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Paul van der Veur, chair
Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-114
607-753-4201
Fax: 607-753-4821
Email: department chair
Email: new communication media program coordinator
cortland.edu/communication

School

Arts and Sciences

Faculty

John C. Hartsock, Catherine Hischak, Caroline K. Kaltefleiter, Samuel L. Kelley, Kathleen A. Lawrence, Thomas O. Mwanika, Syed H. Pasha, Paul R. van der Veur

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration  section.

Programs Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Bachelor of Arts in New Communication Media

Majors Offered

Communication Studies
New Communication Media

Concentrations Offered

For Communication Studies majors only:
Journalism
Media Production
Public Relations and Advertising

Minors Offered

Cinema Study
Communication Studies

Description

The Communication Studies Department offers degrees in both communication studies and new communication media. These majors are designed to allow students to tailor their program of study to meet personal learning and employment objectives. The communication studies major is focused on scholarly analysis and application of human communication in all its complexity. It prepares students for careers as communication specialists in the public or private sector and in mass media. Communication studies majors receive a bachelor of arts degree in a program that balances theory, analysis, writing and applied skills development.

The new communication media major allows students to acquire the skills necessary for careers in the development of digital content for a variety of media and broadcast-related industries. Students also choose courses in related content areas including art, geography, sports information, and computer applications. Course offerings in both majors are supplemented through work with the student-run campus media, an extensive internship program and a highly developed study abroad program.

Special Features

• CSTV-60
• WSUC-FM
• Dragon Chronicle
• Speak Magazine
• Internships
• Study abroad

Requirements

1. Degree requirements  listed in this catalog apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: 90 credit hours

Interdisciplinary Minor

• Cinema Study 

Programs

• Communication Studies [COM]
• Communication Studies: Concentration in Journalism [JOUR]
• Communication Studies: Concentration in Media Production [MEPD]
• Communication Studies: Concentration in Public Relations and Advertising [PRAD]
• New Communication Media [NCM]

• Communication Studies Minor [COM]

Courses

• COM 100 - Human Communication
• COM 110 - Introduction to New Media
• COM 129 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
• COM 200 - Communication History
• COM 203 - Introduction to Media Writing
• COM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• COM 211 - Introduction to Language Study
• COM 212 - General Semantics
• COM 229 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
• COM 230 - Statistical Methods
• COM 231 - Hip-Hop Culture
• COM 233 - Reporting the World: The Personal Voice of Global Journalism
• COM 242 - Audio Production
• COM 243 - Video Production I
• COM 251 - Introduction to Digital 3-D Modeling and Animation
• COM 300 - Interpersonal Communication
• COM 301 - Mass Media and Society
• COM 302 - Intercultural Communication
• COM 303 - International Communication
• COM 304 - Communication Research
• COM 310 - Feature and Opinion Writing
• COM 311 - Interviewing Principles and Practices
• COM 312 - Media Performance
• COM 320 - Organizational Communication
• COM 321 - Intermediate Writing for Public Relations
• COM 322 - Intermediate Writing for Media
• COM 323 - Intermediate News Writing and Reporting
• COM 324 - Communication Campaigns
• COM 329 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
• COM 331 - Issues in News
• COM 332 - Readings in Journalism
• COM 333 - Critical and Cultural Analysis in Communication Studies
• COM 335 - Issues in Digital Culture
• COM 338 - Media and Politics
• COM 339 - Political Communication
• COM 340 - Small Group Communication
• COM 342 - Video Production II
• COM 343 - Video Journalism
• COM 344 - Photojournalism
• COM 345 - News Editing and Design
• COM 346 - Advanced News Reporting
• COM 349 - Multimedia Production
• COM 350 - New Communication Media
• COM 353 - Video Postproduction
• COM 360 - Sports Media
• COM 380 - Presentation Competency
• COM 390 - Participation in Newspaper
• COM 391 - Participation in Yearbook
• COM 392 - Participation in Magazine
• COM 393 - Participation in Video Production
• COM 394 - Participation in Audio Production
• COM 395 - Participation in Debate
• COM 398 - Independent Study in Communication
• COM 399 - Internship in Communication Studies
• COM 400 - Communication Law and Ethics
• COM 410 - Communication in Social Change
• COM 420 - Broadcast Programming and Management
• COM 421 - Mass Media Advertising
• COM 422 - Public Relations
• COM 429 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
• COM 430 - Media Criticism
• COM 431 - Communication and Prejudice
• COM 432 - African Americans in Television and Film
• COM 433 - Literary Journalism
• COM 434 - Gender Communication
• COM 436 - Films of Spike Lee
• COM 443 - Rhetorical Theory
• COM 450 - Health Communication
• COM 452 - Risk Communication
• COM 453 - Context in Human Affairs
• COM 497 - Communication Studies Teaching Assistant
• COM 498 - Senior Seminar
• COM 499 - Senior Thesis
• COM 529 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
• COM 590 - Advanced Independent Study in Communication Studies

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