Journalism Four-Year Plan—ODD YEAR - Missouri Baptist University (Mobap)

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Journalism Four-Year Plan—ODD YEAR

Refer to this sample four-year plan when starting in an odd-numbered year. 

FALL—Semester 1SPRING—Semester 2
COMM 223: Introduction to Mass Media
COMM 103: Speech Communications
ENGL 113: English Composition I
CBIB 113: Old Testament History
IDST 101: The Keynote
Mathematics Elective

16 credits
COMM 263: Intro to Audio and Video Production
ENGL 123: English Composition II
CBIB 123: New Testament History
BCIS 103: Survey of Computing
Social/Behavioral Science Elective


15 credits
FALL—Semester 3SPRING—Semester 4
COEN 223: Basic Reporting and Writing for Journalism
COMM 203: Understanding Human Communications
ENGL 203: World Literary Types
Biological Science Elective
MATH 243: Prob. and Statistics (B.S. only) OR Elective

15 credits
COEN 323: Adv. Reporting and Writing for Journalism
COMM 373: Photography
KHSC 333: Health and Wellness
Physical Science and Lab Elective
Elective

16 credits
FALL—Semester 5SPRING—Semester 6
COMT 353: Convergent Media
COMJ 373: Photojournalism
COMJ 413: Editing and Design for Print Media
Arts and Humanities Elective
Foreign Language Elective (B.A. only)
Math or Science Elective (B.S. only

15-16 credits
COMR 383: Media Technologies
COMJ 423: Editing and Design for Online Media
Foreign Language Elective (B.A. only)
Math or Science Elective (B.S. only
POLS 103 US and MO Government/Constitution
Elective

15-16 credits
FALL—Semester 7SPRING—Semester 8
COMM 412: Media Interviewing Theory and Technique
COMJ 473: Journalism Internship
COMJ 433: Opinion Writing
COMT 413: Broadcast Techniques
Arts and Humanities Elective

14 credits
COMM 461: Senior Communications Seminar
COMM 483: Media Law and Ethics
Upper Division Comm Elective*
IDST 403: World Citizen
Social/Behavioral Science Elective

16 credits

*COMM 333, COMK 353, COMR 373 or COMT 363