Broadcasting and Mass Communication Major – B.A. Degree

A. Core Requirements (24 cr)

• COM 100 - Foundations of Communication Credit: 3
• COM 210 - Critical Thinking and Public Speaking Credit: 3
• BRC 108 - Introduction to Mass Media Credit: 3

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• BRC 223 - Integrated Media Writing and Design Credit: 3

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• BRC 229 - Broadcast News Writing Credit: 3

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• BRC 235 - Introduction to Video Production Credit: 3
• BRC 319 - Mass Media and the Law Credit: 3

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• BRC 301 - Media Economics Credit: 3

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• BRC 305 - Media Management Credit: 3

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• Select one course from the following:

• BRC 350 - Children, Women, and Minorities in the Media Credit: 3
• BRC 400 - Media and Society Credit: 3
• BRC 419 - Mass Media & Politics Credit: 3
• BRC 421 - Social Networks and the Web Credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (18 cr)

• Six hours in COM and/or JLM and/or PRL prefix courses under advisement (6 cr)
• Twelve hours in BRC prefix courses, under advisement.  At least six hours at the 300- or 400-level or above (12 cr)

The sequence of elective courses will be individually tailored with advisement in relation to each student’s career orientation.

Note: Candidates who seek to transfer within the college to the Broadcasting and Mass Communication major must have a minimum cumulative Oswego GPA of 2.5 to declare the major.  Students majoring in any degree program in Communication Studies are required to earn a least a C-(C minus) in all core and elective courses credited to the major. Students earning less than a C- should seek advisement before repeating any course.