Offered by Department of Communication:

Journalism and Mass Communication Major

Broadcasting Option
Bachelor of Arts

FAH BA 3204

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • English Language minimum = 9
  • Humanities minimum = 9
  • Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
  • Personal Development minimum = 2
• BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
  For specific language requirements see Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
• Major Option = 36
• Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
  Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14
• Minimum total hours required for BA in Journalism and Mass Communication-Broadcasting Option = 125
  All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

Students selecting a major in Broadcasting must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the major.

Students selecting a major in Broadcasting must compile evidence of achievement particular to their chosen career field. Students will present this portfolio and discuss its contents with a Faculty Portfolio Committee in the semester prior to their graduation.

1. Journalism and Mass Communication-Broadcasting Option Requirements (36 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • JMC 215, Newswriting - 3 hours
     • JMC 226, Audio Production - 3 hours
     • JMC 265, Video Production - 3 hours
     • JMC 310, Communications Law - 3 hours
     • JMC 316, Broadcast Advertising and Programming - 3 hours
     • JMC 318, Writing for The Media - 3 hours
     • JMC 320, Media Management - 3 hours
     • JMC 336, Radio Workshop - 2 hours
     • JMC 340, Media Sales - 3 hours
     • JMC 343, Television Workshop - 2 hours
     • JMC 356, Broadcast Announcing - 3 hours
     • JMC 460, Mass Media and Society - 3 hours
   • Take 2 hours from:
     • JMC 336, Radio Workshop - 2 hours
     • JMC 343, Television Workshop - 2 hours