Students wishing to enter the major in broadcasting initially are admitted as majors seeking admission (reference 726P). Prospective majors may take no more than 15 hours in the major before admission. Students must meet the following requirements before they can be admitted:

1. Completion of a minimum of 24 hours of coursework applicable to a baccalaureate degree;
2. A minimum overall grade point average of 2.5;
3. Completion of ENG 100 with a grade of ‘C’ or better and nine additional hours in the Colonnade Program;
4. Completion of the following courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better: SJB 101, 102, BCOM 201, and BCOM 266.

Students not meeting the above admission requirements will not be admitted to the broadcast major and cannot register for additional courses in the major.

The major in broadcasting (reference number 726) requires a minimum of 45 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students must take a minimum of 72 semester hours in courses outside of the School of Media unit, including the University’s Colonnade Program requirements. 

In addition to meeting institutional requirements for graduation, the broadcasting major must have a minor or second major outside of the School of Media that is approved by the major faculty advisor. Students may not select a minor in film studies or from those offered within the School, unless taken as a second minor. 

No course with a grade of “D” or below may be counted toward this major or used as a prerequisite. One-half of the hours in the major must be at the 300- or 400-level. Only 3 hours of internship or co-op may be counted within the major. One-hour workshops may be repeated in different topics up to 4 hours. Only 3 hours of workshop credit may be counted within the 45-hour major.

View course requirements here.

(18 hours) Chosen in consultation with department faculty advisor. Select eighteen additional hours from among all BCOM courses (excluding BCOM 264) or courses from the following list:

                                                                                                                                               

BCOM 261 Basic Radio Production (SJB 101 or 102)                                                             BCOM 466 Television Directing

BCOM 265 Basic Broadcast News (SJB 101 or 102)                                                               BCOM 463 Producing and Directing [fall] (BCOM 266, 366, 367)

BCOM 303 Acting for the Camera                                                                                           BCOM 325 Electronic Media Writing                                           

BCOM 461 Radio Workshop                                                                                                    BCOM 429 Broadcast Meteorology

BCOM 326 Radio/TV News Performance (BCOM 265 & BCOM 261 or 266)                      BCOM 385 Broadcast Commercial Sales (Sophomore Standing)

BCOM 328 Broadcast Weather Graphics (BCOM 201 and GEOG 121)                               BCOM 467 Workshop [1-hr] (permission of instructor)

BCOM 329 Broadcast Weather Data (BCOM 201 and GEOG 121)                                       BCOM 300 American Popular Arts

BCOM 335 News Discovery and Selection (BCOM 265)                                                        BCOM 480 Editing III (BCOM 366)

BCOM 360 Electronic Media Programming/Research [fall] (BCOM301 or permission)    BCOM 481 Problems in Mass Communication

BCOM 361 Advanced Radio Performance (BCOM 261)                                                       BCOM 485 Broadcast Operations & Management (BCOM385 or permission)

BCOM 365 Broadcast News Reporting and Producing (BCOM 265, 335, 368)                 BCOM 491 Internship

BCOM 367 Field Production [spring] (BCOM 266 and 366)                                                 FILM    201 Introduction to Cinema [also counts in Colonnade II-AH]

BCOM 368 News Videography/Editing [fall] (BCOM 265, 266)                                        FILM   250 Screenwriting (BCOM 325 or FILM 101 and FILM 201)

BCOM 369 Cooperative Education in Broadcast Communication                                   JOUR 202 Introduction to News Writing

BCOM 378 Film Animation                                                                                                     PJ       261 Introduction to Multimedia (PJ 131 or 231)

BCOM 380 Editing II                                                                                                               SJB     210 Software Studio for Designers

View minor requirements here.