Media Studies, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MCOM 151 - Understanding Media	3	MCOM 105 - Media Law and Policy	3
MCOM 152 - Media Writing	3	MCOM 186 - Media Inquiry	3
COMP 100 - Composition	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Math	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MCOM 2XX Introductory Media Studies Group A	3	MCOM 2XX Introductory Media Studies Group B	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MCOM 2XX Introductory Media Studies Group A	3	MCOM 2XX Introductory Media Studies Group E	3
MCOM 2XX Introductory Media Studies Group B	3	MCOM 3XX Advanced Media Studies Group C	3
Upper Division General Elective	3	Upper Division General Elective	3
Upper Division General Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MCOM 3XX Advanced Media Studies Group D	3	MCOM 350 - Senior Seminar in Media Studies	3
MCOM 3XX Advanced Media Studies Group E	3	Upper Division General Elective	3
Upper Division General Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Notes: *COMM 397 does not fulfill the COMM capstone requirement; and

**No more than 6 s.h. of the required 15 in COMM Upper Division Electives may be fulfilled by COMM 295, 299 and 397.

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attributes: Basic Communication (BC3), Math (M3), American History (AH3), Other World Civilizations (OWC3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper-division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.