Mass Media, Communication, and Theatre Departmental Course Offerings


For official degree information and guidance, please see your assigned advisor.
Journalism Courses (Jour)


Radio-Televison Courses (RTV)
Theatre Courses (The)




Speech Courses (Spc)

Journalism Courses (Jour)

JOUR 1307 - Mass Communication in Society

Jour 115 - Publication Design and Production

Jour 214 - Basic Reporting

Jour 260 - Advertising Principles

Jour 314 - Intermediate Reporting

Jour 315 - Editing and Production

Jour 316 - Topics in Community Newspaper Journalism

Jour 326 - Advanced Reporting/Feature Writing

Jour 328 - Public Relations Principles

Jour 329 - Writing for Public Relations

Jour 335 - Media History

Jour 336 - Media Law

Jour 350 - Visual Communication for News Publications

Jour 397 - Special Topics

Jour 414 - Publishing on the Web

Jour 425 - Public Relations Case Studies

Jour 426 -  Public Relations Campaigns

Jour 445 - Ethics in the Media

Jour 489 - Independent

Jour 490H - Individual Honors Thesis

Jour 491H - Honors Readings.

Jour 495 - Media Internship

Jour 497 - Special Topics


Radio-Televison Courses (RTV)

All courses require major or minor status or instructor approval



RTV 109 A-B - Practicum

RTV 209 A-B - Practicum

RTV 309 A-B - Practicum

RTV 409 A-B - Practicum

RTV 1335 - Introduction to Broadcasting

RTV 151 - Broadcast Technology

RTV 215 - Radio-TV Announcing

RTV 219 - Television Broadcasting Procedures

RTV 221 - Radio Production

RTV 322 - Television Production

RTV 326 - Radio-Television Commercial Practices

RTV 420 - Mini Cam Operations

RTV 440 - Radio-TV News Practices

RTV 451 - Broadcasting Seminar

RTV 453 - Broadcast Station Operation

RTV 489 - Independent Study

RTV 497 - Special Topics


Speech Courses (Spc)

SPC 1311 - Fundamentals of Speech

Spc 112 - (SPCH 1342) Voice and Phonetics

SPC 2301 - Studies in Human Communication

SPC 1321 - Business and Professional Speaking

Spc 312 - Persuasive Communication

Spc 317 - Interpersonal Communication

Spc 318 - Group Process and Decision Making

Spc 397 - Special Topics

Spc 408 - Intercultural Communication

Spc 412 - Theory of Communication

Spc 414 - Political Communication

Spc 418 - Communication and Social Change

Spc 489 - Independent Study




Theatre Courses (The)


The 109 A-B - Practicum

The 209 A-B - Practicum

The 309 A-B - Practicum

The 409 A-B - Practicum

THE 1310 - Introduction to the Theatre

The 211 - Oral Interpretation

The 213 - Fundamentals of Acting

The 215 - Technical Theatre

The 218 - Stage Make-up

The 305 - Integrated Arts for Elementary Teachers

The 308 - Playwriting

The 311 - Readers Theatre

The 313 - Acting for Television and Film

The 315 - Stage Dialects

The 316 - Lighting for the Theatre

The 340 - History of the Theatre I

The 349 - Theatrical Costuming

The 366 - Introduction to Scene Design

The 397 - Special Topics

The 415 - Stage Directing

The 440 - History of the Theatre II

The 445 - Projects in Acting

The 450 - Voyages of Discovery: Artists and Critics at Work

The 480 - Lyric Theatre

The 489 - Independent Study

The 495 - Senior Theatre Project

The 497 - Special Topics

The 499 - Rehearsal and Performance








Note: Texas A&M University-Commerce has joined the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). TCCNS numbers are shown in parenthesis after the course number in the course description.

For descriptions of graduate courses see Graduate Catalog.

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