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Media
A.A. Program
Total Credits: 66-69

First Semester Credits
ART 159 Photography I* 3
COM 103 Public Speaking 3
COM 110 Understanding Mass Media 3
ENG 101 Composition I 3
Mathematics Elective 3-4
PED Activity Course (s) 1
Total Semester Credits 16-17
   
Second Semester Credits
(Broadcast Production Group)
COM 109 Television Journalism or
COM 170 Radio Production or
COM 171 Television Studio Production or
COM 172 Video Field Production 		3
ENG 102 Composition II 3
Laboratory Science Elective 4
Mathematics Elective 3-4
Social Science Elective 3
Total Semester Credits 16-17
   
Third Semester Credits
(Media Studies Group)  
COM 113 Documentary Media or
COM 210 Global Media 		3
ENG 215 Journalism 3
Humanities Elective** 3
Laboratory Science Elective 4
Social Science Elective 3
PED Activity Course(s) 1
Total Semester Credits 17
   
Fourth Semester Credits
(Film Studies Group)  
COM 104 Film Appreciation or
COM 107 Film Production I or
COM 112 History of Film 		3
General Electives *** 6
HED Health Elective 2-3
Social Science Electives 6
Total Semester Credits 17-18
* Or other Art course by advisement.
** Course other than Communications.
*** Suggested elective include:
ART 133 Graphic Design III,
COM 201 Voice and Diction,
COM 290 Media Practicum,
CMP 100 Computer Literacy,
CMP 101 Introduction to Computers,
ENG 111 Technical Writing,
ENG 251 Film and Literature,
MKT 100 Introduction to Marketing,
MKT 106 Principles of Advertising,
MKT 138 Public Relations, or
THR 107 Stagecraft.