Multimedia Journalism Advising Sheet

Students may propose other courses to their academic advisor to best meet their academic goals.
This advising sheet is not a contract, but is designed to help students track academic progress.
A maximum of 6 credit hours total from 3890, 3891, 3892 and 3893 may be counted for the major.
Download the Multimedia Journalism Advising Sheet (Word Document).
Information on departmental class offerings can be found on the semester-by-semester course rotation webpage, or by downloading a PDF version of the semester-by-semester course rotation schedule.

2026-27 Catalog Year

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1020 HU Principles of Public Speaking	3
COMM 1130 Media Writing	3
COMM 2110 HU CEL Interpersonal and Small Group Communication	3
COMM 3000 Communication Theory Prerequisite for many upper-division courses and should be taken as early as possible.	3
COMM 3150 Communication Research Methods	3
COMM 3650 Communication Law	3
COMM 4890 INT Communication Internship	3
COMM 4990 Senior Seminar	3

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1500 Introduction to Mass Communication	3
COMM 2250 HU Essentials of Digital Media	3
COMM 3130 News Writing and Storytelling	3
COMM 3200 Live Event Production OR COMM 3840 Data Visualization & Storytelling	3
COMM 3780 Broadcast News Writing and Production	3
COMM 3890 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Signpost	3
COMM 4130 Investigative Journalism and Storytelling	3

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1560 Audio Production and Performance	3
COMM 2010 HU Mass Media and Society	3
COMM 2200 Multi-Camera Production and Performance	3
COMM 2400 Social Media for Communicators	3
COMM 2560 Digital Radio Production and Broadcast	1-3
COMM 2820 Podcast Production	3
COMM 2980 Intro to Storytelling in Cinematic Virtual Reality	3
COMM 3060 Listening and Interviewing	3
COMM 3080 Intercultural Communication	3
COMM 3090 Gender and Communication	3
COMM 3220 Editing	3
COMM 3350 Visual Communication	3
COMM 3400 Introduction to Public Relations & Strategic Communication	3
COMM 3440 Public Relations Writing	3
COMM 3460 Public Relations and Social Media	3
COMM 3740 Writing for Screen	3
COMM 3820 Persuasive Communication	3
COMM 3850 Advertising	3
COMM 3890 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Signpost	1-3
COMM 3891 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with KWCR	1-3
COMM 3893 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Studio 76	1-3
COMM 4400 INT Public Relations Media and Campaigns	1-3

Students must complete a minor approved by their academic advisor OR one of the following tracks.

Course Title	Credits
ANTH 2010 SS/CC Peoples & Cultures of the World	3
BSAD 1010 Introduction to Business	3
CJ 1010 SS Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CJ 1330 Criminal Law and Courts	3
CJ 4200 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Prerequisite: CJ 1010	3
ECON 1010 SS Economics as a Social Science	3
ECON 2010 SS Principles of Microeconomics Prerequisites: Please visit the course catalog for a complete list of MATH requirements	3
ECON 2020 SS Principles of Macroeconomics Prerequisites: Please visit the course catalog for a complete list of MATH requirements	3
GEOG 3050 Weather and Climate: from daily storms to decades of drought Prerequisites: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1130 or GEOG 1150 or instructor permission	3
HAS 3000 The Health Care System	3
HIST 3130 Cities in US History	3
HIST 3270 SUS American Environmental History	3
POLS 3140 GLB Foreign Policy of the United States	3
POLS 4600 American Congress	3
POLS 4750 Public Policy Analysis	3
SOC 3010 Social Inequality Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 1020	3
SOC 3270 Criminology Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 1020	3
SOC 3400 Social Change Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 1020	3
SOC 3410 Sociology of Religion	3

Course Title	Credits
ART 2250 Foundations of Photography: Black and White/Analog	3
ART 3430 Typography I Prerequisites: ART 1120 and ART 2430 or Instructor Permission	3
ENGL 2200 HU/CC Introduction to Literature	3
ENGL 2250 CA/CC - CW Introduction to Creative Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style and Usage for Advanced Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 3250 CW Advanced Fiction Writing Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 and ENGL 2250 or ENGL 2260 or ENGL 2270 or ENGL 2280 or ENGL 2295	3
ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 3350 Studies in Literary Genres Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3

Course Title	Credits
ENGL 3140 Professional and Technical Editing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 4100 Issues in Professional and Technical Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 4120 CEL Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
WEB 1400 Web Design and Usability	3
WEB 2220 Digital Publishing Prerequisites: WEB 1400, WEB 2200 or Instructor Permission	3

Course Title	Credits
ART 3430 Typography I Prerequisite: ART 1120, ART 2430 or Instructor Permission	3
WEB 1400 Web Design and Usability	3
WEB 2200 Image Editing	3
WEB 2210 Computer Illustrations	3
WEB 2300 Video Editing	3
WEB 2410 Web Animation I	3
WEB 3090 Digital Presentations Prerequisites: WEB 1700 or WEB 1501/1701, WEB 1502/1702, WEB 1503/1703	3
WEB 3410 Web Animation II Prerequisite: WEB 2410	3

Course Title	Credits
Required: PE course representing a competitive sport	1
Required: PE course representing a competitive sport	1
Required: PE course representing a competitive sport Note: The 3 PE credits must represent different sports and reflect an international understanding of sport. Up to 5 credits of PE may be counted toward the track.	1-3
Required: PEP 2700 SS Sociohistorical Aspects of Sport	3
NUTR 2320 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Prerequisites: NUTR 1020 or HLTH 1020	3
PEP 3000 Introduction to Coaching Sport	3
PEP 3050 Sport Pedagogy	3
PEP 3400 Sport Psychology for Coaches	3
RHS 2175 Introduction to Sports Medicine	3
Other sport-related courses may be substituted as approved by the advisor.	3