Communication Studies
Introduction & Overview
The Communication Studies program provides an exciting, career-oriented approach to communication and media studies. Courses concentrate on history, theory, analysis, and practice. Extracurricular opportunities include faculty-led projects, on-campus internships, off campus internships, and student-run campus media.
Our students have recently interned or have been hired by ABC News, the Brooklyn Nets, Buzzfeed, Comedy Central, ESPN, The International Rescue Committee, Madison Square Garden, MasterCard, Steve Madden, Nickelodeon, SiriusXM Radio, Seventeen Magazine, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the United Nations, and Viacom.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Minor
Communication Studies
Career Ideas
Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Social Media Manager, Producer, Writer, Communication Consultant, Sport Media Specialist
Division Chair
Amy Bass, 914.323.5127, Amy.Bass@mville.edu
Faculty
Justin Capalbo – Digital photography, motion graphics, computer graphics
Mike Castaldo – Video production technician
Christine Dehne – Video production, computer graphics, animation, and alternative media
Jim Frank– Digital photography, studio photography, graphic design, computer graphics
Steffi Shook – Gaming theory and analysis, media studies, social media
Joni Siani – Podcasting, radio and television studies, documentary film studies
Affiliated Faculty
Jeff Bens – Screenwriting and narrative writing
Gillian Greenhill Hannum – History of photography
Geoffrey Kidde – Music technology and audio recording
David Lugowski – Film history, theory and analysis