MGT 355 – Production & Operations Management
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BUSI-305. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of the production and operations component of business. Topics include capacity and location planning, inventory management, scheduling of jobs and projects, and quality assurance and control. Use of quantitative methods.
MGT 359 – Employment Law and Labor Relations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MGT-351. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: A study of employment laws that have a substantial impact on business and the workplace. The course will cover laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace such as those under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; […]
MCOM 321 – Broadcast Field Production/Report
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MCOM-110 MCOM-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Students learn the basics of reporting news stories, from the initial idea through the final editing process. The emphasis is on using broadcast news gathering, interviewing and reporting techniques, along with obtaining a mastery of basic video field production. Students use video camcorders, […]
MCOM 420 – Contemp Issues in Public Relations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MCOM-210. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An in-depth examination of a contemporary public relations topic or issue.
MCOM 430 – Critical Issues in Mass Communicati
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MCOM-110 MCOM-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An in-depth examination of a critical issue in mass communication.
MCOM 451 – Media Law
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of defamation, right of privacy and journalistic privilege as defined by federal and state constitutions, judicial precedents, and statutory law. An exploration of the freedoms and limitations granted the U.S. press.
MGT 351 – Management of Organizations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Principles of management, emphasizing the managerial functions of planning and decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling, with a focus on ethical management practices and diversity. Fundamental principles of organizational behavior and organizational theory are presented with emphasis on how they affect the management of organizations.
MBA 735 – Operations Management
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: All organizations have operations where inputs are transformed into outputs. Topics typically include the following: forecasting; aggregate planning; inventory management; scheduling of workers, jobs, tasks, or projects; and quality assurance. Managerial problems are solved through the use of quantitative methods and models. A manufacturing setting is used for […]
MCOM 221 – Intro to Broadcast Journalism
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the basics of both television news studio and field production techniques. Emphasis will be placed on news gathering procedures including writing, editing, and putting together news stories for broadcast.
MCOM 230 – Mass Communications Practicum
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MCOM-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: This course in experiential learning may be repeated for up to three credits. It will provide students practical, real-life, hands-on experience in journalism and public relations at a supervised setting outside the classroom. Students enrolled in the course will receive credit for successfully completing […]
MCOM 301 – Reporting of Public Affairs
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MCOM-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Reporting assignments of public affairs and contemporary public issues will engage the student’s research and interview skills and include visits to public agencies.
MCOM 306 – News Editing and Design
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MCOM-110 MCOM-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Provides instruction for layout and design, proofreading, headline writing, picture editing, and related skills for both online and print publications.