2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

CommunicationGeneral Education:EN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6DICO Diversity Connection 3INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3Foreign Language (GACO) 8Electives 27–25Total 122CM 4550 requires a minimum cumulative grade point averageof 2.70.Recommended Course SequenceCheck all course descriptions for prerequisites before planningcourse schedule. Courses required for the Option are shown inboldface. Course sequence is suggested but not required.Year OneCreditsEN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CM 2910 Introduction to Communication 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6Foreign Language (GACO) 832Year TwoCreditsCM 2770 Introduction to Media and CulturalStudies (TECO) 3BU 2290 Organizational Communications (WRCO) 3BU 2450 Principles of Marketing 3SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6DICO Diversity Connection 3electives 6–430Year ThreeCreditsCM 3640 Communication Theory (WRCO) 3CM 3650 Communication Research Methods (QRCO) 3INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3elective 3Years Three and FourCreditsGroup A – complete two courses 6Group B – complete two courses 6Group C – complete four courses (at least three of thesecourses must be at the 3000/4000 level) 12Year FourCreditsCapstone – complete one course 3electives 18Total 122CM 4550 requires a minimum cumulative grade point averageof 2.70.Digital Media and Game DesignMinor15–16 creditsCreditsCM 2770 Introduction to Media and Cultural Studies 3CM 3870 Introduction to Game Design anddevelopment 3Complete three of the following courses (at least oneof these courses must be at the 3000/4000 level): 9–10CMDI 1100 Creating Games (CTDI)CMDI 1200 Web Expressions (CTDI)CMDI 2100 The Digital Imagination (CTDI)CMDI 2200 The Art and Science of Animation (SIDI)CM 3500 Media EffectsCM 4870 Advanced Game Design and DevelopmentMedia Studies Minor15 creditsThe Media Studies minor offers students the opportunity toexplore the history, theory, and criticism of films, televisionshows, and related media offerings from the critical, cultural,and social-scientific perspectives.CreditsCM 2770 Introduction to Media and Cultural Studies 3CM 3490 History and Theory of Film and Television 3Complete nine credits selected from three of the followingcourses (at least one of these courses must be at the3000/4000 level): 9CMDI 1010 Mass Media, Jim Morrison and the Doors(PPDI)CMDI 1020 Media Representations of College Studentsand College Life (SSDI)CMDI 2010 Outlaws, Delinquents and Other “Deviants”in Film and Society (SSDI)CMDI 2020 Sex and Cinema in the 20th Century(and Beyond) (PPDI)CM 2910 Introduction to CommunicationCM 3480 Global Perspectives in the Media (GACO)CM 3500 media Effects114 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008