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<blockquote data-quote="steebu" data-source="post: 519641" data-attributes="member: 740"><p>The point [USER=1022]@flea77[/USER] is trying to make, which you continually miss, is that majors may similar in title but are quite different. You are saying LMC is "easy! It's just communications!"</p><p></p><p>Let's take a look:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Source: <a href="https://lmcdegree.lmc.gatech.edu/description-of-curriculum/" target="_blank">https://lmcdegree.lmc.gatech.edu/description-of-curriculum/</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">GT Core Required Courses (I'll skip the wellness, English, and History stuff):</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>MATHEMATICS(8 hours)</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Students must complete a math core sequence, usually two courses in MATH 1711 and 1712 but students may also do an all-Calculus sequence resulting in 3 courses.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>LAB SCIENCE(8 hours)</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Students take two of the following eight courses: BIOL 1510, BIOL 1520, CHEM 1211K, CHEM 1212K, CHEM 1310, EAS 1600, EAS 1601, EAS 2600, PHYS 2211 or PHYS 2212.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>INTRO TO COMPUTING(3 hours)</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Students complete either CS 1315, CS 1301, or a computer programming course approved as satisfying the general education requirements in computer literacy.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>SCIENCE OR COMPUTING ELECTIVES(6 hours)</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">LMC students are required to take an additional two courses in either science, computing, or a combination of the two.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Let's compare that to Stanford's Communications major:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Source: <a href="https://comm.stanford.edu/major/" target="_blank">https://comm.stanford.edu/major/</a></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>1. Five Core Courses</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">1. COMM 1 – Introduction to Communication</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"> or COMM 1B – Media, Culture, and Society</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">2. COMM 106: Communication Research Methods (prerequisite – Statistics) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">3. COMM 108: Media Processes and Effects </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">4. COMM WIM (writing in the major) Courses:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> <span style="font-size: 12px"><br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">COMM 104W, Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News,</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">COMM 120W, Digital Media in Society,</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">COMM 137W, The Dialogue of Democracy,</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">COMM 142W Media Economics, or</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">COMM 143W Communication Policy & Regulation</li> </ul></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">5. Statistics 60 (does not count toward the 60 units in the major)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>2. Students must take a minimum of four courses in the following two areas, including at least one course from each area, as specified below</strong></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em><strong>Area I: Communication Processes and Effects</strong></em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 121: Behavior and Social Media</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 124: Lies, Trust, and Tech</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 135: Deliberative Democracy and its Critics</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 137W: The Dialogue of Democracy</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 145: Personality and Digital Media</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 162: Campaigns, Voting, Media and Elections</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 164: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 166: Virtual People </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 172: Media Psychology </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 326: Advanced Topics in Human Virtual Representation</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Area II: Communication Systems & Institutions</em></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 104W: Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 116: Journalism Law</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 120W: Digital Media in Society</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 125: Perspectives on American Journalism</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 142W: Media Economics </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 143W: Communication Policy and Regulation </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 151: The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech and Press </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 152: Constitutional Law</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 153: Political Campaigning in the Internet Age</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 154: The Politics of Algorithms</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 157: Information Control in Authoritarian Regime</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 158: Censorship and Propaganda</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 177I: Becoming a Watchdog</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 177P: Programming in Journalism</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 177T: Building News Applications </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMM 177Y: Foreign Correspondence</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>3. Elective credit</strong></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">The remainder of the 60 required units may be fulfilled with any elective communication courses, or a combination of communication courses and up to 10 units of <a href="https://comm.stanford.edu/mm/2017/08/outside-electives.pdf" target="_blank">pre-approved courses</a> in other departments. </span></p><p></p><p><strong><em><u><span style="font-size: 26px">Do you see a single requirement of advanced math, lab science, computer science, or science/computing-related electives?</span></u></em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Even for non S/A's the curriculum is much more difficult for an LMC major than it would be at Stanford. There is nowhere to hide at GT.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steebu, post: 519641, member: 740"] The point [USER=1022]@flea77[/USER] is trying to make, which you continually miss, is that majors may similar in title but are quite different. You are saying LMC is "easy! It's just communications!" Let's take a look: [INDENT]Source: [URL]https://lmcdegree.lmc.gatech.edu/description-of-curriculum/[/URL] GT Core Required Courses (I'll skip the wellness, English, and History stuff): [SIZE=3][B]MATHEMATICS(8 hours)[/B][/SIZE] Students must complete a math core sequence, usually two courses in MATH 1711 and 1712 but students may also do an all-Calculus sequence resulting in 3 courses. [SIZE=3][B]LAB SCIENCE(8 hours)[/B][/SIZE] Students take two of the following eight courses: BIOL 1510, BIOL 1520, CHEM 1211K, CHEM 1212K, CHEM 1310, EAS 1600, EAS 1601, EAS 2600, PHYS 2211 or PHYS 2212. [SIZE=3][B]INTRO TO COMPUTING(3 hours)[/B][/SIZE] Students complete either CS 1315, CS 1301, or a computer programming course approved as satisfying the general education requirements in computer literacy. [SIZE=3][B]SCIENCE OR COMPUTING ELECTIVES(6 hours)[/B] LMC students are required to take an additional two courses in either science, computing, or a combination of the two.[/SIZE][/INDENT] [SIZE=4]Let's compare that to Stanford's Communications major:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Source: [URL]https://comm.stanford.edu/major/[/URL][/SIZE] [INDENT][SIZE=3][SIZE=4][B]1. Five Core Courses[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]1. COMM 1 – Introduction to Communication or COMM 1B – Media, Culture, and Society 2. COMM 106: Communication Research Methods (prerequisite – Statistics) 3. COMM 108: Media Processes and Effects 4. COMM WIM (writing in the major) Courses: [/SIZE] [LIST] [SIZE=3] [LIST][*]COMM 104W, Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News,[/LIST] [LIST][*]COMM 120W, Digital Media in Society,[/LIST] [LIST][*]COMM 137W, The Dialogue of Democracy,[/LIST] [LIST][*]COMM 142W Media Economics, or[/LIST] [LIST][*]COMM 143W Communication Policy & Regulation[/LIST][/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=3]5. Statistics 60 (does not count toward the 60 units in the major) [SIZE=4][B][B]2. Students must take a minimum of four courses in the following two areas, including at least one course from each area, as specified below[/B][/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][I][B]Area I: Communication Processes and Effects[/B][/I] COMM 121: Behavior and Social Media COMM 124: Lies, Trust, and Tech COMM 135: Deliberative Democracy and its Critics COMM 137W: The Dialogue of Democracy COMM 145: Personality and Digital Media COMM 162: Campaigns, Voting, Media and Elections COMM 164: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America COMM 166: Virtual People COMM 172: Media Psychology COMM 326: Advanced Topics in Human Virtual Representation [B][I]Area II: Communication Systems & Institutions[/I][/B] COMM 104W: Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News COMM 116: Journalism Law COMM 120W: Digital Media in Society COMM 125: Perspectives on American Journalism COMM 142W: Media Economics COMM 143W: Communication Policy and Regulation COMM 151: The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech and Press COMM 152: Constitutional Law COMM 153: Political Campaigning in the Internet Age COMM 154: The Politics of Algorithms COMM 157: Information Control in Authoritarian Regime COMM 158: Censorship and Propaganda COMM 177I: Becoming a Watchdog COMM 177P: Programming in Journalism COMM 177T: Building News Applications COMM 177Y: Foreign Correspondence [SIZE=4][B][B]3. Elective credit[/B][/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The remainder of the 60 required units may be fulfilled with any elective communication courses, or a combination of communication courses and up to 10 units of [URL='https://comm.stanford.edu/mm/2017/08/outside-electives.pdf']pre-approved courses[/URL] in other departments. [/SIZE][/INDENT] [B][I][U][SIZE=7]Do you see a single requirement of advanced math, lab science, computer science, or science/computing-related electives?[/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [SIZE=4]Even for non S/A's the curriculum is much more difficult for an LMC major than it would be at Stanford. There is nowhere to hide at GT.[/SIZE] [INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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