Feb 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Journalism Education (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
EDCI 110 - Foundations of Education 3    
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I 3    
MC 110 - Mass Communication in Society 3    
MATH 100 - College Algebra OR 3    
STAT 225 - Introduction to Statistics 3    
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I 3    
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II 3    
MC 120 - Principles of Advertising 3    
MC 130 - Writing Conventions and Mechanics 1    
MC 131 - Elements of Media Writing 1    
MC 132 - Writing Styles and Audiences 1    
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
EDCI 200 - Teaching as a Career 1    
EDCI 230 - Early Field Experience 1    
MC 160 - Principles of Journalism 3    
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Natural & Physical Sciences Requirement 4 KSC 040  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
MC 180 - Principles of Public Relations 3    
MC 191 - Audio Essentials 1    
MC 192 - Photography Essentials 1    
MC 193 - Video Production Essentials 1    
MC 194 - Social Media Essentials 1    
MC 195 - Creative Design 1    
MC 196 - Content Management for Distribution 1    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
EDCI 315 - Educational Psychology 3    
EDCI 320 - Core Teaching Skills and Lab 3    
EDSP 323 - Exceptional Students in the Secondary School 2    
MC 200 - News Reporting and Writing Across Platforms 3    
MC 301 - Photo & Video Storytelling 3    
Elective 3    
Total Credits: 17      
       
Semester 2      
EDCI 318 - Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning 1    
EDCI 405 - Middle-Level Education 2    
MC 331 - Photography Commercial Imaging 3    
MC 340 - Editing for Print and Online Media 3    
MC 406 - Multiplatform News Reporting 3    
MC 466 - Media Law and Ethics 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
EDSEC 455 - Teaching in a Multicultural Society 1    
EDSEC 477 - Content Area Literacies and Diverse Learners 2    
EDSEC 525 - Interpersonal Relations in the Schools 1    
EDSEC 536 - Language Arts Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools 3    
EDSEC 537 - Language Arts Methods Practicum 2    
MC 605 - Supervision of School Publications 3    
Elective 4    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
EDSEC 586 - Teaching Internship in Secondary Schools 12    
Total Credits: 12      
       
Total Program Hours: 120