Course Availability
The following Course Frequency Schedule can help students plan their schedules to graduate in a timely manner. Course availability is subject to change. Contact the Department of Mass Communications Student Success Advisor each semester.
Meet Your Academic Advisor
Gary Parsons
Mass Communication Student Success Advisor
gparsons2@uco.edu
Office: COM 103A
* denotes a course that is available in some semesters as an online course.
Courses typically offered FALL, SPRING, and SUMMER:
- *MCOM 1113 Fundamentals of Speech
- MCOM 3761 Newspaper Participation
- *MCOM 4423 Media Ethics
- MCOM 4563 Media Law
- MCOM 4950 Internships by arranged enrollment. (Note: Students must complete enrollment for an internship no later than Friday of the first week of classes for fall and spring semesters and by the first Wednesday of summer semester.)
Courses typically offered in FALL and SPRING:
- *MCOM 1103 Introduction to Mass Communication
- *MCOM 1133 Media Writing
- *MCOM 2153 Introduction to Organizational Communication
- *MCOM 1123 Basic Photography
- *MCOM 1173 Strategic Communications Writing
- MCOM 2033 Media Production
- *MCOM 2053 Introduction to Human Communication
- MCOM 2063 Introduction to Brand Communications/Advertising
- MCOM 2073 Introduction to Media Studies
- *MCOM 2193 Principles of Public Relations
- MCOM 2203 Video News I
- MCOM 2213 News Reporting
- *MCOM 2623 Communication Theory
- *MCOM 3103 Strategic Communications Case Studies
- *MCOM 3143 Editing
- MCOM 3163 Public Information Methods
- MCOM 3243 Video Field Production
- MCOM 3333 Specialized Publications
- MCOM 3493 Media Research (Old number was 4863)
- *MCOM 3653 Digital and Social Communication (Old number was 4663)
- MCOM 3771 Radio Station Participation (Old number was 2501- changed Fall 2017)
- MCOM 3781 Television Station Participation (Old number was 2511 – changed Fall 2017)
- MCOM 3893 Strategic Communications Planning (Old number was 2553)
- MCOM 4873 Professional Media Capstone
- MCOM 4883 Strategic Communications Campaigns [Capstone course for Strategic Communications majors]
Courses typically offered in FALL only:
- MCOM 3073 Relational Communication
- MCOM 3413 Conflict and Communication
- MCOM 3133 Color Photography
- MCOM 3293 Photographic Lighting
- MCOM 4173 Interpersonal Communication Research
- MCOM 3363 Documentary
- MCOM 3423 Communication and Gender
- MCOM 3703 Conceptual Photography
- MCOM 3713 Broadcast News Producing
- MCOM 4153 Advanced Video Production
- MCOM 4233 Family Communication
- MCOM 4403 Interviewing and Career Management
- MCOM 4513 Advanced Commercial Photography
Courses typically offered in SPRING only:
- MCOM 3083 Intercultural Communication
- MCOM 3113 Nonverbal Communication
- *MCOM 3093 Presentation Techniques
- MCOM 3603 Podcast Production
- MCOM 3233 Gender, Race, Class and Media
- MCOM 3083 Intercultural Communication
- MCOM 3573 Intergenerational Communication (Old number was 4753)
- MCOM 2743 Photojournalism
- MCOM 2223 Darkroom Photography
- MCOM 3033 Video News II
- MCOM 3393 Leading Groups and Building Teams in Organizations
- MCOM 3403 Corporate Video Production
- MCOM 4113 Organizational Communication Capstone [Capstone course for Organizational Communication majors]
- MCOM 4303 Large Format Photography
- *MCOM 4313 Women in Media
- MCOM 4453 Interpersonal Communication Capstone [previously named Communication and Language]
- MCOM 4643 Photography Portfolio [Capstone course for Photographic Arts majors]
- MCOM 4910 AAF – American Advertising Federation
Courses offered periodically and intersession
- MCOM 2013 Digital Audio Production
- MCOM 3323 Mass Media Effects on Society
- MCOM 4133 Media Management
- MCOM 4533 Health Communication & Promotion
- MCOM 1091 Introduction to Esports
- MCOM 2173 Sports Announcing
- MCOM 2233 Esports & Media
- MCOM 2523 Sportscasting
- MCOM 3013 Video Editing
- MCOM 3023 Radio Show Prep & Presentation
- MCOM 3043 History of Photography to 1945
- MCOM 3053 Persuasion & Social Influence
- MCOM 3063 History of Photography 1945-Present
- MCOM 3173 Women’s Rhetoric
- MCOM 3183 Political Communication
- MCOM 3273 News Anchoring
- MCOM 3283 Advertising Design
- MCOM 3313 History of Journalism
- MCOM 3373 Group & Team Communication
- MCOM 3413 Conflict and Communication
- MCOM 3433 Communication and Religion (Old number was 4733)
- MCOM 3443 Media Mix Analysis
- MCOM 3453 Couples Communication (Old number was 4743)
- MCOM 3483 The Dark Side of Relationships (Old number was 4773)
- MCOM 3503 Broadcast Programming
- MCOM 3523 Leadership Communication
- MCOM 3533 Women and Leadership
- MCOM 3543 Sports Media Production
- MCOM 3583 Esports Shoutcasting
- MCOM 3723 Advanced News Reporting
- MCOM 3741 Esports Media Participation
- MCOM 3753 Cinematography
- MCOM 3803 Business of Photography
- MCOM 3813 Blogging for Journalists
- MCOM 3833 Masculinity in the Media
- MCOM 4023 Film Sound Design
- MCOM 4063 Feature Writing
- MCOM 4143 Investigative Reporting
- MCOM 4193 Opinion, Reviews & Criticism
- MCOM 4323 Social Documentation
- MCOM 4413 TV Documentary Production
- MCOM 4433 Victims and the Media
- MCOM 4503 Advanced Publication Design
- MCOM 4523 Global Communication
- MCOM 4543 Portrait & Wedding Photography
- MCOM 4593 Advanced Documentary
- MCOM 4603 Esports Media Management
- MCOM 4623 LGBTQ + Representation in Film and Media
- MCOM 4673 Sibling Communication
- MCOM 4823 Mediation
- MCOM 3593 Social Media for Professionals
- MCOM 4213 Digital Media Strategy