Updated 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog | 20275
Mass Communications Courses
All Mass Communications Courses
MCOM 1100 Media and Society
(3 credits)
MCOM 1500 Making Media
(1 credits)
MCOM 2243 Video Editing
(3 credits)
MCOM 2250 Video Production
(3 credits)
MCOM 2460 Digital Photography
(3 credits)
MCOM 2600 Advertising and Culture
(3 credits)
MCOM 2780 Career Pathways
(3 credits)
MCOM 2850 Media Writing I
(3 credits)
MCOM 2925 People of the Environment: Mass Media Perspectives
(3 credits)
MCOM 2970 Internship
(3 credits)
MCOM 3112 Broadcasting Practicum
(1 credits)
MCOM 3150 Photojournalism
(3 credits)
MCOM 3260 Public Relations
(3 credits)
MCOM 3270 Media and Social Change
(3 credits)
MCOM 3330 Performance and Production
(3 credits)
MCOM 3350 Northern Student Magazine Practicum
(1 credits)
MCOM 3450 Advanced Video Production
(3 credits)
MCOM 3500 Media Design
(3 credits)
MCOM 3510 Podcasting 101
(3 credits)
MCOM 3600 Social Media Marketing
(3 credits)
MCOM 3670 Documentary Film
(3 credits)
MCOM 3720 Media Writing II
(3 credits)
MCOM 3790 Screenwriting
(3 credits)
MCOM 3850 Media Ethics and Law
(3 credits)
MCOM 3900 Topics in Mass Communication
(1-3 credits)
MCOM 3970 Internship
(1-12 credits)
MCOM 4220 Multimedia Marketing
(3 credits)
MCOM 4330 Engineering for Electronic Media
(3 credits)
MCOM 4340 Digital Cinema
(3 credits)
MCOM 4840 Portfolio
(3 credits)
MCOM 4970 Internship
(1-12 credits)
MCOM 3850 Media Ethics and Law (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the study of media ethics and the principles of media law as they apply to the work of media and communications professionals in a variety of fields. Examines the principles on which American law is based and discusses the creation, interpretation and the role of law, while analyzing ethical issues through case studies concerned with different media, including advertising, film, photojournalism, print and broadcast journalism, public relations, television and World Wide Web. Introduces a variety of key issues in media law and ethics and demonstrates the complexities in reaching outcomes.
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