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Communication
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13 Associate in Arts Degree: Communication Concentration
COURSE TITLE COURSE NUMBER SEMESTER TAKEN CREDITS PREREQUISITES
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
College Writing I ENG111 3 ENG095 or placement and ESL098 or
RDG095 or placement
College Writing II ENG112 3 ENG111
Individual and Society From Area 2 3
World View From Area 3 3
Quantitative Thought From Area 4 3 MAT097 or placement
Science and Technology From Area 5 4
Humanities
CONCENTRATION COURSES
From Area 6 3
Journalism I ENG241 3 ENG095 or placement
Mathematics Elective 3 MAT097 or placement
Lab Science Elective 4
Behavioral Science Elective 3
Social Science Elective 3
Elective
(Full-time students take LCS)
see note 3
Elective see note 3
Literature Elective 3 pre/coreq ENG111
Literature Elective 3 pre/coreq ENG111
Concentration Electives 12
CONCENTRATION ELECTIVES (CHOOSE 4)
Applications/Concepts CIT110 3 ESL098 or RDG095 or placement
Film as Art FLM101 3
Oral Communication ENG171 3
Digital Publishing with InDesign VMA131 3 ENG095 and MAT093 or placement
Introduction to Mass Media VMA111 3 ENG095 and MAT093 or placement
Journalism II ENG242 3 ENG095 or placement
TOTAL CREDITS 62
Note: The department recommends a two-semester foreign language sequence.
CONCENTRATION OVERVIEW
The English Department offers programs which qualify graduates
to transfer to four-year institutions that prepare them for
careers in teaching, journalism, public relations, and media
communications. Students must complete a bachelor’s degree
and teaching certi�cate to pursue a teaching career. A bachelor’s
degree in English is a minimum requirement for entry level work
in careers such as publishing, advertising, public relations, and
journalism.
The communications concentration prepares students to
transfer to four-year colleges or universities in journalism or
media communications. Graduates of this concentration
may qualify to transfer using bene�ts of MassTransfer to a
four-year state college or University of Massachusetts
campus. For current information on eligible programs,
visit www.mass.edu/masstransfer.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Graduates of this concentration qualify to transfer to four-year
colleges or universities that prepare students for professional
careers in journalism, public relations, and media communications.
A bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for entry into
these �elds. Graduate work may be necessary, as well.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS CONCENTRATION,
GRADUATES WILL BE ABLE TO:
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Students enrolling in this degree program can earn
World Studies Emphasis certi�cation simultaneously.
See page 166
2012 - 2013 College Catalog