COMMUNICATION ARTS
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall:
CMA 200
ARTS 101 (if interested in the Digital Media Concentration)
Spring:
CMA 200 (if not completed in the fall)
CMA 207 (if the English composition requirement has been completed)
COMMENTS:
I. ENGL 101 or its equivalent should be completed in the freshman year.
II. Students interested in web design should complete the Core math requirement in the fall semester and enroll in IT 180 in the spring semester.
lll. Students interested in the Digital Media Concentration should take ARTS 101 in the fall and ARTS 123 in the spring.
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall:
CMA 201 and 207 (if the English composition requirement has been completed)
CMA 200 (if not completed as a freshman)
CMA 226
CMA 246
Spring:
CMA 208
CMA 226 (if not completed in the fall)
CMA 246
COMMENTS:
I. CMA 200 can be taken in either semester. Students interested in broadcast or journalism may take CMA 204, or CMA 226 in the first semester, and CMA 280 in the second semester.
II. Students interested in web design should enroll in CAIT 221 in the fall semester. (CAIT 221 is a substitute for CMA 246.)
III. Students interested in the Video Track of the Digital Media Concentration should take CMA 226 in their sophomore year or earlier.
NOTES:
Communication Arts majors who wish to study abroad in the junior year should keep this plan in mind when scheduling courses each semester. If they wish to study in a country where a foreign language is spoken, they must be sure to enroll in the appropriate language courses at Hood in the freshman and sophomore years.
Students who have questions may contact Prof. Donna Bertazzoni, Rosenstock 203, at 301-696-3743, e-mail: bertazzoni@hood.edu; or Prof. Aldan Weinberg, Rosenstock 217, at 301-696-3745, e-mail: weinberg@hood.edu.
COMMUNICATION ARTS MAJOR
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING HOOD IN 2010-2011
The major requires a minimum of 42 credits at or above the 200-level (excluding independent study). Students may take a maximum of 60 credits in communication arts courses. All students take 30 credits of required courses, then choose at least one additional history/theory course and at least three additional skills courses. Students are encouraged but not required to select specific additional courses. Separate requirements apply to the Digital Media Concentration.
REQUIRED COURSES (30 CREDITS)
_____ CMA 200 Mass Media and Society
_____ CMA 201 News Writing
_____ CMA 207 Principles of Speech Communication
_____ CMA 208 Editing and Layout
_____ CMA 246 Graphics OR _____ CAIT 221 Applied Computer Graphics
_____ CMA 260 Feature Writing
_____ CMA 304 Online Journalism
_____ CMA 305 Communications Law
_____ CMA 370 Practicum OR _____ CMA 399 Internship
_____ CMA 470 Seminar in Media Issues
In addition, students must select one additional history/theory course and three additional skills courses.
HISTORY/THEORY COURSES – CHOOSE ONE (3 CREDITS)
_____ CMA 204 Media History
_____ CMA 280 Screen Craft
_____ CMA 310 Public Relations
_____ CMA 312 Intro Communication Research
_____ CMA 350 TV in America
SKILLS COURSES – CHOOSE AT LEAST 3 (9 CREDITS)
_____ CMA 226 Visual Media Production
_____ CMA 281 Screen Writing
_____ CMA 303 Advanced Reporting
_____ CMA 313 Writing for Public Relations
_____ CMA 320 Broadcast Writing & Reporting
_____ CMA 411 Public Relations Campaigns
_____ CAEN 306 Writing for Business & Management
Students are encouraged but not required to follow the recommendations below.
Students interested in PRINT or ONLINE JOURNALISM are encouraged to select the following additional courses:
_____ CMA 204 Media History
_____ CMA 303 Advanced Reporting
_____ CMA 226 Visual Media Production
_____ One additional CMA skills course
Students interested in BROADCAST JOURNALISM are encouraged to select the following additional courses:
____ CMA 226 Visual Media Production
____ CMA 320 Broadcast Writing and Reporting
____ CMA 303 Advanced Reporting
____ CMA 350 Television in America
Students interested in PUBLIC RELATIONS are encouraged to select the following additional courses:
____ CMA 310 Public Relations
____ CMA 312 Introduction to Communications Research
Strongly Recommended for PR Students:
____ PSY 211 Elementary Statistics
____ CMA 313 Writing for Public Relations
____ CMA 411 Public Relations Campaigns
____ MGMT 306 Principles of Marketing
Students interested in FILM STUDIES are encouraged to select the following additional courses:
____ CMA 280 Screen Craft
____ One additional CMA skills course (in film studies, if available) Film history and theory courses in other majors are recommended but not required.
Students interested in WEB DESIGN are encouraged to select the following additional courses:
____ IT 180 Elements of Web Development I
____ CAIT 221 Applied Computer Graphics (in lieu of CMA 246 Graphics)
____ IT 280 Elements of Web Development II
COMMUNICATION ARTS MAJOR - DIGITAL MEDIA CONCENTRATION REQUIRED COURSES (42 CREDITS)
_____ CMA 200 Mass Media and Society
_____ CMA 201 News Writing
_____ CMA 204 Media History or CMA 242 Persuasion
_____ CMA 207 Principles of Speech Communication
_____ CMA 226 Visual Media Production
_____ CMA 246 Graphics
_____ CMA 260 Feature Writing
_____ CMA 305 Communications Law
_____ CMA 320 Broadcast Writing and Reporting
_____ CMA 350 TV in America
_____ CMA 370 Practicum or CMA 399 Internship in Communications
_____ CMA 470 Seminar in Media Issues
_____ ART 220 History of Art I or ART 221 History of Art II
_____ ARTS 101 Design
_____ ARTS 123 Drawing I
_____ ARTS 211 Photography I
Completion of one of the following tracks through courses offered at Frederick Community College:
_____ Graphics Track: (6) CMM 112/212 Communication Graphics II and III
_____ Video Track: (8) CMM 252 Digital Camera and CMM 254 Film & Video Editing