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CA: Communication Arts (B.A.)


Convener: Faculty:
Stephen Jablonsky Tobin Addington
Marta Bautis
Bonnie Blake*
Regina Clark
Kelly Dolak
Renata Gangemi
James Hollenbach
Brian Hughes
Patricia Keeton*

Jonathan Lipkin*
Edna Negron
Andre Perry

Rowlett Scott
Ruma Sen
Sarah Stackhouse
(*disclaimer below)

Concentrations: Digital Filmmaking, Design Interactive Media,
Journalism, Writing, Media Cinema Studies.

About the Major

The Communication Arts Major prepares students for a richly interdisciplinary field that exists at the intersection of media, film, and culture. Emerging in the mid-1900s to become one of the most influential disciplines of the 21st Century, the field of the communication arts is the study and practice of the many tools, languages, technologies, media and discourses of and about culture. Communication is also the study and practice of power: the power of economics and ownership, of persuasion and influence, ideology and values. The Communication Arts major that reflects the growing convergence of writing, journalism, film, media, and design and interactive media production across platforms, emphasizing the historical tradition of the Communication Arts discipline as rooted in the social and cultural uses of media.

To prepare students to produce outstanding creative work in an increasingly diverse society, the curriculum is both grounded in the liberal arts and committed to teaching the principles, aesthetics and tools of the discipline through the development of new pedagogies based on digital interactive multimedia technologies. The major includes nationally and internationally recognized filmmakers, print and interactive media designers, journalists, writers and scholars, whose work is featured in festivals, exhibitions, and museums, as well as in books and scholarly journals.

Students in the Communication Arts major begin their study with two required foundation courses that expose them to the ways in which new technologies and the globalization of media are blurring the lines between previously distinct areas of media production and reception. Students then choose one of five concentrations for further study: Digital Filmmaking, Design and Interactive Media, Journalism, Writing, and Media/Cinema Studies. Courses in theory, history, structure, criticism, writing and production engage students analytically and creatively with the social, cultural, and aesthetic issues of media.

The curriculum culminates in a senior portfolio capstone project that demonstrates each student's ability to conceptualize and execute meaningful work using the relevant technologies of his or her concentration. All majors also complete an internship or co-op with New York City area institutions, including: film, television, and interactive media companies; newspaper, magazine, and book publishers; or museums, public relations, promotions, and other commercial and non-profit organizations. Other experiential or extracurricular activities include regular Cinematheque film screenings, the Rho Phi chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Arts Honor Society; a student Creative Media Club; regular presentations by artists, professionals, and alumni, and Media Collision, the annual spring showcase of outstanding student work.

The Communication Arts Major maintains a wide range of facilities, including computer labs for digital imaging, print design, interactive multimedia production, audio postproduction, Final Cut Pro digital postproduction, and writing; a field production classroom, private editing suites, audio recording studio, student access clusters, and studio facilities for television/digital film/new media production. Students completing this program will receive a B.A. degree. A minor is not available.

Requirements of the Major and Concentrations

  1. Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a [W] below.  Waivers only apply to General Education Requirements NOT School Core or Major Requirements.

  2. Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible.  Check with your advisor to see if any apply.
Subject & Course # Title & Course Description
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
SELECT ONE  
[W] OR
[W]
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY: MATH 101-121
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
SELECT ONE [W] GE-HISTORY CATEGORY: HIST 101-110
[W]
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE [W] GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS REQUIREMENTS
[W] (satisfies first year seminar requirement)
SELECT TWO CA Interdisciplinary courses (only one can double-count in major)
COMMUNICATION ARTS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
 

There are five concentrations in the Communication Arts Major:

  1. DIGITAL FILMMAKING
  2. DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA
  3. JOURNALISM
  4. WRITING
  5. MEDIA AND CINEMA STUDIES
 
DIGITAL FILMMAKING CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
  Choose one course at the 200 level:
  Choose two courses at the 300 level:
Category 3: Writing/Production Course Requirements
Category 4: Capstone Portfolio Requirement
Category 5: Internship or Co-op Course Requirement
  Choose one course at 300 or 400-level:
Category 6: Electives Course Requirement
  Choose two elective courses:
 
DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirement
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
  Take two required courses
  Choose one course from the following:
Category 3: Writing/Production Course Requirements
  Choose one of the following courses:
Category 4: Capstone Portfolio course requirements
  Choose one of the following courses:
Category 5: Internship or Co-op Course Requirements
  Choose one course at the 300 or 400 level:
Category 6: Electives Course Requirement
  Choose two elective courses:
(was 233)
 
JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
  Choose one course at the 100 or 200 level:
  Take one required course at the 300 level :
  Choose one additional course at the 300 level:
Category 3: Writing/Production Course Requirements
  Choose one of the following :
  Choose two of the following:
Category 4: Social Science Course Requirement
  Choose one social science course:
Category 5: Capstone Portfolio Course Requirements
  Choose one of the following courses:
Category 6: Internship or Co-Op Course Requirement
Choose one 300 or 400 level course:
Category 7: Electives Course Requirement
  Choose two elective courses:
(was 216)
(was 222)
(was 229)
(was 233)
 
WRITING CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
Category 2: History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
  Choose one course at the 200 level:
  Choose two courses at the 300-level:
Category 3: Writing Course Requirements
  Choose one of the following:
Category 4: Literature Course Requirements
  Choose two literature courses:
(was 202)
(was 204)
(was 204)
(was 212)
(was 218)
(was 223)
(was 228)
(was 239)
(was 255)
(was 268)
(was 287)
(was 308)
Category 5: Capstone Portfolio Course Requirements
  Choose one of the following courses:
Category 6: Internship or Co-Op Course Requirement
Choose one course at the 300 or 400 level:
Category 7: Electives Course Requirements
  Choose one of the following courses:
(was 216)

(was 222)
(was 229)
(was 233)
 
MEDIA AND CINEMA STUDIES CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
  Choose one course at the 200 level:
  Choose two courses at the 300 level:
Category 3: Media/Cinema Studies Course Requirements
  Choose one course in media writing or production:
  Choose one course in media/film organization and economics:
  Choose two courses in media criticism and analysis:
  Choose one course in media writing:
Category 4: Capstone Portfolio Course Requirement
  Choose one upper level portfolio course:
Category 5: Internship or Co-Op Course Requirement
Choose one course at the 300 or 400 level:
Category 6: Electives Course Requirements
  Choose two elective courses:

Note: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.


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