Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
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.
Generated from Youngstown 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.
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 22 MCOM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 11 more MCOM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
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.
FIRST YEAR STUDENT REQUIREMENT-SUCCESS SEMINARchoose 1
GENERAL EDUCATIONall required
GE Mathematics Course
Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.)all required
General Education Elective (9 s.h.)choose 1
GE: General Education Elective; GE: General Education Elective
Required Support Coursesall required
Multimedia Communication Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Sports Broadcasting Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Senior Capstone1 required
MCOM Elective (6 SH)6 required
Select 2 of the following courses: MCOM 3711 , MCOM 3781L , MCOM 3784 , MCOM 3791 , MCOM 4884L , MCOM 4890 , MCOM 4888
FIRST YEAR STUDENT REQUIREMENT-SUCCESS SEMINARchoose 1
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
First Year Student Requirementchoose 1
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MCOM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at MCOM 3793L
3 courses deep, ending at MCOM 4884L
2 courses deep, ending at MCOM 3717
2 courses deep, ending at MCOM 3795L
1 course from1 required
GENERAL EDUCATION2 required · verify with the official sheet
GE: Mathematics Course; Arts & Humanities (6 sh); Natural Sciences (7 sh); GE: Natural Science Course; GE: Natural Science Course with Lab; Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 sh); GE: Social Science; General Education Electives; GE: General Education Elective; GE: General Education Elective
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Option A: Studio Productionall required
Select 4 (11-12 SH) of the following: MCOM 1570 , MCOM 2654 , MCOM 2686 , MCOM 3711 , MCOM 3717 , MCOM 3784 , MCOM 3791 , MCOM 3793L , MCOM 4879 , MCOM 4884L , MCOM 4888 , JOUR 2632 , JOUR 3721L , JOUR 3790
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Option B: General Media Studies2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 8 (24 SH) of the following; Additionally students may choose: MCOM 3782 (with MCOM 3782L ), MCOM 3781L , MCOM 4890 , MCOM 4882 , JOUR 3721L , JOUR 3757 , JOUR 3790
Senior Capstone1 required
FREE ELECTIVES15 required
1 course from1 required
GE: Natural Sciences (7 s.h.)7 required
Multimedia Communication Required Courses (21 s.h.)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Senior Capstone1 required
1 course from1 required
Journalism Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students will select from Option A: Broadcast or Option B: Editorial or Option C: Content Production15 required
Option A: BROADCASTall required
JOURNALISM ELECTIVES (9 SH) Take 3 additional JOUR courses, 2 (6 SH) must be upper-level (3700-5800)
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Option B: EDITORIALall required
Select 2 writing classes from JOUR 3716 , JOUR 3717 , JOUR 3731L , JOUR 3757 , JOUR 3759 , JOUR 3769; Take 3 additional JOUR elective courses for a total of 9 SH, 6 hours of which must be 3700-5800 level.
Option C: Content Production1 required · verify with the official sheet
Pick 8 courses from the following. Four of the 8 must be JOUR classes.; JOUR 2605 : Journalism as Literature, JOUR 3716 : Feature Writing, JOUR 3717 : Editorial and Option Writing, JOUR 3723 : Adv. Journalism Editing and Design, JOUR 3759 : Sports Journalism, JOUR 3757 : Public Relations Writing, JOUR 3761 : New Media Journalism, JOUR 3769 : Sports Information, JOUR 3790 : Documentary Storytelling
SENIOR CAPSTONE1 required
1 course from1 required
General Education2 required · verify with the official sheet
Mathematics Requirement; GE: Arts and Humanities (6 SH); Natural Sciences (7 SH); GE: Natural Science; GE: Natural Science with Lab; Social and Behavioral Science (6 SH); GE: Social and Behavioral Science; General Education Electives (9 SH); GE: General Education Elective; GE: General Education Elective
JOURNALISM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (18 SH)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Capstone (3 SH)1 required
1 course from1 required
General Education Requirementsall required
Any Gen Ed Math (Recommended MATH 2623 ); Arts and Humanities (6 s.h. Met by THTR 1560 and THTR 1590 in major); Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (7 s.h.); Social Science (6 s.h.); General Education Electives (9 s.h.); Any Gen Ed Course; Any Gen Ed Course
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
All MCOM courses in the Youngstown State catalog
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