The Telecommunications Program is designed to satisfy the varied
interests of students having liberal arts background as well as
those who have technical and professional interests in the field
of telecommunications.
Production courses are offered to aid in the basic
understanding
of electronic and print media
by providing hands-on experience in the areas of COMPUTER GRAPHICS,
BROADCASTING, and JOURNALISM.
Participants view, discuss, and analyze a variety of newspaper,
magazine, television, and radio programs for the purpose of achieving
a critical understanding of the industry's context. Students are
required to produce photographs, audiotapes, and videotapes for
both the broadcast and print dissemination. The program combines
the best of both the practical and theoretical worlds of communication.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
General University Requirements — 41 credits
Core Requirements — 30 credits
Foreign Language Requirements — 12 credits
English Electives — 12 credits
Open Electives: — 25 credits
Total Program Requirement: — 120 credits
Minor Programs
Minors in telecommunications, theater arts, and foreign languages
are offered for majors in departments other than English. However,
English majors can receive a minor in a foreign language, but
can only concentrate in telecommunications or theater arts.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
The Computer Graphics Concentration is designed for those who
desire to work in the commercial design and illustration field.
It is a program with special appeal to those who plan to continue
advanced work in the field, as well as to those who seek entry
level positions in telecommunications.
Course Title Credits
PHOTO 221 Photography — 3
ART 311 Design I — 3
ENGL 333 Principles of Photojournalism — 3
ENGL 336 Computer Graphics I
ENGL 337 Computer Graphics II — 3
ENGL 351 Communication Design Survey — 3
ENGL 352 Publication Design I — 3
ENGL 353 Publication Design II — 3
RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING
The Radio and Television concentration is designed to prepare
students for careers in on-air and off-air positions. Upon completion
of the program, graduates will have attained the knowledge and
skills necessary to be functional participants in such media related
disciplines as radio, television and cable programming and production,
electronic news gathering and reporting. WESM, the university's
radio station, and WMES, the university's cable channel, are used
as laboratories for interns in the Telecommunications Program.
Course Title Credits
ENGL 104 Introduction to Telecommunications — 3
ENGL 237 Radio Production & Programming — 3
ENGL 234 TV Production and Programming — 3
ENGL 235 Introduction to Broadcast Performance — 3
ENGL 241 Basic Newswriting & Reporting — 3
ENGL 242 Aesthetics of Television & Film — 3
ENGL 303 Broadcast Management — 3
ENGL 450 Braodcast Law — 3
ENGL 470 Practicum in Telecommunications — 3
ENGL 472 Internship — 1-12
ENGL 480 Cross-Cultural Communication — 3
ENGL 481 Dramatic Writing for Film and TV — 3
JOURNALISM
Students in the journalism sequence of the Telecommunications
program will be prepared to begin careers as reporters for daily
and weekly newspapers, copywriters, proofreaders, public relations
specialists, and technical writers.
Course Title Credits
ENGL 104 Introduction to Telecommunications — 3
ENGL 236 Interviewing — 3
ENGL 241 Basic Newswriting and Reporting — 3
ENGL 313 Feature Writing — 3
ENGL 314 Copy Editing — 3
ENGL 333 Principles of Photojournalism — 3
ENGL 335 Ethics in Communication — 3
ENGL 356 Photojournalism — 3
ENGL 424 Advanced Reporting — 3
ENGL 472 Internship — 1-12
MINOR IN THEATER ARTS
Course Title Credits
THAR 101 Introduction to Theater Arts — 3
THAR 102 Stagecraft — 3
THAR 201 History of Theater and Drama I — 3
THAR 202 History of Theater and Drama II — 3
THAR 203 Acting I — 3
THAR 204 Acting II — 3
ENGL 205 Introduction to Drama — 3
ENGL 319 Theater Practicum — 1
ENGL 401 Modern Drama — 3
ENGL 404 Studies in Drama — 3
MINOR IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
FRENCH
FREN 201 Intermediate French I — 3
FREN 202 Intermediate French II — 3
FREN 301 French Conversation and Composition — 3
FREN 302 Translation — 3
FREN 401 French for the Business World — 3
FREN 402 Writers of French-Speaking Africa and the Caribbean — 3
SPANISH
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I — 3
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II — 3
SPAN 301 Spanish Conversation and Composition — 3
SPAN 302 Translation — 3
SPAN 401 Spanish for the Business World — 3
SPAN 402 Writers of Spanish Expression--Spain/Latin America — 3
