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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH A FIELD OF STUDY IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS-JOURNALISM
This plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Available at Brookhaven, Eastfield and Richland Colleges
Degree Code: AA.FS.JOURN.09
In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:
- Complete a minimum of 62 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
- Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311,
1315 or
1321 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
- Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
- Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
- Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
This degree may be taken through a combination of on-campus and distance education offerings; or if planned correctly, the degree may be completed entirely through distance education. Receiving institutions are not required to accept a grade below "C" in transfer.
Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor. |
Course Requirements for the AA Degree Mass Communications-Journalism Field of Study |
Credit Hours |
TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS |
CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required) CB010
HIST 1301
CB060
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6 |
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Select ONE of the following: CB011
SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 (a grade of "C" or better required); [FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CHIN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CZEC 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; FREN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GERM 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GREE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; ITAL 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; JAPN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; KORE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; LATI 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; PORT 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; RUSS 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; SGNL 1301, 1302; SPAN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412;
VIET 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412] |
3-4 |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select ONE of the following: CB020
(A grade of "C" or better required)
MATH 1314/1414, 1316, 1324, 1325/1425, 1332, 1333, 1348, 1350, 1351, 2321/2421, 2342/2442, 2412, 2513, 2414, 2315, 2318/2418, 2320/2420, 2305
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3-5 |
WELLNESS AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Select the following: CB090
COMM 1316
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3 |
TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS |
QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY AND RESEARCH
Select the following: CB010
ENGL 1302 |
3 |
SELF AND SOCIETY
Select ONE of the following: CB070
COMM 1307
Select the following: CB060
GOVT 2301
Select ONE the following: CB080
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381 |
9 |
HUMANITY, CREATIVITY, AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB050
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DANC 2303; DRAM 1310, 2361; HUMA 1311, 1315; MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310
Select ONE of the following: CB040
CUST 2370; ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 1316, 1317, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2321; [FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; CZEC 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; GREE 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; LATI 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SPAN 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322, 2323; 2324; VIET 2311, 2312]
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6 |
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select TWO of the following: CB030
ANTH 2401; BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421; CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425; ENVR 1401, 1402; GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1407; CHEM 1406 and 1411; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425. |
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TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING |
CRITICAL ISSUES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS
Select the following: CB070
GOVT 2302 |
3 |
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AA DEGREE
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44-47 |
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Select 3 hours from one of the following groups:
COMM 1336,
1337,
2300,
2303,
2304,
2309,
2324,
2325,
2326,
2328,
2329,
2331,
2366,
2389
OR
Select EACH of the following:
COMM 1129,
1130,
2129
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3 |
REQUIRED DCCCD COMMUNICATION COURSES
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Select the following:
COMM 2302 |
3 |
MASS COMMUNICATIONS-JOURNALISM FIELD OF STUDY REQUIRED COURSES
Select EACH of the following:
COMM 2311,
2315,
2327
Select ONE of the following:
COMM 1317,
1318,
1319,
1335,
2305,
2316,
2330,
2332,
2339
or
SPCH 2301
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS AA DEGREE
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62-65 |
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Student's transcript will indicate the Field of Study has been completed upon successful completion of the following courses: Communications 1307 and 9 credit hours from the required Mass-Communications-Journalism Field of Study courses.
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