Telecommunications

Sales and Promotion Option

Gear up for a career in media sales, promotion, and management by learning the finer points of selling and promoting media time. The days of buying and selling spots are over. This is the age of converged media and integrated marketingmedia  time bought and sold in packages and layers using various outlets such as TV, radio, Internet, mobile, and other integrated marketing outlets.  Discover how this approach is the key to communicating about a product or organization.

Sales and Promotion Sample Schedule (as of Fall, 2012)

Freshman Year

SEMESTER 1



SEMESTER 2

Course

Credit Hours


Course

Credit Hours

TCOM 101
3


TCOM 204
3
UCC Foundations/ENG 103
3


TCOM 206

1
UCC Foundations/COMM 210
3


TCOM 207
1
UCC Foundations/HIST 150
3


TCOM 284

1
Modern or Classic Language/101
3 - 4


UCC Foundations/ENG 104
3



UCC Foundations/FIN 101
1




UCC Foundations/PFW

1




Modern or Classic Language/102
3 - 4

Subtotal     

15 - 16


Subtotal

14 - 15

Sophomore Year

SEMESTER 3



SEMESTER 4

Course

Credit Hours


Course

Credit Hours

TCOM 306
3


TCOM 344
3
TCOM 340
3


TCOM 346
3
UCC Foundations/MATH 125
3


ECON 247
3
UCC Tier 1/Natural Science
3


TCOM Elective 1
3
Modern or Classic Language/201
3 - 4


Modern or Classic Language/202
3 - 4






Subtotal 15 - 16


Subtotal 15 - 16






Junior Year

SEMESTER 5


SEMESTER 6

Course

Credit Hours


Course

Credit Hours

TCOM 345
3


TCOM 384
3
UCC Tier 1/Fine Arts
3


UCC Tier 2 (1 of 2)
3
TCOM Elective 2
3


UCC Tier 2 (2 of 2)
3
TCOM Elective 3
3


WISER + (I,S,E,R,A,T)
3
WISER + (W)
3


General Elective
3






Subtotal 15


Subtotal

15






Senior Year

SEMESTER 7


SEMESTER 8

Course

Credit Hours


Course

Credit Hours

TCOM 444
3


TCOM 408 (Tier 3)
3
General Elective
3


General Elective
3
General Elective
3


General Elective
3
General Elective
3


General Elective
3
General Elective
3


General Elective
2 - 3



General Elective     

3
Subtotal 15


Subtotal 16 - 17

Grand total: 120 - 125 credit hours; successfully completing the required number of credit hours for this program qualifies you to graduate with a bachelor of arts in sales and promotion at the conclusion of the spring semester of your fourth year.

Department of Telecommunications
Ball Communication Building (BC) 201
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Phone: 765-285-1480
Fax: 765-285-9278
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