Telecommunication
Curriculum
For the Telecommunication curriculum, you must complete all the courses in the Required Core Courses section (18 hours) plus of the four specialization tracks (Management, Media & Society, Production or News). Only 44 hours in Advertising, Telecommunication, Journalism, Public Relations or Mass Communication may be applied toward the 124 required for graduation. A minimum of 80 hours of non-College of Journalism hours must be completed for the B.S. degree.
Curriculum for Management, Production and News Tracks
| Required Core Courses | Credits | |
| RTV 4700 | Telecom Regulation (Prod and Mgmt Majors) | 3 |
| - or - | ||
| MMC 4200 | Law of Mass Communication (News Majors) | |
| RTV 2100* | Writing for Electronic Media | 3 |
| RTV 3007* | Intro to Telecommunication | 3 |
| RTV 3405 | Television and American Society | 3 |
| RTV 4931 | Ethics and Problems in Telecommunication | 3 |
| Management | Credits | |
| ADV 3000 | Elements of Advertising | 3 |
| RTV 3200 | Fundamentals of Production | 3 |
| RTV 4500 | Telecommunication Programming | 3 |
| RTV 4506 | Telecommunication Research | 3 |
| RTV 4800 | Telecommunication Operations and Planning | 3 |
| One of the following: RTV 3101, RTV 4420, ADV 3502 or ADV 4300 |
2-3 | |
| Production | Credits | |
| RTV 3101 | Advanced Writing for Electronic Media | 3 |
| RTV 3200 | Fundamentals of Production | 3 |
| RTV 3320 | Electronic Field Production | 3 |
| RTV 4929 | Senior Advanced Workshop in Production | 3 |
| RTV 4500 | Telecommunication Programming | 3 |
| News (Students complete core and either Reporting or Producing Specialization) | Credits | |
| Core | ||
| RTV 3303* | Electronic News Writing and Reporting 1 | 3 |
| RTV 4301 | Electronic News Writing and Reporting 2 | 3 |
| RTV 3280 | Writing and Reporting for Interactive Media | 3 |
| RTV 3305 | Investigative Reporting | 3 |
| Reporting Specialization (at least two of the following three) | ||
| RTV 3304* | Radio News 2 | 3 |
| RTV 4302 | Television News 2 | 3 |
| RTV 4283 | Advanced Writing and Reporting for Interactive Media | 3 |
| Producing Specialization (at least two of the following three) | ||
| RTV 3401 | Electronic News Media Producing and Management | 3 |
| RTV 4340 | Special News Projects (can be repeated once) | 3-6 |
* Only a grade of C or higher is acceptable for the major.
Curriculum for Media & Society Track
Required Core Courses
| Credits | ||
| RTV 2100 | Writing for Telecommunication | 3 |
| - or - | ||
| MMC 2100 | Writing for Mass Communication | 3 |
| RTV 3007 | Introduction to Telecommunication | 3 |
| RTV 3405 | TV & American Society | 3 |
| RTV 4700 | Telecommunication Regulation | 3 |
| - or - | ||
| MMC 4200 | Law of Mass Communication | 3 |
| RTV 4931 | Telecommunication Ethics | 3 |
| -or - | ||
| JOU 4700 | Problems & Ethics in Journalism | 3 |
| RTV 4905 | Senior Project | 3 |
Core electives (3 of these 4 courses required)
| Credits | ||
| JOU 4004 | History of Journalism | 3 |
| RTV 3411 | Race, Gender, Class and the Media | 3 |
| MMC 3614 | Media & Politics | 3 |
| MMC 4302 | World Communication Systems | 3 |
Electives (9 hours required)
| Credits | ||
| RTV 3280 | Interactive Media | 3 |
| - or - | ||
| MMC 3260 | Communication on the Internet | 3 |
| RTV 4420 | New Media Systems | 3 |
| RTV 4506 | Telecommunication Research | 3 |
| RTV 4500 | Programming | 3 |
| ADV 3008 | Principles of Advertising | 3 |
| - or - | ||
| PUR 3000 | Principles of Public Relations | 3 |
| MMC 2265 | Technology, Change and Communication | 3 |
| MMC 3007 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| JOU 4302 | Public Opinion & Editorial Analysis | 3 |
| MMC 4200 | Law of Mass Communication (if not used to satisfy core requirement) | 3 |
| RTV 4930 | Special Study | 1-3 |
Degree Requirements
You must meet the established degree requirements for the University of Florida and the College of Journalism and Communication. Specific requirements (minimum grades, prerequisites) are indicated in the University Catalog. You must meet the degree requirements of the Catalog in effect when you began your college program or the requirements of a subsequent catalog. You must be a "continuous" student to use an older catalog. Continuous means being a student at least one full semester a year.
"Gatekeeper" Courses
Students who are not classified 3JM or 4JM must have a 2.7 or higher overall GPA to take all courses in this college with these exceptions: MMC 2100, RTV 2100, RTV 3000, ADV 3000, and PUR 3000.
Concentration Requirements
The Department of Telecommunication requires that you complete 12 hours in one department outside this college (with 9 of those hours at the 3000 or 4000 level, unless they are prerequisites to same). The department strongly recommends the Business Area Concentration. Students may elect to choose a minor instead of an outside concentration.
Recommended Schedule
A recommended schedule for the Telecommunication major is in the form of a SASS Audit. It's an ideal schedule that doesn't take into account vagaries and the inevitable changes in courses and curriculum. Consider it a guide. In most instances, courses can be moved ahead or behind one semester -- but please watch your prerequisites.
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