Mar 29, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 [Archived Catalog]

Telecommunications - Media Studies Major (B.S.C.)


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Major code BC5311

This plan of study offers students the opportunity to design an individualized program that meets their needs and reflects their interests in the media industries. A student can design an individualized program of study in consultation with the sequence director and a faculty advisor. The student submits for approval a proposal for coursework that includes justification and corollary courses.

Alternatively, students can select one of three areas of study:

International Media
Media & Society
Politics & Media

All Media Studies students must complete the MDIA core, the Media Studies core, and five courses from their area of study.

Media Studies Core (minimum of 28 credits):


Plus:


Area of study (minimum of 20 credits):

 

Corollary


32 hours outside the School of Media Arts and Studies that support program goals (from no more than two areas with at least 20 hours at the 300-to-400 level. 

Recommended Areas


International Communication


Five of the following:

  • Special Topics Seminar–International Issues  4

Media and Society


Five of the following:

  • Special Topics Seminar–Contemporary Issues   4

Politics and Media


Five of the following:

  • Special Topics Seminar–Contemporary Issues   4

Individualized Area of Concentration


This specialized program requires a proposal approved by the faculty advisor, sequence director, and undergraduate director, and a minimum accumulative GPA of 3.0. In addition to the core Media Studies courses, 28 hours of TCOM courses are required.

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