MCOM at Towson University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MCOM coursework.

• MCOM 210Introduction to Media Writingopens 18 courses (7 directly)
• MCOM 214Principles of Advertisingopens 11 courses (7 directly)
• MCOM 258Introduction to Digital Journalismopens 11 courses (5 directly)
• MCOM 253Principles of Strategic Public Relationsopens 7 courses (4 directly)
• MCOM 357Public Relations Writingopens 3 courses (3 directly)
• MCOM 341Digital Publishingopens 2 courses (2 directly)

The map

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 MCOM 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 48 MCOM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 7 more MCOM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MCOM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MCOM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at MCOM 407

  1. MCOM 101Introduction to Mass Communication
  2. MCOM 210Introduction to Media Writing
  3. MCOM 258Introduction to Digital Journalism
  4. MCOM 383News Reporting
  5. MCOM 407Multimedia Reporting Capstone

• 5 courses deep, ending at MCOM 457

  1. MCOM 101Introduction to Mass Communication
  2. MCOM 210Introduction to Media Writing
  3. MCOM 258Introduction to Digital Journalism

• 5 courses deep, ending at MCOM 481

  1. MCOM 101Introduction to Mass Communication
  2. MCOM 210Introduction to Media Writing
  3. MCOM 258Introduction to Digital Journalism

• 4 courses deep, ending at MCOM 447

  1. MCOM 101Introduction to Mass Communication
  2. MCOM 214Principles of Advertising
  3. MCOM 323Advertising Media Planning

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MCOM yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MCOM yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

MCOM does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Towson campus feed.