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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Advertising and Public Relations (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
MC 100   - SMC 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 160  - Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics   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   - Media Law and Ethics   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 and Public Relations   3      
MC 491  - Mass Communication Internship   1-3      
**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