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2024-25 Catalog

Mass Communications, AGS (with Transfer Articulation Agreement)

See list of Department Chairs on the Personnel page.

Career Opportunities

The Associate of General Studies degree with an emphasis in Mass Communications prepares you for a career in journalism, radio/TV broadcasting, advertising, public relations or New Media Technology by providing a two-year foundation of courses designed to transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Program Description

This program teaches you to think critically and develops your skills in news writing, television and radio production, advertising, videography and web design. Courses provide a solid foundation in these areas through a mixture of lecture and hands-on application. A fully equipped video control room and a mobile production truck provide you with multi-camera working classrooms. Several nonlinear editing suites offer you a diversity of experience in the changing field of communication. You will also gain experience in production and digital media through our media lab and the many volunteer opportunities we offer.

Transferability of courses depends upon the courses taken and the receiving institution. The PCC/CSU-Pueblo Transfer Agreement allows the AGS Media Communications graduate to transfer to the Colorado State University-Pueblo Mass Communications Department with a junior standing.

Please see the certificate option - Broadcasting & Production Technology Certificate .

Total Credits: 60

General Education Requirements (35 Credits)

Should be GTPathway courses

Communication (6 Credits)

ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2 Credit(s): 3

Mathematics (3 Credits)

MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 3
or
MAT 1240 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 1340 - College Algebra: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 1420 - College Trigonometry: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 3
MAT 1320 - Finite Mathematics: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 1400 - Survey of Calculus: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 2420 - Calculus II: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 5
MAT 2430 - Calculus III: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 2431 - Calculus III with Engineering Applications: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 5
MAT 2520 - Discrete Mathematics: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 2561 - Differential Equations with Engineering Applications: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 2560 - Differential Equations: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 3

Physical & Life Sciences (Courses with Required Labs) (8 Credits)

Select two courses from:

ANT 1005 - Biological Anthropology with Laboratory: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
AST 1110 - Astronomy I With Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
AST 1120 - Astronomy II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
BIO 1005 - Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
BIO 1111 - General College Biology I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
BIO 1112 - General College Biology II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
BIO 2101 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
BIO 2102 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
BIO 2104 - Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
CHE 1011 - Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
CHE 1012 - Introduction to Chemistry II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
CHE 1005 - Chemistry in Context with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
CHE 1111 - General College Chemistry I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
CHE 1112 - General College Chemistry II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
ENV 1111 - Environmental Science with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
GEO 1011 - Physical Geography: Landforms with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
GEO 1012 - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
GEY 1111 - Physical Geology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
GEY 1112 - Historical Geology with Lab: GT: SC1 Credit(s): 4
GEY 1135 - Environmental Geology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
MET 1050 - General Meteorology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
PHY 1105 - Conceptual Physics with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
PHY 1107 - Energy Science & Technology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
PHY 1111 - Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
PHY 1112 - Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
PHY 2111 - Physics: Calculus Based I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
PHY 2112 - Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5
SCI 1055 - Integrated Science I - Physics and Chemistry with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4
SCI 1056 - Integrated Science II - Earth and Life Science with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4

Arts and Humanities (9 Credits)

Select three courses from any one category:

Arts and Expression

ART 1110 - Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
ART 1111 - Art History Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
ART 1112 - Art History Renaissance to Modern: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
ART 1113 - Art History Credit(s): 3
MUS 1020 - Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
MUS 1021 - Music History Medieval Thru Classical Period: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
MUS 1022 - Music History Early Romantic Period to the Present: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
MUS 1025 - History of Jazz: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
THE 1005 - Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
THE 2011 - Development of Theatre Greek-Renaissance: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
THE 2012 - Development of Theatre Restoration to Modern: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3
THE 2015 - Playwriting: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3

Literature and Humanities

HUM 1003 - Introduction to Film Art: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
HUM 1015 - World Mythology: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
HUM 1021 - Humanities: Early Civilization: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
HUM 1022 - Humanities: Medieval - Modern: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
HUM 1023 - Humanities: Modern World: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 1015 - Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2001 - World Literature to 1600: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2002 - World Literature After 1600: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2005 - Race. Ethnicity, and Culture in U.S. Literature: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2011 - American Literature to Civil War: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2012 - American Literature After Civil War: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2025 - Introduction to Shakespeare: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3
LIT 2046 - Literature of Women: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3

Ways of Thinking

PHI 1011 - Introduction to Philosophy: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 1012 - Ethics: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 1013 - Logic: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 1014 - Comparative Religions: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 1015 - World Religions-West: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 2014 - Philosophy of Religion: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 2018 - Environmental Ethics: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
PHI 2020 - Philosophy of Death and Dying: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3

Foreign Languages

FRE 2011 - French Language III: GT-AH4 Credit(s): 3
FRE 2012 - French Language IV: GT-AH4 Credit(s): 3
GER 2011 - German Language III: GT-AH4 Credit(s): 3
GER 2012 - German Language IV: GT-AH4 Credit(s): 3
SPA 2011 - Spanish Language III: GT-AH4 Credit(s): 3
SPA 2012 - Spanish Language IV: GT-AH4 Credit(s): 3

Social and Behavioral Science (9 Credits)

JOU 1005 - Introduction to Mass Media: GT SS3 Credit(s): 3

Select Three Courses in at Least Two Categories

History

HIS 1310 - Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 1320 - Western Civ: 1650-present: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 1110 - The World: Antiquity-1500: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 1120 - The World: 1500-present: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 1210 - United States History to Reconstruction: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 1220 - United States History Since the Civil War: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 2135 - Colorado History: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 2015 - 20th Century World History: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3

Economic or Political Systems

ECO 2001 - Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3
ECO 2002 - Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3
ECO 2045 - Environmental Economics: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3
PSC 2020 - Introduction to Political Science: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3
PSC 1011 - American Government: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3
PSC 1025 - American State and Local Government: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3

Geography

GEO 1005 - World Regional Geography: GT-SS2 Credit(s): 3
GEO 1006 - Human Geography: GT-SS2 Credit(s): 3

Human Behavior, Culture, or Social Frameworks

ANT 1001 - Cultural Anthropology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
ANT 1003 - Introduction to Archaeology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
COM 2300 - Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
CRJ 1010 - Intro to Criminal Justice: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
ETH 2000 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
JOU 1005 - Introduction to Mass Media: GT SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 1001 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 1002 - General Psychology II: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2105 - Psychology of Gender: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2107 - Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2221 - Social Psychology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2222 - Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2331 - Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2440 - Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2441 - Child Development: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2333 - Health Psychology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2552 - Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
PSY 2771 - Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 1002 - Introduction to Sociology II: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2005 - Sociology of Family Dynamics: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2007 - Environmenetal Sociology: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2015 - Contemporary Social Problems: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2016 - Sociology of Gender: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2018 - Sociology of Diversity: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2031 - The Sociology of Deviant Behavior: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
SOC 2037 - Sociology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3
WST 2000 - Introduction to Women’s Studies: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3

Core Curriculum Requirements (25 Credits)

JOU 2006 - Intermediate Newswriting and Editing Credit(s): 3
MGD 1002 - Introduction to Multimedia Credit(s): 3
MGD 2089 - Capstone Credit(s): 3
RTV 1000 - Introduction to Electronic Media Credit(s): 3

Choose 15 credits below

ART 1401 - Digital Photography I Credit(s): 3
MAR 2020 - Principles of Advertising Credit(s): 3
MGD 1011 - Adobe Photoshop I Credit(s): 3
MGD 1041 - Web Design I Credit(s): 3
MGD 1064 - Digital Video Editing I Credit(s): 3
RTV 1002 - Beginning Television Credit(s): 3