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County College of Morris

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Communication

CommunicationAssociate in Arts

Communication is the process through which ideas are shared through interaction, and it has many applications in the modern information economy. Career paths include public relations, advertising and marketing, new media production, social media management, media research, and public communication. Students will also learn communication theory as it relates to culture, aesthetics and society.

Contacts • Communication Department 973-328-5210 DeMare Hall, Room 300

• Dr. Matthew T. Jones Chairperson mjones@ccm.edu 973-328-5210

Career OpportunitiesCommunication is a perennially popular major, one that is readily transferable, and that provides good career opportunities. Projections of job growth issued by the U.S. Department of Labor through 2022 predict an increase in communication-related professions such as:

• New Media Production: Multimedia journalism, content management and digital video production.

• Public and Organizational Communication: Public relations (promotion, strategic communication, crisis or conflict management), public speaking (speech writing, political messaging, corporate training), advertising and marketing (campaign and creative development, ad sales), and social media management (network development, viral marketing)

• Media Research: Public opinion polling, search engine optimization, applied and academic research.

• Broadcasting: Script writing, television, radio and film production.

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This major provides students with a solid basis in communication that will serve their future career in these professions and many others. For those already employed, Communication will enhance professional skills by developing integrated strategies for application to professional goals.

Interdisciplinary StudyCore courses and restricted electives in Communication are drawn from a variety of disciplines, including journalism, humanities, media studies and visual arts.

Degrees in Journalism, Broadcasting and Communication are offered as part of the collaborative mission of the Department of Communication.

Transfer AgreementsThe program prepares students for transfer to four-year state colleges and universities in New Jersey, as well as to other public and private universities. Students may continue on as communication majors or adopt other specializations including (but not limited to) public relations, advertising, new media production, social media management, media research, public communication, broadcasting, film, journalism.

Multiple agreements of articulation exist between the Department of Communication and other local institutions.

FacilitiesStudents work in a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose journalism classroom with access to the full Adobe suite. Students in the Broadcasting and Communication programs work in the brand-new, $1.9 million Alex DeCroce Media Center. The renovated facility features high-definition technology, a digital media editing classroom, scenery work room, two studio control rooms, a green room for guests, and a teaching studio and professional studio both with green screen cycloramas to create a variety of background images for videos.

CurriculumGeneral Education Foundation (45 CR)Communication

English Composition I 3

English Composition II 3

Speech Fundamentals 3

Humanities (9 CR)

Literature Survey or Language Sequence 6

Humanities Elective 3

Social Science (6 CR)

General Psychology 3

Social Science Elective 3

History (6 CR)

History Sequence 6

Math and Science

Probability and Statistics 4

or

Math for Liberal Arts 4

Laboratory Science Elective 4

Computer Technology and Application 4

Diversity (3 CR)

Intercultural Communication 3

Total General Education Credits 45

Communication Core (18 CR)Core Courses (9 CR)

Introduction to Journalism 3

Introduction to Communication 3

Introduction to Mass Media 3

Core Restricted Electives (9 CR)

Select 3 courses (9 credits)

Total Program Credits 63

Note: You must see a faculty advisor to plan your sequence of courses. For the most up-to-date listing of courses, see the Curriculum Checklist for this program on the CCM website at http://www.ccm.edu/studentLife/CampusServices/advisement/CurriculumChecksheets.aspx.