COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA ARTS (COM) (HEGIS 5008)
This program is designed for students interested in the mass media, broadcast journalism, video and audio production, public relations, corporate communications, visual effects, screenwriting
and documentary and narrative fi lm production. Through an organized program of study, students are provided with media theory, techniques and practices in service of creative expression
and career development. Graduates will be prepared for positions in television production, video and fi lm production facilities, radio,
audio recording studios and news media or to transfer to four-year colleges. The COM program currently has articulation agreements with SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Plattsburgh, Brooklyn College and other COM and Film programs.
and documentary and narrative fi lm production. Through an organized program of study, students are provided with media theory, techniques and practices in service of creative expression
and career development. Graduates will be prepared for positions in television production, video and fi lm production facilities, radio,
audio recording studios and news media or to transfer to four-year colleges. The COM program currently has articulation agreements with SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Plattsburgh, Brooklyn College and other COM and Film programs.
The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is awarded upon completion of the requirements for this program.
Graduates of the COM program will:
• Produce a body of work suitable for transferability to a four-year institution and/or professional opportunities in their chosen fi eld of communication and media arts.
• Solve creative problems within their fi eld of communications and media arts, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic,
and conceptual knowledge.
• Effectively communicate their ideas professionally and connect with
their intended audience using visual, oral and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Effectively execute technical, aesthetic and conceptual decisions based upon an understanding of communications and media arts.
• Evaluate work in their fi eld, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Explain the infl uence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on communications and media arts
venues.
• List and execute the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the local, national and/or global marketplace for the
communications and media arts industry.
FIRST SEMESTER
Course No. Descriptive Title Cr. Hrs.
COM 100 Communications,
Introductory Seminar 1
Introductory Seminar 1
ENG 101 Composition I 3
MATH 109 or higher (a) 3
COM 101 Intro. to Communications Media 3
COM 103 The Art and Craft of Editing 3
ART110, ART112, ART 150, ART 157 (c) 3
TOTAL 16
SECOND SEMESTER
ENG 102 Composition II 3
GOV 121, HIS 104, HIS 108 3
COM 110 Basic Video Production 3
COM 120 Basic Media Writing 3
COM 140 Media and Society 3
SPE 100 or SPE 101 (b) 3
TOTAL 18
THIRD SEMESTER
BHS 103 Social Problems in Today’s World 3
COM 210 Visual Effects for the Moving Image I
or COM 233 Sound Design and Technology for Media
or COM 249 Video Production I
or COM 221 Media Strategies for Public Relations
or COM 262 Documentary Production I 4
Interest Area Course (d) 3
Science (e) 4
TOTAL 14
FOURTH SEMESTER
COM 211 Visual Effects for the Moving Image II
or COM 234 Basic Music Production
or COM 250 Video Production II
or COM 263 Documentary Production II 4
WFE 101 Lifetime Wellness and Fitness 3
Interest Area Course (d) 3
Science (e) 4
Free elective (f) 3
TOTAL 17
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 65
a. Mathematics course: MAT 109 or higher. Students planning to pursue
a B.A. degree at SUNY institutions should take MAT 110.
b. Students may choose between SPE 100 or SPE 101.
c. Students interested in Visual Effects should take ART 110 for their art course.
d. Interest Area Courses: Students must select two courses from the list below to complement their Communication concentration. Substitutions may be made with approval of the department head.
Audio Production and Music: COM233, MUS101, MUS104, MUS115, MUS116, MUS135, MUS201, MUS202, MUS219, SPE212
Documentary Production: ART150, ART151, ART153, ART155, ART157, ART254, ART255, ART257, BHS206, COM233, COM280, GOV211
Television and Video Production: ART150, ART151, ART153, ART155, ART157, ART254, ART255, ART257, BHS206, COM/THE220, COM243, COM244, COM280, ENG226, ENG227, SPE100, SPE101, SPE102, SPE211, SPE219, THE109, THE201, THE209
Journalism and Public Relations: ART157, ART254, BUS102, BUS105, BUS107, BUS208, BUS210, COM280, ENG211, ENG214, GOV211, GOV219, GOV222, SPE100, SPE101, SPE115, SPE201, SPE210, SPE211, SPE219
Visual Effect and Digital Filmmaking: ART110, ART140, ART141, ART142, ART145, ART147, ART161, ART209, COM243, COM244, ENG226, ENG227
Students may also take a 3 credit internship as an Interest Area Course: COM261.
e. Science courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physical sciences, physics.
f. See college catalog for a full discussion of the free elective requirement.