Updated 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog | 20275
Media, Integrated
Programs
- Environmental Communication, B.S. major
- Marketing Communication, B.S. major
- Mass Communication, B.S. major
- Environmental Communication minor
- Film Studies minor
- Mass Communication minor
Mass Communication, B.S. major
A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Mass Communication B.S. degree and include the following:
- 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
- 45 required major core credits
- Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10) - required for all baccalaureate degrees
- Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements
Dual Degrees
Students wishing to complete two degrees concurrently, (example: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts) must complete a minimum of an additional 30 credits above the required 120 credits.
Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Required Credits: 45
Required GPA: 2.50
I REQUIRED CORE COURSES
Complete the following courses:
- MCOM 1100 Media and Society (3 credits)
- MCOM 1500 Making Media (1 credit)
- MCOM 2243 Video Editing (3 credits)
- MCOM 2250 Video Production (3 credits)
- MCOM 2460 Digital Photography (3 credits)
- MCOM 2850 Media Writing I (3 credits)
- MCOM 3112 Broadcasting Practicum (1 credit)
- MCOM 3270 Media and Social Change (3 credits)
- MCOM 3350 Northern Student Magazine Practicum (1 credit)
- MCOM 3450 Advanced Video Production (3 credits)
- MCOM 3500 Media Design (3 credits)
- MCOM 3600 Social Media Marketing (3 credits)
- MCOM 3720 Media Writing II (3 credits)
- MCOM 3850 Media Ethics and Law (3 credits)
- MCOM 4840 Portfolio (3 credits)
Complete the following course for 3 credits:
- MCOM 4970 Internship (1-12 credits)
II REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Select 3 semester credits of electives from the
following courses:
- MCOM 2600 Advertising and Culture (3 credits)
- MCOM 2925 People of the Environment: Mass Media Perspectives (3 credits)
- MCOM 3150 Photojournalism (3 credits)
- MCOM 3260 Public Relations (3 credits)
- MCOM 3330 Performance and Production (3 credits)
- MCOM 3510 Podcasting 101 (3 credits)
- MCOM 3670 Documentary Film (3 credits)
- MCOM 3790 Screenwriting (3 credits)
- MCOM 3900 Topics in Mass Communication (1-3 credits)
- MCOM 4220 Multimedia Marketing (3 credits)
- MCOM 4330 Engineering for Electronic Media (3 credits)
- MCOM 4340 Digital Cinema (3 credits)