Information Design, BCMM (Honours)

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Students who are interested in pursuing graduate school or who wish to explore their discipline in more depth are advised to apply for admission into the Honours stream. Core BCMM program requirements are augmented with an advanced research seminar and the completion of an Honours Research Project. Please contact the Communication Student Advisor for more detailed information on admission and course planning for the Honours stream.

Admission Requirements - Honours

To be considered for admission into the Honours stream, students must achieve the following:

Minimum grade of B+ in INFO 3600 and INFO 3605;
Minimum GPA of 3.50 in their core courses; and
Successfully securing an Honours supervisor.

Note: Admission into the Honours stream is competitive and is not guaranteed solely on meeting the above requirements. A student who has already graduated with a Bachelor of Communication may not apply to enter the Honours stream.

Application for Admissions - Honours

Students may apply for admission into the Honours stream in the winter semester immediately after completing 60 credits toward their degree. Applications will be accepted each year from February 15 to April 15. The process for application to the Honours stream can be found by contacting the Communication Student Advisor.

If a student is admitted into the program, they will take COMM 5010 - Communications Honours Seminar in the fall semester of their final year. This will replace COMM 4501 - Roles and Practices in Contemporary Communications taken in the non-Honours stream.

Upon successful completion of COMM 5010, the student will then commence their COMM 5020 - Communications Honours Research Project in the winter of their final year. This will replace one of the six Elective requirements taken in the non-Honours stream.

Program Continuance - Honours

Students admitted to the Honours stream must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50. Students who fail to maintain a semester GPA of 3.50 will lose their place in the Honours stream. Students will normally not be permitted to re-apply to the Honours stream and may do so only with the permission of the Chair of their honours discipline. Students permitted to re-apply must follow the procedures for “application into the Honours stream,” as mentioned above. There is no guarantee that a student will be re-admitted into the Honours stream.

Student Conduct

Information Design students are expected to adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Practices, to which all students at Mount Royal are expected to practice. Any deliberate breaches will result in disciplinary action with transgressions being equated to academic dishonesty, and with consequences, as outlined in the Mount Royal Code of Student Conduct.

Work Experience

For graduation purposes, Information Design students are required to complete one, non-credit, semester-long supervised work experience (with a 12 full-time workweek minimum) in the communications field during their program. To be eligible, all students must complete a range of prerequisites. Because work experience involves professional placements, the program chair can, for a fixed period, deny eligibility to any student who has acted in an inappropriate and unprofessional manner during the preparation phase. Any student who receives a work experience assessment of Fail for exhibiting professional misconduct may be required to withdraw from the program, subject to terms of the Student Code of Conduct.

Curriculum

The Information Design, BCMM (Honours) includes three required Common Communication courses, 20 major specific courses, two honours courses, 10 General Education courses, and five electives, for a total of 40 courses over four years.

Common Communication Courses

The three required Common Communication courses for all BCMM students consist of the following:

Major Specific Courses

The major in Information Design consists of 20 courses, 19 of which are required courses and one of which is chosen from a list of options.

One of

All Information Design students must complete one of the following option courses.

Honours Specific Courses

BCMM Honours students must take the following two courses.

Zero-credit program elements

In addition to the above, students in the Information Design major must complete the following zero-credit requirements:

INFO 4690 - Information Design Work Experience Seminar *
INFO 4691 - Information Design Work Experience *
*All courses three credits except zero-credit courses INFO 4690 and INFO 4691.

Progression Requirements

Students are required to complete all core courses with a minimum final grade of “C” and a grade of “Pass” in the non-credit work experience preparation seminar INFO 4690 and work experience INFO 4691 .

Electives

Five Electives

General Education Requirements

Ten courses must be completed to meet the General Education requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Communication.

Four courses will be taken at the foundational level: one from each of the thematic clusters.
Three courses will be taken at the second tier: no more than one from each of the thematic clusters. One of these courses must be from the Numeracy and Scientific Literacy cluster.
Three courses must be taken at the third tier, selected from at least two of the thematic clusters.

Review details on the nature and structure of General Education

Graduation Requirements

Degree candidates in the Bachelor of Communication must complete all core program courses with a final grade of “C” or better. Students must achieve a minimum program GPA of 3.50 to be eligible for graduation within the Honours stream. Successful completion of 120 credits and all courses for graduation listed. Successful completion of one zero-credit work placement and the zero-credit work experience preparation seminar.