MC 340 - Junior Practicum

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite: Junior Status and MC 140, MC 240. Required of all Junior Mass Communications majors. This course reinforces concepts introduced to student in MC 140 and MC 240. This course continues to expose students to professional and ethical demands of the various communications industries. Multiple pedagogical approaches are used to measure student understanding of concepts presented in MC 140 and MC 240. Under special circumstances, students may be allowed to engage in practicum training outside the university from organizations in fields related to communications. An opportunity of field experience with Credit for students to make contributions to the department and campus media-related facilities and offices including the journalism newsroom, WBCC-AM and/pr WRWS-LPFM, and the Bethune-Cookman University television production studio - WM&G-TV, or performing public relations/advertising activities for campus or community organizations while receiving “hands-on experience” in the discipline. (FA, SP)