Mesalands offers degrees in Communications and University Studies
Communications
The Communications option provides opportunities for students to explore interests and develop proficiencies in general communications, writing, computer use, and publishing software while gaining a background in liberal arts studies. Graduates of the program will have completed coursework that explores a variety of academic disciplines. Students intending to use the Communications option as a basis for transfer should make certain that their course selection meets the requirements of the applicable degree at the college to which they plan to transfer.
Plan of Study | Communications
FALL First Year
COMM 2120 Interpersonal Communication (Area I) | 3 Credits
ENGL 1110 Composition I (Area I) | 3 Credits
PHED PHED Elective | 1 Credit
Creative/Fine Arts Elective (Area VI) | 3 Credits
Social/Behavioral Science Elective (Area IV) | 3 Credits
Semester Credit Total: 13
SPRING First Year
COMM 1130 Public Speaking (Area I) | 3 Credits
ENGL 1120 Composition II (Area I) | 3 Credits
Science Elective (Area III) | 4 Credits
Social/Behavioral Science Elective (Area IV) | 3 Credits
Humanities Elective (Area V) | 3 Credits
Semester Credit Total: 16
FALL Second Year
BCIS 2120 Desktop Publishing | 4 Credits
BCIS 2220 MS Word | 4 Credits
ENGL 2210 Professional and Technical Communication (Area I) | 3 Credits
COMM or ENGL elective | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective (2000 Level) | 34 Credits
Semester Credit Total: 16
SPRING Second Year
BUSA 2110 Business Communication | 3 Credits
ENGL 2130 Advanced Composition | 3 Credits
MATH 1130 Survey of Mathematics (Area II) | 4 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective (2000 Level) | 3 Credits
ENGL 2999 Capstone Portfolio Course | 1 Credit
Semester Credit Total: 15
TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS: 60
University Studies
The University Studies option provides opportunities for students to explore studies in areas of student interest while developing proficiencies in the liberal arts and selected areas of interest. Graduates of the program will have completed coursework that explores a variety of academic disciplines. Students intending to use the University Studies option as a basis for transfer should make certain that their course selection meets the requirements of the applicable degree at the college to which they plan to transfer.
Plan of Study | University Studies
FALL First Year
ENGL 1110 Composition I (Area I) | 3 Credits
PHED PHED Elective | 1 Credit
Humanities Elective (Area V) | 3 Credits
Social/Behavioral Science Elective (Area IV) | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective | 3 Credits
Semester Credit Total: 13
SPRING First Year
ENGL 1120 Composition II (Area I) | 3 Credits
Creative/Fine Arts Elective (Area VI) | 3 Credits
Science Elective (Area III) | 4 Credits
Social/Behavioral Science Elective (Area IV) | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective | 3 Credits
Semester Credit Total: 16
FALL Second Year
COMM 1130 Public Speaking (Area I) | 3 Credits
Science Elective (Area III) | 4 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective (2000 Level) | 3 Credits
Semester Credit Total: 16
SPRING Second Year
PHED PHED Elective | 1 Credit
MATH MATH 1130, 1220 or 1350 (Area II) | 4 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective | 3 Credits
Transferable Liberal Arts Elective (2000 Level) | 3 Credits
ENGL 2999 Capstone Portfolio Course | 1 Credit
Semester Credit Total: 15
TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS: 60
*degree plans are under review and subject to change
***FYEX 1110 First-Year Seminar is required for all degree-seeking students with fewer than 30 credit hours successfully completed including transfer credits. The course must be taken in the first semester of enrollment at MCC.
Faculty
Gregg Howard
[email protected]
Building A, Room 124D
(575) 461-6637
