Communications

Communications Technology

A.A.S. Degree (G)

The Communications program provides essential background for students preparing for careers in the print or broadcasting media. Students learn to write news articles for print and broadcast. They learn to operate industry standard equipment and software. Instruction is also given in copy writing and in selling advertisements for different types of media. The program emphasizes hands-on experience with students participating in the student-produced website "The Wire" and serving an internship prior to graduation.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Analyze the impact of media on society.
  2. Produce print, radio, video, and web media products that meet professional standards.
  3. Apply principles of design to media products.
  4. Demonstrate effective professional communication skills.
  5. Apply professional, ethical, and legal standards of behavior.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

POL 111Political Science

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

Program/Major Courses

COM 110Introduction to Video Production

3

COM 130Intro to Graphics & Design

3

COM 140Digital Storytelling

3

COM 150Media & Society

3

COM 240Mass Media Law

3

COM 242Digital Newsroom

3

COM 250Photography

4

COM 251Layout and Design

3

COM 293Internship with Seminar

5

Program/Major Support Courses

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

ENT 101Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

HIS 111United States History: Pre-Civil War

3

 

ENG 129Creative Writing

3

Or

MKT 212Principles of Marketing

3

Select 2 course(s) from:

COM 152Podcasting

3

COM 160Introduction to Public Relations

3

COM 210Advanced Video Production

3

COM 243Social Media

3

COM 246Introduction to Film

4

COM 252Advanced Photography

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

COM 130Intro to Graphics & Design

3

COM 150Media & Society

3

ENG 101Composition I

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Semester 2

HIS 111United States History: Pre-Civil War

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

COM 140Digital Storytelling

3

COM 250Photography

4

COM 110Introduction to Video Production

3

Semester 3

COM 240Mass Media Law

3

 

MKT 212Principles of Marketing

3

Or

ENG 129Creative Writing

3

 

ENT 101Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

COM 242Digital Newsroom

3

POL 111Political Science

3

Elective
Technical Elective

4/3

Semester 4

COM 251Layout and Design

3

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

COM 293Internship with Seminar

5

Elective
Technical Elective

4/3

Approved Electives

Select two (2) approved technical electives.

COM 152Podcasting

3

COM 160Introduction to Public Relations

3

COM 210Advanced Video Production

3

COM 243Social Media

3

COM 246Introduction to Film

4

COM 252Advanced Photography

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 66 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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