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Multimedia Journalism and Broadcast Production
Strategic Communications Degree Options Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications Mass Communications students earn their undergraduate degrees by successfully completing 36 credit hours (12 classes) of coursework in the major. This consists of 15 hours (5 classes) in required Mass Communications courses, with the remaining classes taken in one of the tracks above. Minor in Mass Communications Students wishing to study Mass Communications along with another degree can declare an 18 credit hour (6 class) minor area of study. Minor in Social Media Students seeking careers in content management or social media marketing can declare an 18 credit hour (6 class) minor area of study. What Careers are Hot in Communications? Public Relations Specialist Social Media Manager Studio Engineer Event Planner Advertising Director News Writer Media Planner Journalist/Reporter News Director Brand Manager Editor Podcast Producer News Anchor Camera Opoerator Photojournalist Radio Broadcaster Producer Content Manager Sports Broadcaster Media Manager Program Director According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019), employment of media and communication occupations is projected to grow 4% from 2018 to 2028 which will result in over 28,000 new jobs.Demand for media and communication occupations is expected to arise from the need to create, edit, translate, and disseminate information through a variety of different platforms.
Payscale.com (2019) provided a listing of the top 28 occupations for communications majors stating the national median, mid-career pay ranging from approximately $44,000-$92,000. What will I do as a Mass Communications major?
• Learn practical skills (research, writing, editing, production) needed for success in today’s multimedia environment • Create strategic communications campaigns for local, national and global brands • Develop social media campaigns for clients • Write, shoot and edit music videos, television shows and TV commercials • Manage crisis communications for troubled businesses and host press conferences to improve media relations skills • Learn ethical codes and guidelines from professional organizations including the Society of Professional Journalists, Radio Television Digital News Association, American Advertising Federation, and Public Relations Society of America
For more information, please contact Beth Adele, Ph.D., Director and Assistant Professor • [email protected] facebook.com/ocumasscomm instagram.com/ocumasscomm twitter.com/OCUMassComm Hands-on Learning The department features multiple hands-on learning labs for student use: Student Publications newsroom, TV studio, video editing lab, audio booth, and iMac computer lab. Students can work for the Student Publications staff, which produces The Campus newspaper and MediaOCU.com, the student media web site. They also can produce and host television shows for OCU-TV.
Mass Communications students are encouraged to complete at least one internship with a media organization to gain experience and network with professionals. Recent Internship Organizations Anthropologie HQ (Philadelphia, PA) Love’s Travel Stops HQ(OKC) Arts Council of Oklahoma City (OKC) Lunar Manor Recording Studio (OKC) Bloomberg Law (Washington, DC) NASA (Hampton, VA) Devon Energy (OKC) Oklahoma Women’s Coalition (OKC) F. Schumacher & Co. (NYC) Respect Diversity Foundation (OKC) Fox25 – Living Oklahoma (OKC) Staplegun Advertising Agency (OKC) Hilton Grand Vacations (Orlando, FL) Sunbeam Family Services (OKC) Jones Public Relations (OKC) The Yukon Review (OKC) KOCO - Channel 5 (OKC) Wet Orange Studio (Orlando, FL) KWTV - Channel 9 (OKC) YELP (OKC) Mass Communications Alumni in the Field
Chris Harrison
Host of the ABC reality shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Armand McCoy the Miss America competition, and the syndicated version of Who Wants President of Trifecta to Be a Millionaire? Communications in Moore, OK
Erick Worrell
Vice President, Client Service & Creative Strategy Ghost in Oklahoma City, OK
Kirsten Holder Rachel Pierce Project Manager Metro Family Magazine in Morning Anchor of NBC2 News Oklahoma City, OK Today in Fort Myers, FL
Kyle Golding
Chief Strategic Idealist The Golding Group in Oklahoma City, OK
For more information, please contact Beth Adele, Ph.D., Director and Assistant Professor • [email protected]