Download the Sample 4 Year Plan of Work for Media Arts & Studies Majors (PDF)
Freshman year
Fall | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 1010 | Basic Speech (OC) | 3 |
| ENG XXXX | ENG course based on ACT/SAT | 3 |
| # | (WE) Wayne Experience | 1 |
| # | (QE) Quantitative Experience | 3 |
| COM 1500 | Survey of Mass Comm | 3 |
| COM 1700 | (SI) Media Literacy | 3 |
| | | 16 |
Winter | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 1600 | Intro Audio/TV/Film Production | 3 |
| COM 2010 | Intro to Film (CI) | 4 |
| * | (BC) ENG 1020 or elective | 3 |
| ^ | (NSI) Natural Science Inquiry | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| | | 16 |
Sophomore year
Fall | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 1610 | Fundamentals of New Media Prod | 3 |
| COM 2210 | Media Writing and Storytelling | 3 |
| XXX 1010 | Foreign Language % | 4 |
| # | (ICN) Intermediate Composition | 3 |
| | Elective | 2 |
| | | 15 |
Winter | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 3380 | Editing and Field Production | 3 |
| COM 3010 | Media Analysis and Criticism | 3 |
| XXX 1020 | | 4 |
| # | (CIV) Civic Literacy | 3 |
| | Elective | 2 |
| | | 15 |
Junior year
Fall | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 4560 | Telecommunications Policy | 3 |
| COM XXXX | MAS Elective | 3 |
| # | (DEI) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 2 |
| | | 14 |
Winter | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 4310 | Audio Production | 3 |
| COM XXXX | MAS Elective | 3 |
| ^ | (NSI) Natural Science Inquiry | 4 |
| | Elective | 4 |
| | | 14 |
Senior year
Fall | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM 5400 | Techniques Film Production | 4 |
| # | (GL) Global Learning | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 2 |
| | | 15 |
Winter | Course # | Course name | Cr |
| COM XXXX | MAS Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | | 15 |
*Placement into ENG 1010 or 1020 is based on ACT/SAT scores
# Students have a choice of several courses in each general education category (see advisor for more information)
% Students have a choice of 16 different foreign languages (see general education requirements)
^ Students must take a lab with at least one of their Natural Science Inquiries (see general education requirements)