Our six majors will help build your careerUnlike some other colleges, hands-on training begins from day one. Our program strikes a balance between theory and practice by combining a traditional liberal arts education with professional training.
You can get involved in audio recording, live sports broadcasting, advertising, and marketing campaigns. Due to our close relationship with other programs such as art, journalism, and music, you have the opportunity to further explore web design, broadcast journalism, live music recording, and more.
You'll learn about persuasion and mass media effects, culture and relationships, speaking and writing. And at the same time, you'll pursue a course of study that provides in-depth knowledge that suits your interests and career needs. Whether you are studying TV-video production or communication studies, you get professional training plus a traditional liberal arts education. Liberal arts courses help you develop general knowledge and reasoning ability.
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Today's jobs demand a broad base of strengths. Our program challenges you to not only become a master of one area, but to be strong in speaking, writing, ethics, leadership, culture, and much more. Our program also supports study in more than one major or concentration. This adds to your flexibility and increases your ability to take on the competition in your chosen field.
Effective teaching and learning depends on applying concepts. Professional-level experiences begin here from day one. In the classroom, you will often work with real, client-based projects. And even when clients are not involved, our faculty have significant industry experience that provides real-world exposure right in the classroom.
Our graduates go on to successful careers in:
Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at media outlets such as MTV, CBS, NBC, and Sony Tri-Star, at radio stations and recording studios across the U.S., and on to graduate school, bound for careers in teaching, politics, and law. Our alumni, along with your Plattsburgh State Communication Department faculty, can mentor you as you begin your own successful communication career.
With four majors in the communication program we've got what you're looking for. Get started building your career with one (or more) of our options:
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"Welcome to the Department of Communication Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh. I hope you find your visit to our web page useful and informational. By visiting the various links offered, you will find a great deal of information that accurately explains 'what we are about.' But, to truly feel the sense of community and professionalism that exists between our faculty, students and colleagues, you need to visit our facilities. I encourage you to schedule a tour of the college and department to learn more about our programs."
For more information about the department, or to arrange a campus visit, please feel free to contact me at:
Office: Yokum Hall 103B
Phone: (518) 564-4287
E-mail: peter.ensel@plattsburgh.edu