After MCPA 3383
Gateway: MCPA 3383
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from Sam Houston State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MCPA coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MCPA work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 13 MCPA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 1 more MCPA course have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MCPA, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Degree Specific Requirements1 required
Foreign Language: WOLC 1411 , WOLC 1412 , WOLC 2311 , WOLC 2312
Major: Foundation2 required · verify with the official sheet
Major: Required2 required · verify with the official sheet
Major: Prescribed Electives9 required
Select Option A, Option B, or a Minor15 required
Degree Specific Requirementsall required
Foreign Language: WOLC 1411 , WOLC 1412 , WOLC 2311 , WOLC 2312; Philosophy (PHIL) Course
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MCPA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at MCPA 4381
3 courses deep, ending at MCPA 4382
Concentration: Emphasis Prescribed Electiveschoose 1
Emphasis 1: Sports Journalism; Emphasis 2: Sports Broadcast Production; Emphasis 3: Sports Public Relations
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Concentration: Emphasis Prescribed Electiveschoose 1
Emphasis 1: User Experiences; Emphasis 2: Media Engagement
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All MCPA courses in the SHSU catalog
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