Broadcasting and Journalism (B.A.) with Journalism concentration

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Broadcasting and Journalism program can:

  1. Research effectively, write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communication professions, audiences, and purposes they serve, and present images and information effectively.
  2. Identify and provide examples of the key elements of a news story in multiple platforms.
  3. Apply tools and technologies appropriate for the communication professions in which they serve (radio, TV, web).
  4. Explain how various media platforms work, how they produce meanings, how they are organized, and how to use them wisely and effectively.
  5. Explain how to form and maintain healthy relationships with diverse others.
  6. Construct discourse intended to inform, persuade, and entertain.
  7. Articulate ethical communication principles and practices.
  8. Explain research methods in communication.
  9. Communicate effectively, ethically, and appropriately through writing, interaction, and speaking in public, interpersonal, and group contexts.
  10. Display proficiency in one area of communication sufficient to pursue a career and/or continue education at the graduate level.
  11. Articulate an awareness of options for employment in a communication-related field.
  12. Articulate how faith connects to the discipline and students’ area of specialization in Communication.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

COMM 105Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3

COMM 107Introduction to Communication Seminar

1

COMM 207Communication Design

3

COMM 218Mass Media and Society

3

COMM 243Audio/Visual Newsgathering

3

COMM 365Media Law and Ethics

3

COMM 493Communication Senior Seminar

3

COMM 341 or 359: Writing in the major requirement.

Three credits from the following:

COMM 112Newswriting

3

COMM 247Writing for Mass Media

3

Three credits from the following:

COMM 241Small Group Communication

3

COMM 313Relational Communication

3

COMM 342Intercultural Communication

3

COMM 354Interpersonal Conflict

3

Three credits from the following:

COMM 341Communication Theory

3

COMM 359Rhetorical Theory

3

Three credits from the following:

COMM 392Student Media Lab

1-3

COMM 492Student Media Lab

1-3

Three credits from the following:

INTE 391Internship

1-3

INTE 394Internship

4-12

Journalism Concentration (12 credits)

Twelve credits from the following:

ART 352Digital Photography

3

COMM 319Sports Journalism

3

COMM 335Photojournalism

3

COMM 337Multimedia Storytelling

3

COMM 351Writing for Strategic Public Relations

3

COMM 353Crisis Communication and Media Relations

3

COMM 376Topics in Journalistic Writing

3

ENGL 322Nature and Travel Writing

3

ENGL 327Magazine Writing

3

Some courses have prerequisite requirements which may increase the size of the concentration.

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication (COMM 105) met/major
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences 3 or 4
Laboratory Science 3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World 3
Two of the following (six credits total):
   Social Science
   European History
   United States History
6
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts 3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural 3
Non-Western Studies 2 or 3
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness 1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism 3
QuEST requirements 51-54
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration) 46
Free electives 26-23
Total credits 123