Communications
Associate Degree Program
Enter the exciting world of digital media through this public service technology. Hands-on experience combined hands-on experience, industry-standard technology, with the dynamic application of theory prepares students for the ever-changing communications field.
Offered at the following campus(es): Georgetown
What You Can Do
In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:
- Copy editor
- Media planner
- Media sales person
- Meeting/event planner
- Paginator
- Print and digital media reporter
- Public relations specialist
- Radio producer
- Social media specialist
- Speech writer
- Television camera operator
- Television news producer
What You Will Learn
Program Graduate Competencies
The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
- Analyze the impact of media on society.
- Produce print, radio, video, and web media products that meet professional standards.
- Apply principles of design to media products.
- Demonstrate effective professional communication skills.
- Apply professional, ethical, and legal standards of behavior.
Core Curriculum Competencies
The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Suggested Pathway to Graduation
Semester 1
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
SSC 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
COM 130 | Intro to Graphics & Design | 3 |
COM 150 | Media & Society | 3 |
ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
MAT 152 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
PSY 121 | General Psychology | 3 |
Semester 2
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
COM 140 | Digital Storytelling | 3 |
COM 250 | Photography | 4 |
COM 110 | Introduction to Video Production | 3 |
Semester 3
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
COM 240 | Mass Media Law | 3 |
COM 283 | Communications Career Seminar | 2 |
MKT 212 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Or | ||
ENG 129 | Creative Writing | 3 |
HIS 111 | U. S. History: Pre-Civil War | 3 |
Or | ||
HIS 112 | United States History Post-Civil War | 3 |
Or | ||
HIS 131 | Art History I | 3 |
COM 242 | Digital Newsroom | 3 |
Elective | Technical Elective | 4/3 |
Semester 4
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
COM 251 | Layout and Design | 3 |
ENG 124 | Oral Communications | 3 |
COM 293 | Internship | 3 |
Elective | Technical Elective | 4/3 |
Approved Electives
Select two (2) approved technical electives.
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
COM 152 | Podcasting | 3 |
COM 210 | Advanced Video Production | 3 |
COM 211 | Digital Video Editing | 3 |
COM 243 | Social Media | 3 |
COM 246 | Introduction to Film | 4 |
To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 61 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).
COMAASCOM
Alumni | Jose Moran
This program is offered at the Georgetown campus.
Rob Rector
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
rrector@orkexpo.net
(302) 259-6470
This program is offered at the Georgetown campus.
This program is offered at the Georgetown campus.