 12 | ||
| MAP-UA 0106 Quantitative Reasoning | Restricted Electives | 8 | |
| MAP-UA 02xx Natural Science I |
By advisement. See list of approved classes. | ||
| MAP-UA 03xx Natural Science II |
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| Additional Requirements |
4 | ||
| Liberal Arts Electives | 16 | SAHS-UE 0001 New Student Seminar |
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| * Any courses from CAS, including, but not limited to, anthropology, economics, history, journalism, politics, psychology, sociology, etc. | MCC-UE 1200 Senior Media Seminar |
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| UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES |
16 |
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| TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE | 128 |
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