Jan 22, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Advertising and Public Relations (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
MC 100 - JMC Orientation 1    
**MC 19X - Content Creator Studio option 1** 1    
**MC 19X - Content Creator Studio option 2** 1    
MC 120 - Principles of Advertising 3    
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I 3 KSC 010  
Math and Statistics Requirement 3 KSC 030  
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
MC 180 - Principles of Public Relations 3    
MC 130 - Writing Conventions and Mechanics 1    
MC 131 - Elements of Media Writing 1    
MC 132 - Writing Styles and Audiences 1    
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II 3 KSC 010  
Natural and Physical Science Requirement 4 KSC 040  
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
MC 280 - Writing for Advertising & Public Relations 3    
**BS Outside Concentration** 3    
Communications Requirement 3 KSC 020  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
**Arts and Humanities Requirement** 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
**A&S BS Natural Science** 3    
**MC Specialization Course** 3    
**BS Outside Concentration**      
**Arts and Humanities Requirement** 3 KSC 060  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
**BS Quantitative Course** 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
MC 396 - Research for Advertising and Public Relations 3    
**BS Outside Concentration** 3    
**BS Non-Quantitative Social Science** 3    
**A&S BS Natural Science** 3    
**Free Elective** 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
MC 466 - Law of Mass Communications 3    
MC 612 - Diversity in Media OR 3    
COMM 470 - Building Social and Cultural Connections 3    
**BS Non-Quantitative Social Science**      
**MC Specialization Course** 3    
**A&S BS Natural Science** 3    
**Free Elective** 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
MC 482 - Ideation, Strategy and Planning for Advertising & Public Relations 3    
MC 491 - Mass Communication Internship 3    
**MC Specialization Course** 3    
**A&S BS Fine Arts Humanities** 3    
**Free Elective** 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
MC 581 - Campaigns in Advertising and Public Relations 3    
**MC Elective Course** 3    
**BS Outside Concentration** 3    
**MC 623 - Comm in Gliobal Markets** 3    
**Free Elective** 2    
Total Credits: 14      
       
Total Program Hours: 120