Multiplatform Production Curriculum Sequence

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

This curriculum guide is a tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult Degree Works before and after registration for classes each semester to track academic progress.

First Year (Semester One): 16 Credits

ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits EC
ORSJ 101 - Freshman Orientation for School of Global Journalism & Communication Majors 1 credits
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
XXXX - MQ General Education Req. 3 credits MQ
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
XXXX - IM General Education Req. 3 credits IM

First Year (Semester Two): 16 Credits

ENGL 102 - Composition II 3 credits EC
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Second Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Multiplatform Writing 3 credits
COMM 202 - Introduction to Multiplatform Production 3 credits
COMM 203 - Media Literacy in a Diverse World 3 credits
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH

Second Year (Semester Two): 16 Credits

COMM 204 - Information Gathering and Research 3 credits
COMM 240 - Digital Media 3 credits
MPPD 230 - Media Technologies and Practices 3 credits
XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI
XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 1 credit

Third Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

COMM 370 - Mass Communication Law & Ethics 3 credits
MPPD 300 - Multiplatform Production and Editing 3 credits
XXXX - Foreign Language 3 credits
OR
XXXX - Global Culture 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Third Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

MPPD 310 - Writing for Interactive Media 3 credits
XXXX - MPPD Elective 3 credits¹
XXXX - Foreign Language 3 credits
OR
XXXX - Global Culture 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester One): 12 Credits

MPPD 350 - Production Practicum 3 credits
COMM 490 - Internship 3 credits
XXXX - MPPD Elective 3 credits¹
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

COMM 497 - Senior Capstone Project 3 credits
XXXX - MPPD Elective 3 credits¹
XXXX - MPPD Elective 3 credits¹
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Total Credit Hours: 120

1 For MPPD Electives students must choose four (4) courses from the following: , MPPD 201 , MPPD 202 , MPPD 325 , MPPD 332 , MPPD 342 , MPPD 360 , MPPD 410 , MPPD 412 , MPPD 420 , MPPD 422 , MPPD 440 , MPPD 442 , MPPD 450 , MPPD 460 , MPPD 498 , COMM 300 , COMM 314 . Students may also choose up to six (6) credits from the departments of Multimedia Journalism (MMJN) or Strategic Communication (SCOM)

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas for courses which satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department