These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon a student majoring in Virtual Media Management by the recommendation of the faculty and upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall and in the major.
Students must meet:
- University requirements:
- All students are required to complete the General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses in their major at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø. ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý4196 is required for all students completing this major. The second writing-intensive course can be selected from the following: ´¡¶Ù³ÕÌý1196, ´³¸é±·Ìý1196, °ä³§±õÌý2296, °ä³§±õÌý2696.
- Lew Klein College of Media and Communication requirements, including °³¢±·Ìý1001Ìý²¹²Ô»å °³¢±·Ìý1002.
- Minimum 45 credit hours in Virtual Media Management major.
- Grades of C- or higher must be attained in all courses within the Virtual Media Management major.
- No more than 12 semester hours of transfer credits may be applied to Virtual Media Management major requirements.
Virtual Media Management Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (all core courses are offered online) | ||
| ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý1111 | Introduction to Virtual Media Management 1 | 3 |
| ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý1112 | Challenges of Virtual Media Management 1 | 3 |
| ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý3112 | Experiential Learning in Virtual Media Management 2 | 3 |
| ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý4196 | (WI) | 3 |
| Communicating in Virtual Environments (CVE) Focus Area | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
°ä³§±õÌý1111 | Introduction to Public Speaking | |
°ä³§±õÌý1113 | Persuasion | |
°ä³§±õÌý1401 | Conflict and Communication Behavior | |
°ä³§±õÌý2401 | Intercultural and Cross Cultural Conflict | |
°ä³§±õÌý3701 | Intercultural Communication | |
°ä³§±õÌý4201 | Communication, Attitudes, and Opinion | |
°ä³§±õÌý4601 | Narrative Persuasion | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4454 | Public Information Media Campaigns | |
±Ê¸éÌý1112 | Communicating Leadership | |
±Ê¸éÌý2661 | Communicating Organizational Change | |
±Ê¸éÌý2672 | Global Communication and Leadership | |
³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý4571 | International Studies in Media and Communication | |
| Mediated Platforms and Environments (MPE) Focus Area | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
´¡¶Ù³ÕÌý2005 | Social Media Marketing | |
´³¸é±·Ìý3709 | The Entrepreneurial Journalist | |
´³¸é±·Ìý3712 | The Business of Journalism | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý1001 | Video Production for Non-Majors | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý1655 | Introduction to Media Business | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý3471 | Media and Cultural Differences | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4221 | Information Technology Policy | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4252 | Law and Ethics of Digital Media | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4446 | Psychological Processing of Media | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4614 | Creating a Media Business | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4641 | Programming for Multiplatform Media | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4657 | Current Issues in Media Management | |
| Focus Area Electives | ||
| Select four courses in any combination from the CVE and MPE Focus Areas. At least two of these courses must be at or above the 3000-level. | 12 | |
| Writing Intensive Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
´¡¶Ù³ÕÌý1196 | Persuasive Writing | |
°ä³§±õÌý2296 | Resistance, Protests, and Social Movements | |
°ä³§±õÌý2696 | Risk Communication | |
´³¸é±·Ìý1196 | Writing and Reporting | |
²Ñ³§±ÊÌý4696 | Communication in Media Organizations | |
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
- 1
Students should complete ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý1111 and ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý1112 in their first semester of the major.
- 2
Students should complete ³Õ²Ñ²ÑÌý3112 during the last two years in the major.