Creative Media Production, B.A./Journalism and Mass Communication, M.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 147-148
Major Hours: 43
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 48
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 30
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Last 60 Hours GPA: 3.00
Program Code: A256/F610 Q159
Requirements for Full Admission to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
All incoming freshmen or transfer students are classified as Pre-Journalism majors until the following requirements are met:
- Successfully pass the Gaylord College Entrance Exams;
- Successfully complete JMC 1013 (Introduction to Media) with a grade of C or better;
- Successful completion of at least 21 hours of courses acceptable for General Education credit; and
- Achieve a minimum combined retention grade point average of 2.75 on all work attempted, as well as a 2.75 on all major work.
Once admitted as a major in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication you may choose a major in one of the following: Advertising, Creative Media Production, Journalism, Professional Writing, or Public Relations.
If you have any questions or advising concerns, please contact: Student Services Center, Gaylord Hall, Room 2533, (405) 325-5684.
Major Requirements
A maximum of 50 hours of Journalism and Mass Communication may be counted in the 124 hours required for graduation. No student will be awarded a BA in Journalism degree without completing at least 80 semester credit hours outside the College. At least 65 of these hours must be in liberal arts and sciences courses.
A grade of C or better is required in all Journalism and Mass Communication courses.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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JMC Core | ||
JMC 1013 | Introduction to Media | 3 |
JMC 2033 | Media Writing & Storytelling 1 | 3 |
JMC 4813 | Media Law | 3 |
Creative Media Production Core | ||
JMC 1021 | Introduction to Creative Media Prod | 1 |
JMC 2643 | Sound, Light, and Motion | 3 |
JMC 2683 | Survey of Electronic Media | 3 |
JMC 3011 | Practicum (2 semesters) | 2 |
JMC 3613 | Single Camera Production | 3 |
JMC 3623 | Electronic Media Writing | 3 |
JMC 4651 | Portfolio -CMP | 1 |
JMC 4653 | Issues And Ethics In Electronic Media | 3 |
3000-4000 Level JMC Electives | ||
Choose nine hours in consultation with an academic advisor and area faculty | 9 | |
JMC Electives | ||
Choose 6 hours of 3000-4000- level JMC Electives | 6 | |
Total Credit Hours | 43 |
- 1
Satisfies Computer Literacy Requirement.
Required Minor
All Gaylord College students pursuing a baccalaureate major are also required to complete an academic minor of their choice in accordance to JMC policies.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Choose a minor | 15-21 | |
Total Credit Hours | 15-21 |
Graduate Requirements1
THESIS OPTION
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required Core | ||
JMC 5073 | Conceptual Issues in Graduate Study in Journalism and Mass Comm | 3 |
JMC 5093 | Introduction to Research Methods in Mass Communication | 3 |
JMC 5083 | Mass Communication Theory | 3 |
JMC 5113 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
or JMC 5133 | Quantitative Research Methods | |
JMC 5091 | Thesis/Project Seminar | 1 |
Electives | ||
Choose 9 hours of JMC Electives (6 hours shared) 1 | 9 | |
Choose 6 hours of Non-JMC Electives (3 hours shared) 1 | 6 | |
Thesis | ||
JMC 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 4 |
Total Credit Hours | 32 |
- 1
9 hours shared credit.
PROJECT OPTION
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required Courses | ||
JMC 5073 | Conceptual Issues in Graduate Study in Journalism and Mass Comm | 3 |
JMC 5093 | Introduction to Research Methods in Mass Communication | 3 |
JMC 5063 | Readings in Mass Communication | 3 |
Choose 3 credits in the following: | 3 | |
Professional Practices | ||
JMC 5091 | Thesis/Project Seminar | 1 |
Electives | ||
Choose 10 hours of JMC Electives (6 hours shared) 1 | 10 | |
Choose 6 hours of Non-JMC Electives (3 hours shared) 1 | 6 | |
Project | ||
JMC 5880 | Graduate Project | 4 |
Total Credit Hours | 33 |
- 1
9 hours shared credit.
3000-4000-level JMC Electives
Students should complete nine hours chosen in consultation with their academic advisor and area faculty.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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JMC 3633 | Audio Production | 3 |
JMC 3723 | Introduction to Documentary | 3 |
JMC 3763 | Narrative Screenwriting | 3 |
JMC 4193 | Principles of Media Entrepreneurship | 3 |
JMC 4353 | Cinematography | 3 |
JMC 4623 | Multi-Camera Production | 3 |
JMC 4633 | Advanced Single Camera Production | 3 |
JMC 4643 | Advanced Audio Production | 3 |
JMC 4733 | Advanced Narrative Screenwriting | 3 |
JMC 4753 | Documentary Research and Writing | 3 |
JMC 4763 | Documentary Production | 3 |
JMC 4773 | After Effects | 3 |
JMC 4793 | Broadcast Advertising Production | 3 |
JMC 4853 | Race, Gender, Class and the Media | 3 |
JMC 4903 | Production for Clients | 3 |
JMC 4913 | Narrative Production | 3 |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses for fulfillment of General Education and College of Journalism requirements must be from the approved General Education course list. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
English Composition | ||
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language | ||
(0-10 hours, 2 courses in the same language) May be met by successful completion of 2 years of the same language in high school (additional language requirement – see below) | ||
Beginning Course | 0-5 | |
Beginning Course, continued | 0-5 | |
Mathematics | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Core Area II: Natural Science | ||
Choose two courses from different disciplines; one must include a laboratory | 7 | |
Core Area III: Social Science | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
Choose one course | 3 | |
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | ||
Artistic Forms | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Western Culture | ||
HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
Choose one course (excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493) | 3 | |
World Culture | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 37-47 |
ADDITIONAL GAYLORD COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Western Culture | ||
Choose one upper-division course outside the major and in addition to University General Education Core IV | 3 | |
Language or Western Culture | ||
Choose one from: | 0-3 | |
a language course at the intermediate level or demonstrated competency at that level | ||
an additional upper-division Western Culture general education course outside the major | ||
Total Credit Hours | 3-6 |
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including 48 upper-division hours.
Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements
Information regarding Total Hours; Hours by Examination, Correspondence Study and/or Extension; Repeat of Failed Coursework; and Requirements for Full Admission to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication can be found in the catalog under Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication: Undergraduate Study.
Attendance: Students who do not attend a JMC class or lab on the first day of classes may be dropped from the class or lab.
Transfer Work: Students may transfer in a maximum of 12 credit hours of journalism and mass communication coursework prior to full admission to the Gaylord College. Once fully admitted to the college, students may petition the faculty to have an additional three (3) credit hours from an outside ACEJMC institution applied to their University of Oklahoma degree. A maximum of fifteen (15) credit hours of JMC transfer coursework may be applied to a degree.
Individual Studies (e.g., courses titled “Independent Study”): A maximum of 12 total semester hours may be counted toward graduation.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:
- A minimum of 30 semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be earned in residence at OU, including at least 15 of the last 30 hours applied toward the degree.
- At least 15 semester hours of upper-division major work must be completed in residence at OU.
- OU correspondence courses are not considered resident credit.
- Credits earned via examination are neither resident nor nonresident credit.
Application for Graduation: Students must apply for graduation during the term in which they complete their degree requirements in order to graduate in that term. Application forms are available in the Student Services Center, 2533 Gaylord Hall. The deadline for completion of all coursework to graduate in a particular term is the last day of classes in that term.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
- Apply for Admission to the Accelerated BA/MA program. Student must be a current undergraduate student at Gaylord College, have a minimum GPA of 3.5 overall, and must have completed 60 credits to be eligible to apply. Student may only apply for the area of the program in which they currently major. For more information, please visit www.ou.edu/gaylord.
- Student must have completed 97 credit hours to be admitted to the program.
- Students are eligible for graduate status upon graduation with the BA in Journalism.
- This plan of study should not be used in lieu of academic advisement.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
JMC 1013 | Introduction to Media | 3 |
JMC 1021 | Introduction to Creative Media Prod | 1 |
Beginning Language (Core I) | 5 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
JMC 2033 | Media Writing & Storytelling | 3 |
MATH (Core I) | 3 | |
Beginning Language continued (Core I) | 5 | |
First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Sophomore | ||
First Semester | ||
JMC 3623 | Electronic Media Writing | 3 |
JMC 2683 | Survey of Electronic Media | 3 |
JMC 2643 | Sound, Light, and Motion | 3 |
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
Intermediate Language | ||
Upper-Division Western Culture (Core IV) outside major | ||
Natural Science without lab (Core II) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
JMC 3613 | Single Camera Production | 3 |
JMC 3011 | Practicum | 1 |
Artistic Forms (Core IV) | 3 | |
Natural Science with lab (Core II) | 4 | |
World Culture (Core IV) | 3 | |
Social Science (Core III) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
JMC Elective, upper-division (3000-4000) | 3 | |
JMC 3011 | Practicum | 1 |
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 1 | |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Second Semester | ||
JMC Elective, upper-division (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
JMC Elective, upper-division (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
Western Culture (Core IV) | 3 | |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
JMC 4813 | Media Law | 3 |
JMC Elective, upper-division (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
Upper-Division Western Culture (Core IV) | 3 | |
JMC 5073 | Conceptual Issues in Graduate Study in Journalism and Mass Comm (MA degree credit) | 3 |
Shared Graduate Credit +5000 (BA+MA degree credit) | 3 | |
Shared Graduate Credit +5000 (Non JMC Course) (BA+MA degree credit) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Second Semester | ||
JMC 4651 | Portfolio -CMP | 1 |
JMC 4653 | Issues And Ethics In Electronic Media (Capstone) | 3 |
JMC Elective, upper-division (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
Shared Graduate Credit +5000 (BA+MA degree credit) | 3 | |
JMC 5063 or JMC 5083 | Readings in Mass Communication (MA degree credit) or Mass Communication Theory | 3 |
JMC 5091 | Thesis/Project Seminar (MA degree credit) | 1 |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Fifth Year | ||
First Semester | ||
Choose one of the following: | 8-9 | |
Credit Hours | 8-9 | |
Second Semester | ||
Choose one of the following: | 7-9 | |
Credit Hours | 7-9 | |
Total Credit Hours | 147-148 |
Thesis Option
Fifth Year | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
Thesis Option | ||
JMC 5093 | Introduction to Research Methods in Mass Communication | 3 |
JMC 5000 Elective (JMC) | 3 | |
5000 level elective (Non JMC) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Second Semester | ||
Thesis Option | ||
JMC 5113 or JMC 5133 | Qualitative Research Methods or Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
JMC 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 4 |
Credit Hours | 7 | |
Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Project Option
Fifth Year | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
Project Option | ||
JMC 5093 | Introduction to Research Methods in Mass Communication | 3 |
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
JMC 5000 Elective (JMC) | ||
5000 level elective (Non JMC) | ||
JMC 5001 | Professional Practices | 1 |
JMC 5001 | Professional Practices | 1 |
Credit Hours | 8 | |
Second Semester | ||
Project Option | ||
JMC 5880 | Graduate Project | 4 |
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
JMC 5000 Elective (JMC) | ||
5000 level elective (Non JMC) | ||
JMC 5001 | Professional Practices | 1 |
JMC 5000 Elective (JMC) | 1 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Total Credit Hours | 17 |