Communication Arts - Broadcast Meteorology Emphasis (BA CA)

Core Requirements:

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The degree of Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts requires the successful completion of 120 semester hours, including (1) the Program of General Education; (2) completion of the Communication Core; and (3) an area of emphasis in at least one of the six Communication Arts areas.

General Education Requirements:

Within the general education curriculum provided by the University, communication students are required to take COMM 101 and THEA 102A/THEA 102B.  Taking one year of modern language is strongly recommended.  Substitutions of the other general education courses may be taken as per the modern language substitution policy.

Communication Arts Core Requirements (21 hours):

Foundations:

 
  
JOUR 220, Fundamentals of Journalistic Writing (3) (F)  

Theory -choose three courses from the following:  (Broadcasting, Meteorology, and Journalism must take COMM 230: Public Relations must take COMM 250; Theatre must take THEA 316)

 
 
 
 
  

Capstone Experience:

 
*For Meteorology students, COMM 460 and GEOG 465, Geography Capstone , are interchangeable.

Broadcast Meteorology Emphasis Requirements:

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(51 hours)

• COMM 140 Introduction to Broadcasting (3)
• COMM 218 Writing for Electronic Media (3)
• COMM 240R Radio Production (3)

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• COMM 240T Television Commercial Production (3)

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• GEOG 101 Human Geography (3)
• GEOG 200 Physical Geography (3)
• GEOG 260 Applied Meteorology (3)
• GEOG 311 Cartography (3)
• GEOG 340 Geography of Soils (4)
• GEOG 360 Meteorology and Climatology (4)
• GEOG 410 Urban Geography (3)

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• GEOL 101 Earth Processes, Resources, and the Environment (4)
• GEOL 150 Oceanography (4)

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• PHYS 105 Introductory Astronomy (4)

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• Four hours of COMM 210 Workshops (N, P, R or T).  It is recommended that students complete COMM 140 before COMM 210R & 210T; COMM 350 before COMM 210P, and JOUR 220 before COMM 210N.

• COMM 210N Communication Workshop (1)
• COMM 210P Communication Workshop (1)
• COMM 210R Communication Workshop (1)
• COMM 210T Communication Workshop (1)

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• One course from the following:

• COMM 340R Advanced Radio Production (3)
• COMM 340T Advanced Television Production (3)
• COMM 400G Special Projects in Communication (3)
• JOUR 221 Advanced Journalistic Writing/Editing (3)
• THEA 311 Voice and Interpretation (3)