Goals of the Communication Program at Manhattan College
The Communication Department seeks to provide students the opportunity:
- to understand and appreciate the power of language, image, and presentation in shaping private, public, and corporate opinion;
- to learn to apply language, image, and presentation in a broad range of critical and cultural areas; and
- to become ethical professionals in the broad areas of mass communication.
Requirements
The major requires 33 credits, including 101 (Introduction to Mass Communication), 110 (Public Speaking and Presentation), and 201 (Ethics in Mass Communication) to be completed by sophomore year and 409 (Senior Seminar) to be completed during senior year. Upon completion of the three introductory courses, all Communication majors must select a concentration as their main area of study within the department and take five required courses in that area. There are six credits of electives. It is expected that students will apply for an internship, which may serve as one of their electives.
In addition, beginning with the class of 2012 and any students entering the major after May 2008, all Communication majors are required to pursue a minor or a cluster.
Concentrations
The three areas of concentration are
- broadcasting/telecommunications,
- journalism, and
- corporate communication (which includes advertising and public relations).
For further information on the Communication program at Manhattan, please contact
Dr. Thom Gencarelli, Chairperson
Communication Department
Manhattan College
Office: Leo 207A
Telephone: (718) 862-7490
Fax: (718) 862-3846
e-mail: thom.gencarelli@manhattan.edu
