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Communications & Media Arts (COM), A.S.

Dutchess Community College · Poughkeepsie, NY

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Program
Award
A.S.
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
62
Catalog edition
Catálogo DCC 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This media production program is designed for students interested in the mass media, broadcast journalism, video and audio production, public relations, visual effects, screenwriting and documentary and narrative film production. Through an organized program of study, students are provided with media theory, techniques and practices in service of creative expression and career development. Graduates will be prepared for positions in television production, video and film production facilities, radio, audio recording studios and news media or to transfer to four-year colleges.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190840
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190840_e44fdf1b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

6 items
  1. Mathematics course: MAT 109 or higher.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Students must select an Art Course: ART 110 , ART 112 , ART 150 or ART 157 .
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Program Electives: Students must select two courses from the list below. Students should be aware that some of these courses are offered in the fall and others in the spring semester. COM 210 , COM 211 , COM 221 , COM 222 , COM 233 , COM 234 , COM 249 , COM 250 , COM 262 , and FLM 244 .
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Directed Electives: Students must select two courses from the list below to complement their concentration. Acting and Directing: THE 220 , SPE 102 , THE 109 , THE 209 Advertising and Marketing: BUS 105 , BUS 107 Audio Production and Music: COM 233 , COM 234 , MUS 101 , MUS 104 , MUS 115 , MUS 116 , MUS 219 Documentary Film: COM 262 , COM 263 , COM 280 Film or Media Studies: FLM 243 , FLM 246 , ENG 226 , HUM 205 Journalism and Public Relations: COM 222 , COM 221 Photography: ART150, ART153, AART 157 , ART 254 , ART 257 Film and Television Production: COM 249 , COM 250 , COM 262 , COM 263 Visual Effects: COM 210 , COM 211 , ART 110 , ART 112 , ART 140 , ART 161 Screenwriting: FLM 244 Internship: Students may take a 3-credit internship as an Interest Area Course: COM 261 .
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Science courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physical sciences, physics.
    Not resolved to a course
  6. See a full discussion of the free elective program .
    Not resolved to a course

Program Map

0 items

    First Semester

    6 items
    1. COM 100
      Communications Introductory Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. ENG 101
      Composition I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Math
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. COM 101
      Introduction to Media Communication
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. COM 103
      The Art and Craft of Editing
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. Art
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Credit Hours: 16

    0 items

      Second Semester

      6 items
      1. ENG 102
        Composition II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. US History and Civic Engagement
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. COM 110
        Short Film Production
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. COM 120
        Media Writing
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. COM 140
        Media and Mass Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. SPE 100
        Foundations of Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        or: SPE 101 - Public Speaking
        3

      Credit Hours: 18

      0 items

        Third Semester

        4 items
        1. BHS 103
          Social Problems in Today’s World
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. Program Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. Directed Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3-4
        4. Natural Science
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Credit Hours: 14-15

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          Fourth Semester

          4 items
          1. Program Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. Directed Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3-4
          3. Natural Science
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3

          Credit Hours: 14-15

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            Contact Information

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              Source. Dutchess Community College, catalog Catálogo DCC 2026-2027 — https://catalog.sunydutchess.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=5&poid=616&returnto=322. Captured page pages/0055.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.