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| Communications and Media Arts | |||
| Associate in Science Transfer Program | |||
| CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE COMMUNICATION & MEDIA DEPT WEBSITE | |||
The Program of instruction in Communications and Media Arts comprises theoretical and practically- oriented course offerings in audio and video production, photography, film, acting, and various types of communication. Communications courses emphasize acquisition of both technical proficiency and theoretical knowledge. The program aims to prepare graduates for immediate employment in a variety of communications-related occupations, or for transfer to baccalaureate programs. Graduates entering the job market after earning the associate degree will seek employment as production assistants, educational media technicians, media sales representatives, writers, on-air personnel and photographers. Those transferring to upper division colleges will major in audio-visual technology, film and photography, technical communications, radio and TV broadcasting, journalism, graphic reproduction, acting and advertising. Subsequently, they will seek employment as photographers, filmmaker/ cinematographers, scriptwriters, media producers, broadcasters, newspaper reporters, studio technicians, instructional media specialists, video and audio engineers, copy writers, media directors, actors and actresses, production media specialists, and sales or marketing managers. SEQUENCE OF COURSES: This model is a two-year course schedule (leading to an A.S. degree) for students meeting all program requirements and deciding to pursue full-time study. Schedules will be redesigned for those requiring preparatory courses or those deciding to pursue part-time study. |
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Here to View the Online Catalog Note: College applicants are expected to review all of the rules, regulations and prerequisites detailed in the college catalog. |
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| COURSES | |||
| FIRST YEAR | HOURS/WEEK | CREDITS/SEMESTER | |
| Fall Semester | Class | Lab | Total |
| ENG 110 College Writing I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIS 100 Rise of the west | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| COM 100 Intro to Mass Media | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| COM Elective (choose one) |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT Mathematics Elective | 3-4 | 0 | 3 |
| PED Phys. ED. (Cardiovascular) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15-16 | 2 | 16-17 | |
| Spring Semester | Class | Lab | Total |
| wSOS 155 Media and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| -- Civic Ed. Requirement | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Electives (choose two) |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| Science Elective | 3 (4) | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| 16(17) | 2 | 16-17 | |
| SECOND YEAR | HOURS/WEEK | CREDITS/SEMESTER | |
| Fall Semester | Class | Lab | Total |
| SPK 110 Effective Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| wCOM 200 Image Theory | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CST 105 Computer
Applications or BIT 180 Communications/Computers |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| COM electives | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | Class | Lab | Total |
| COM 115 Writing for Print or Internet | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MUS 160 Sound Engineering I | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| COM 240 Media Research | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG 220 Communicating About Ideas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| COM electives | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 15(14) | 0(2) | 15(16) | |
| TOTAL CREDITS: 62 | |||
| NOTES: | |||
| 1A minimum of 1 credit must be taken from PED
118, 119, 127, 135, 137, 143, 146, 147, 148, 155, 173.
2HIS 130, 131, POS 201, 204, ECO 111, SOC 110, 111, SOS 101, 111, 120 3COM electives Art 112 Beginning Photography, 125, 146, 202, 212, 225, COM 125, 130, 145, 150, 205, 210, 240, 260, (250 and 299 by advisement only), ENG 175, THR 140, 266, 276 or advisor approved elective. 4MAT - Students transferring to a four-year college are advised to complete MAT 136 or MAT 124. |
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| After BCC… then what? | |||
| Graduates of the BCC Communication and Media Arts program are
employed by large and small media companies locally and nationally. Some
work in metropolitan and regional theaters, film, TV and radio, while others
have found employment with newspapers, such as The Press and Sun-Bulletin,
and in the entertainment industry, at Disney World and Universal Studios.
Technical Production graduates are also currently employed by Citadel Communications,
ClearChannel Communications, WBNG-TV, WIVT-TV, FOX-40, WSKG, WROC in Rochester;
MTV, CBS, and PR firms in New York City; California film companies; CNN,
CNBC, HSN, ESPN, and other network affiliates. Others start their own businesses
in photographic services, DJ services, and video production.
Graduates of the program have pursued further education at four-year colleges such as Brooks Institute, Emerson College , Fashion Institute of Technology, Ithaca College , Syracuse University, RIT and NYU, UCLA, USC, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Central Florida, as well as most SUNY schools. |
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| Contact Information | |||
| Communications/Media Arts - 607 778-5274 OR Fine, Performing and Media Arts Department - 607 778-5315 |
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