COMM

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

cobleskill.edu

Or ENGL 111- Fund of Speech Communications

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

liberal arts and science course)

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

cobleskill.edu

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

Prerequisite: ENGL 101 Page | 87 2026-2027

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

Students will learn how to develop and produce the exciting, short videos in-demand on the web today. This course will focus on short-form storytelling and technical considerations for this format. Student projects will include fictional, promotional, journalistic, and documentary videos. At least one project will be episodic in nature. Course fee of $35 is required. [Fall, Spring] Liberal Arts/Sciences Elective, Applied Learning [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

Students may earn credit for approved work experience which is related to the study of communications. Maximum of three credits approved toward degree. Prerequisite: Prior consent of department. [Fall, Spring] [3 credits] [5 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

MATH 111, 112, 131, 231, or 232 3

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This writing intensive course examines the creative process behind storytelling and scriptwriting for various forms of media, while allowing students the opportunity to create a marketable screenplay for any form of mass-mediated communication. Students will examine how narrative is created, including the development of both story and plot; the creation of multi- dimensional characters; the development of dialogue and stage direction for dramatic effect; formatting; and how to revise for various genres. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 [Fall] Liberal Arts/Sciences Elective, Lib Arts/Sci Upper-Level, Applied Learning [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This course is a theoretical consideration of nonfiction and documentary film covering the subgenres, conventions, evolution, social impact, and contemporary issues of nonfiction film. Students will watch and critique films that represent a variety of approaches to the genres. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 with a grade of C or higher or permission of the instructor. Liberal Arts/ Sciences Elective, Liberal Arts/Sciences Upper-Level Elective [Spring] [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This course will explore, in depth, a particular issue in communications. Themes of the course will change each semester in which it is offered and will be announced prior to registration. [Fall, Spring] Liberal Arts/ Sciences Elective, Liberal Arts/Sciences Upper-Level Elective, Applied Learning-Research [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

A course devoted to the study of techniques of producing documentaries on video. The work will be grounded in an historical survey of the genre in film and television. The class will include single camera production projects by class production teams. Course fee of $35 is required. Prerequisite: COMM 210 [Spring] Applied Learning [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This is a media literacy course that examines mass media's relationship with society in intellectual, economic, political, and social contexts. It entails research projects (essays), long-answer/essay tests, online classroom discussion, and extensive Page | 252 2026-2027

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

COMM 399 SUNY Coby New Production will explore historical, current, and evolving issues directly related to typical small market news organizations. The course will address media creation challenges and strategies for traditional legacy media outlets and expanding digital-first efforts. Students will balance weekly news content creation duties while addressing ethical, economical, and societal issues related to modern professional news organizations. Issues of content generation and gate-keeping are addressed. Comparisons and contrasts between traditional legacy news delivery versus digital-first efforts are also considered. Particular emphasis will be placed on strategies to properly serve the public interest as a news source for the campus, Cobleskill, and the surrounding areas. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or permission of the instructor [Fall] Applied Learning-Civic Engagement, Liberal Arts/Sciences Elective, Lib Arts/Sci Upper-Level [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This course is intended to provide Visual Media students with theoretical and practical understanding of the image as culturally located message medium through study and application of semiological and aesthetic models and principles to still and moving images, to include artistic and advertising design. Students will perform both critical deconstruction of images from a variety of genres using core concepts, as well as compose a visual term project for class presentation that includes a written explanation of their design strategy applying models covered in class. [Fall, Spring] Liberal Arts/Sciences Elective, Lib Arts/Sci Upper-Level, Applied Learning-Research [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

(Curriculum Code – 2055/HEGIS – 0605) Year 1/SPRING Credits Code/Name Credits 3 Anything from ARAB, ARTS, CHIN, COMM, ENGL, FREN, 3 GART, HUMS, JAPN, JOUR, LANG, MUSC, PHIL, RUSS, 3

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

The internship will consist of 135 hours of applied experience and may be taken incrementally over the student's last two years of study or during the student's last semester of study. The internship will be undertaken at an external site in the communications industry, in fields such as news media (print and broadcast), advertising, public relations, or in a communications office of a larger industry, such as medical, government, or education. The work should engage a broad array of communication skills, such as design, writing, research, broadcasting, editing, and/or presentation. Placement will emerge from consultation with a faculty advisor and the campus Center for Career Development. Students should seek faculty advisement well in advance of internship placement to ensure a suitable fit for the student's interests and talents. [Fall, Spring, Summer] Applied Learning [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

The Senior Project represents a culmination of the student's coursework in the Communications bachelor's program and should be developed around a theme. Each student's project should incorporate a broad-based range of communications skills. Some of the communications' strategies may include marketing, research, design, writing and production. The student must submit a formal proposal to a faculty advisor, who will determine if the scope and breadth of the project is sufficient enough to warrant three credits. [Fall, Spring] Applied Learning-Creative Works, Applied Learning-Research [3 credits] [3 contact hours] Page | 253 2026-2027

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu