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Communications Media - Broadcasting

St. Clair County Community College Catalog
2010-11 Edition

Program Code: AASBR
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE
Communications Department (810) 989-5578

This program is designed for students who wish to work in the areas of journalism and broadcasting. Class work is coordinated with the college newspaper, the Erie Square Gazette, the radio stations WSGR-FM and WCLG-AM, and the television studio. There are a limited number of internships available in the community for newspaper, radio, and photojournalism majors. Radio and television announcers provide information and entertainment by speaking to audiences using radio and television broadcasting stations.

 
Suggested Course Sequence
FIRST YEAR - 1st SemesterSemester Hours
CIS 115 Microcomputer Applications CL4
CM 101Introduction to Mass Media CT3
CM 104Radio Television Production  3
CM 115 Radio Broadcasting I WR1
ENG 101 English Composition I 3
  14
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
CM 102News Writing  3
CM 116 Radio Broadcasting II  1
ENG 102 English Composition II WR3
SPC 101Speech Communication OC3
CM 103Basic Photography 3
CM 204 Advanced Television Workshop 
3
  16
SUMMER Semester Hours
CM200AInternship in Broadcasting I  3

SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester

Semester Hours
ACD 140Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
CIS 205Internet Development I CL4
PS 101Introduction to Political Science GA GP3
MTH 102Elementary AlgebraMA5
or   
BUS 158Business Math MA 4
  14-15
2nd SemesterSemester Hours
ACD 240 Digital Imaging  3
CIS 235Internet Development II CL4
CM 206 Radio/TV Production Workshop 
3
CM 208Radio/Television Writing  3
HIS 101 History Western Civilization to 1715 GA4
or
   
HIS 102History of Modern Civilization since 1715
GA4
or
   
HIS 150 History of the U.S., 1877 to Present GA4
  17
Total Credit Hours/Range Total Contact Hours = 64-65/77