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

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 392Student Media Lab

1-3

COMM 492Student Media Lab

1-3

Three credits from the following:

COMM 341Communication Theory

3

COMM 359Rhetorical Theory

3

Three credits from the following:

INTE 391Internship

1-3

INTE 394Internship

4-12

INTE 391/394 must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill major requirement.

Broadcasting Concentration (12 credits)

Twelve credits from the following:

COMM 203Basic Video&Editing Techniques

3

COMM 317Advanced Editing & Effects

3

COMM 319Sports Journalism

3

COMM 323Broadcast Performance and Production

3

COMM 324Television Production

3

COMM 325Electronic Newsgathering and Field Production

3

COMM 363Documentary and Promotional Film

3

COMM 374Topics in Media Production

3

MUCM 353Sound Design

3

At least one 300/400 level course must be selected. Some courses have prerequisite requirements which may increase the size of the concentration.

General Education Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement   0
General Education requirements   Credits
First Year Seminar IDFY 101/102H  3
Written Communication ENGL 110/110H 3
Oral Communication COMM 105 met/major
Mathematical and Scientific Ways of Knowing Mathematics 3 or 4
Science with Lab  3 or 4 
Social Scientific Ways of Knowing
Social Science 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 24GE History 3
Literary & Aesthetic Ways of Knowing
Literature or Arts 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing
Philosophy or Religion 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 1st and 2nd Level Language 6
Intercultural Perspectives Intercultural Global or International Cross-cultural or 3rd Level Language 3
Bible
24GE Bible 3
Christian Beliefs
24GE Christian Beliefs 3
Holistic Wellness
WELL 1xx 1
Ethics and the Common Good
24GE Ethics and the Common Good 3
Intercultural Perspectives
Intercultural U.S. or Domestic Cross-cultural 3
Common Learning
Experiential Learning (INTE 391/394) met/major
General Education requirements   46-48
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration)   46
Free Electives    29-31
Total credits   123