Communication, B.A.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Program Overview
As a communication major, you will develop strong oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to craft clear and persuasive messaging. You will gain strong critical thinking and analytic skills as well as the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. When you major in communication, you can choose from three tracks: Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication, Professional and Organizational Communication, or Visual and Media Studies.
Major Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2025鈥�26 academic year per the 可乐视频 Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Major Description
NYSED Program Code: 31603
The interdisciplinary B.A. in communication provides a foundation in the range of communication forms; the history and technologies of communication contexts; research methods in communication; and pertinent legal, ethical, and cultural issues.
Major Requirements (38鈥�41 Credits)
Students must complete both A and B below.
The program director, in consultation with the program’s advisory committee, may allow substitutions for up to two course requirements, consistent with the educational goals of our program. Special topics courses may, in addition, be used to fulfill program requirements.
A. Communication Core (26鈥�27 credits)
Each of the following nine courses in the Communication Core must be completed with a grade of C or better:
Communication ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media ; Communication /Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Communication (English ); Communication (Psychology ); Communication (Television, Radio & Emerging Media ); Communication (Philosophy ); Communication (Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders /Television, Radio & Emerging Media ); Communication (nine or more field hours per week) or Communication (14 or more field hours per week).
The internship course requirement may be waived for full-time employees in related fields with the permission of the program director; those students must take a substitute communication course elective. Internship credit cannot be earned retroactively.
B. Choose and Complete One Track
Students must choose and complete one track, consisting of four courses, one from each area (12 credits):
- Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
- Professional and Organizational Communication
- Visual and Media Studies
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Describe the communication discipline and its central questions
- Employ communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts
- Engage in communication inquiry
- Critically analyze and create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context
- Identify and apply ethical communication principles and practices
- Utilize communication to embrace difference
- Demonstrate workplace competencies (e.g., communication, teamwork, DEI, and leadership) that afford opportunities such as relevant internships, employment, and postgraduate study
Degree Maps
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Career Maps
A career map provides a comprehensive breakdown to help connect your academic coursework to career readiness skills, actions, and outcomes.
Tracks
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Area 1鈥擟ulture
Africana Studies (English ); American Studies (English ); Anthropology ; Anthropology (Children and Youth Studies ); Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies ; Sociology .
Area 2鈥擲ociety
Africana Studies (American Studies ); Anthropology ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Philosophy ; Political Science ; Political Science ; Psychology ; Psychology ; Sociology ; Sociology (Africana Studies ); Sociology ; Sociology .
Area 3鈥擣amily
Africana Studies ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Psychology ; Sociology ; Sociology (Women and Gender Studies ).
Area 4鈥擥ender
Africana Studies (Women’s and Gender Studies ); Anthropology ; Business (Women’s and Gender Studies ); Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Philosophy (Women’s and Gender Studies ); Political Science (Women’s and Gender Studies ); Political Science (Women’s and Gender Studies ); Psychology ; School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership ; Sociology (Women’s and Gender Studies ; Women’s and Gender Studies .
Professional and Organizational Communication
Area 1鈥擮rganizational
Business ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Psychology ; Sociology .
Area 2鈥擟ommunication and Presentation Skills
Business (Television, Radio & Emerging Media ); Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders .
Area 3鈥擥roups and Teams
Business ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Psychology .
Area 4鈥擲pecialization
Business ; Business (Computer and Information Sciences /Television, Radio & Emerging Media ); Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Health and Nutrition Science (Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ); Psychology (Business ); Television, Radio & Emerging Media (Business ); Television, Radio & Emerging Media ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media .
Visual and Media Studies
Area 1鈥擟ulture
Anthropology ; Art ; Film ; Film ; Film ; Music ; Philosophy ; Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies ; Sociology ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media (Women’s and Gender Studies ).
Area 2鈥擬edia
Anthropology ; Art ; Film ; Film ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media .
Area 3鈥擧istory and Society
Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders (Television, Radio & Emerging Media ); English ; Film ; History (American Studies 3406); Sociology ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media .
Area 4鈥擳heory
Art ; Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ; Film ; Philosophy ; Philosophy ; Television, Radio & Emerging Media .
Internships and Employers
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the communication B.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
- Amazon
- Apple
- Brooklyn Museum
- Capital One
- Citibank
- Creative Art Works
- The Daily Show
- Firelight Media
- FOX
- iHeartMedia
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Make a Wish Foundation
- N可乐视频 Universal
- No Peeking Theater
- Sony
- Warner Music Group
