Manhattanville College

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Communication Studies

Introduction

We communicate through speech, writing, art, technology, popular culture, and media. The Communication Studies program provides an exciting, career-oriented approach to communication and media studies. Courses concentrate on history, theory, analysis, and practice. Extracurricular opportunities include departmental projects, on-campus internships, off campus internships, and student-run campus media.

Our students have recently interned or have been hired by ABC News, ABC News Radio, CNN America, CNBC, Rolling Stone Magazine, Nickelodeon, The Colbert Report, Sirius XM Radio, The Creative Group, The Creators Project, Seventeen Magazine, Music Choice, and Viacom.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts Communication Studies

Optional Minors

Students can also choose to minor in Communication Studies

Career Ideas

Advertising Executive, Public Relations Practitioner, Journalist, Social Media Manager, TV or Radio Broadcaster, Media Writer, Communication or Media Consultant, Press Secretary, Sports Information Director, Lobbyist, Marketing Research Analyst, Speech Writer, Theatre & Media Director, and Writer/Author.

Program Administrators

Jim Frank, Program Chair, (914) 323-5410, Jim.Frank@mville.edu

Overview

The Communication Studies major and minor introduce students to the full range of the discipline, including interpersonal, intercultural, small group, public, and mass communication. Our curriculum emphasizes media studies, including media history, theory, criticism, law, ethics, and digital production.

Students who major or minor in Communication Studies are prepared not only to evolve as informed and engaged citizens in our increasingly mass-mediated society, but also to succeed in exciting professional fields such as advertising, public relations, journalism, marketing, film, television, radio, and online media production.

Faculty and Staff

PROGRAM CHAIR

Jim Frank (Chair)  – Digital photography, studio photography, graphic design, computer graphics

FACULTY

Nikhil Ghodke – motion graphics, video production

Christine Dehne – Video production, computer graphics, animation, and alternative media

Dara Murray – advertising, gender and communication, media criticism, social media

Brian Snee – Media history, theory, and analysis; rhetoric; documentary film studies

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Jeff Bens – Screenwriting and narrative writing

Gillian Greenhill Hannum – History of photography

Geoffrey Kidde – Music technology and audio recording

David Lugowski – Film history, theory and analysis

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Holly Avella – media studies, interpersonal communication

Mark Beech – sport communication and media

Cynthia Brosnan – public speaking, business communication

Michael Castaldo – Technician, video production

Jeanne Christie – Public speaking, small group and visual communication

Tony Ely – TV, video and digital media production

Laura Katen public speaking, business communication

Susan Morelock – Technician, Digital Photography, 3D printing, computer graphics

John Proctor – Media convergence and "new" journalism, blogging and media writing, communication theory

Communication Studies Major Requirements

10 Courses + 1 Credit-Bearing Internship

CAM 1001: Introduction to Communication & Media

CAM 2009: Multimedia Communication

1 Media Writing Elective

1 Media Production Elective

Elective 1 (Any CAM course, or approved media course in another dept.)

Elective 2

Elective 3

Elective 4

CAM 2090: Communication & Media Theory (Junior status recommended)

CAM 3095: Digital Portfolio (Senior status required)

CAM 4497: CAM Internship

Electives

Writing Electives

CAM 3046: Convergent Media/Divergent Voices

ENW 4011: Journalism 1

ENW 4012: Journalism 2

ENW 2040: Writing for the Media

ENW 4003: Screenwriting Workshop 1

Media Production Electives

CAM 2046: Computer Graphics

CAM 2047: Introduction to Motion Graphics

CAM 2050: Introduction to Digital Video Production

CAM 4004: Graphic Design

CAM 4062: 2D Animation

CAM 4067: Digital Photography

CAM 4076: Artists Video

CAM 4086: Constructed Images/Studio Photography

CAM 4025: Advanced Digital Video Production

Electives

CAM 2010: Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication

CAM 2021: Public Relations and American Culture

CAM 2022: Advertising and American Popular Culture

CAM 2030: Communicating in the Business World

CAM 2046: Computer Graphics

CAM 2047: Introduction to Motion Graphics

CAM 2050: Introduction to Digital Video Production

CAM 3030: History of TV and Radio

CAM 2035: Persuasion

CAM3044: Feminist Media Theory

CAM3046: Convergent Media/Divergent Voices

CAM 3070: Media Law & Ethics

CAM 3071: Minorities and the Media

CAM 3072: Social Media

CAM 3075: Documentary Media

CAM 3080: Gender & Communication

CAM 3085: Visual Communication

CAM 3090: Sport Communication & Media

CAM 4004: Graphic Design

CAM 4062: 2D Animation

CAM 4067: Digital Photography

CAM 4076: Artists Video

CAM 4086: Constructed Images/Studio Photography

CAM 4025: Advanced Digital Video Production

ARH 1030: History of Photography

DTH 4004: Acting for the Camera I

DTH 4005: Acting for the Camera II

DTH 4010: Voice and Speech I

DTH 4012: Voice and Speech II

ENF 1001: Introduction to Film Studies

ENF 2079: Women's Film

ENF 2080: American Film

ENF 2088: History of Cinema 1: The Beginnings to WW II

ENF 2089: History of Cinema 2: WW II to the Present

ENF 3075: Film Theory

ENF 3173: Queer Film and Media Studies

ENF 4010: Major Film Directors

ENF 4020: Topics in Film Genres

ENF 4030: Topics in National and Regional Cinemas

ENG 3026: Shakespeare on Film

ENG 3071: Laughter: Definitions of Comedy

ENW 4011: Journalism 1

ENW 4012: Journalism 2

ENW 2040: Writing for the Media

ENW 4003: Screenwriting Workshop 1

ENW 4004: Screenwriting Workshop 2

FRN 2055: French Cinema: From The New To Banlieue

HIS 2020: American History Through Film

MUAT 1007: MIDI and Audio Production

MUAT 2011: Audio Recording Techniques I

MUAT 2021: Electronic Music Composition I

SOC 3050: Mass Media & Society

SOC 3056: Music & Society

Communication & Media Transfer Credits

For students wishing to major in Communication Studies, no more than 5 courses can be transferred to Manhattanville and applied toward the major from other academic institutions. For students wishing to minor in Communication Studies no more than 3 courses can be transferred to Manhattanville and applied toward the minor.

Communication Studies Honors and Distinction

Distinction will be conferred on graduating seniors who have a 3.6 G.P.A. in coursework for the major. Honors will be conferred on graduating seniors who have a 3.7 G.P.A. in coursework for the major. The department also awards the Mark C. Meachem Prize at graduation to one or more seniors who have combined academic achievement with outstanding collegiality and service, as well as the Kitty Pilgrim Prize for outstanding contribution to student-run campus media.

Communication Studies Minor Requirements

A minor in Communication Studies consists of six courses. No course can be used for both one’s major and one’s minor. Internships and independent studies cannot be used for minor credit.

  • COMM/CAM 1001 : Introduction to Communication & Media.
  • COMM/CAM 2009 : Multimedia & Communication.
  • One course in written communication: COMM/CAM 3046, ENG 3117, ENW 2040, ENW 4003, ENW 4004, ENW 4011, ENW 4012, DTH 3244 or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.
  • One course in visual communication: ARH 1030, COMM/CAM 2022, COMM/CAM 3030, ENG 3026, ENF 1001, ENF 2079, ENF 2080, ENF 2088, ENF 2089, ENF 3075, ENF 3173, ENF 4010, ENF 4020, ENF 4030 or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.
  • One course in media production (all are non-liberal arts)**: COMM/CAM 2050, ART 3004, ART/CAM 3062, ART 3064, ART/CAM 4004, ART 4007, ART 4008, ART 4010, ART 4013, ART 4022, ART 4032, ART 4033, ART 4043, ART 4047, ART 4049, ART 4059, ART 4067, ART 4069, MUAT 1007, MUAT 2011, MUAT 3021 or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.
  • One research seminar, requiring a research paper: COMM 3030, COMM 3044, COMM/CAM 3046, COMM/CAM 3070, COMM 3071, COMM/CAM 3072, COMM/CAM 3080, SOC 3050, SOC 3088, ENF 3075, ENF 3173, ENF 4030 or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.

Note: 200-level COMM/CAM courses cannot be used to complete the minor unless approved by Chair.

Internships: Manhattanville’s location enables students to take advantage of the considerable resources of Westchester county and New York City to obtain internships with non- and for-profit companies, newspapers, radio stations, advertising and public relations firms, television and other media production companies, and more. Students with sufficient Communication and Media backgrounds have interned with TV and radio programs, leading PR and publishing firms, and independent filmmakers. Communication and Media internships can be done during summers or the regular school year and are taken for non-liberal arts credit. They cannot replace courses for the major or minor.

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Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy

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Brief History of Manhattanville: History and Educational Commitment

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