Communications, B.A.

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A. The State of New York requires 3 credits of a foreign language or passing score on the NY State Regents test in a language other than English. 

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communications

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 42
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

• COM (0108) 102 - Communication Theory Credits: 3.00
• COM (0108) 103 - History of Media and Communication Credits: 3.00
• COM (0108) 225 - Basic Media Production Credits: 3.00
• COM (0108) 410 - Senior Thesis Seminar Credits: 3.00
• Communication Electives Credits: 9.00 ¹
• Concentration (see below) Credits: 21.00 ²
• Level I-IV Language (for B.A. only) Credits: 0-12.00 *

Semester Sequence

Concentrations

• Communications, B.A.: Media Studies Concentration  
• Communications, B.A.: Digital Production and Cinema Studies Concentration  
• Communications, B.A.: Journalism and Public Relations Concentration