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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SMC coursework.
Generated from Western Kentucky University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 SMC 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 6 SMC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 3 more SMC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SMC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Required Courses for a major in Broadcasting15 required
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Capstone Experiencechoose 1
Electives3 required · verify with the official sheet
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in SMC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at SMC 301
2 courses deep, ending at SMC 467
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All SMC courses in the WKU catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for SMC yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under SMC yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
SMC does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the WKU campus feed.