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Mass Communication and Media Studies, BA

Academic programs / Undergraduate degrees / Mass Communication and Media Studies / 2026-2027 Curriculum
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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA
College/School: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Comm
Plan Code: CSMCMSTBA
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120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Major Requirements
MCO 101 Grammar for Mass Communication
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:Y
 Y 1
MCO 120 Media and Society (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 125 Developing Media Content
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
JMC 201 Media Writing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 205 Information Gathering
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 225 Digital Media Foundations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 213 Principles and History of Media
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
JMC 309 Advanced Media Writing: Analysis and Critique
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
JMC 305 Multimedia
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 366 Mass Communication Ethics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
JMC 473 Media Models and Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 403 Media Law
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 302 Media Research Methods
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 315 Decoding Media Effects
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MCO 418 History of Mass Communication (HUAD)
OR JMC 436 Strategic Communication Research
OR MCO 325 Data Literacy and Reasoning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Upper Division MCO Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
MCO 498 Pro-Seminar
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
MCO 451 Professional Development I
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
MCO 452 Professional Development II
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
Global Experience
Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
OR

Study Abroad course

Students choose to complete additional GCSI course or a Study Abroad course to fulfill this requirement.

3 Credit Hours
3
Media Studies Elective
AFR 375 Race, Gender and Sport (SOBE)
ASB 361 Human Cultural Beginnings (SOBE)
ASB 380 Language and Culture (SOBE)
CHS 300 An Exploration of Well-Being (SOBE)
COM 310 Communication in Interpersonal Relationships (SOBE)
COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI)
COM 317 Nonverbal Communication (SOBE)
COM 319 Persuasion and Social Influence (CIVI)
COM 325 Advanced Public Speaking and Presentations (CIVI)
COM 327 Civil Communication
COM 328 Communicating Science
COM 363 Latinxs and the Media (SOBE)
COM 371 Language, Culture and Communication (GCSI)
COM 414 Crisis Communication
COM 430 Leadership in Group Communication
COM 450 Organizational Communication (SOBE)
COM 453 Communication Training and Development
COM 463 Intercultural Communication for Global Leadership and Collaboration (GCSI)
FIS 307 Futures and Foresight Methods (SOBE)
FIS 400 Sea Turtles, Sharks and Fisheries of Baja California
FMS 300 Television Studies (HUAD)
FMS 302 U.S. Media Industries
FMS 340 Contemporary American Film and Popular Culture (HUAD)
FMS 360 Media Genres
FMS 362 Film and Media Franchises
FMS 365 Video Games and Narrative
FMS 374 Film and Media Visionaries
FMS 375 LGBTV: Television, Sexuality and Gender
FMS 380 Race and Gender in U.S. Media (HUAD)
FMS 394 Topic: The Power of Documentary
FMS 455 Comedy as Social Discourse
FMS 460 Masculinity and Film
FMS 468 Crime and Violence in American Film and Television (HUAD)
FMS 474 Women and Power in Media
HON 370 History of Ideas (GCSI)
HRC 310 Social and Cultural Analysis: Method and Theory (SOBE)
HSC 310 Health Communication
NTR 453 Nutrition and the Media
PBH 410 Public Mental Health
POS 301 Empirical Political Inquiry (SOBE)
POS 364 National Security, Intelligence, and Terrorism (SOBE)
POS 431 Campaigns and Elections (SOBE)
PSY 315 Personality Theory and Research (SOBE)
PSY 350 Social Psychology (SOBE)
PSY 370 Interpersonal Relationships (SOBE)
SOC 334 Technology and Society (SOBE)
SWU 303 Micro Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Focus Area

Students gain deeper subject matter expertise in a field or discipline outside of the major by selecting a minor, certificate or group of courses in consultation with their academic advisor.

Focus Area

12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 12
Upper Division

Focus Area

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.

MCO 451 Professional Development I and MCO 452 Professional Development II courses are designed to prepare students to go into the workforce and should be completed in student's senior year or final semester.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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