Liberal Arts:
Humanities and Social Sciences A.A.
Communication Concentration
The Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Concentration A.A. program prepares students for academic success
in baccalaureate transfer programs in liberal arts disciplines. This
concentration meets the SUNY Transfer Paths for communication that
satisfies the common lower division requirements shared by all SUNY
campuses. It also meets the transfer paths for related communication
fields such as media management, communication studies, broadcast
and mass communication, communication-public relations, and
communications and information design. By providing students with
courses that offer a diverse set of global and cultural perspectives, the
program expects students to explore and reflect on human endeavors
in the context of nature and society.
The program prepares graduates to:
Goal I: Demonstrate proficiency in communication by
- Writing a variety of texts in their core courses
- Presenting orally
- Communicating in a language other than English
Goal II: Examine ideas and issues from multiple perspectives by
- Analyzing different cultural perspectives in the
humanities, social sciences and the arts
- Analyzing different theoretical perspectives in the
humanities, social sciences and the arts
Goal III: Demonstrate analytical and creative problem solving
approaches by
- Applying meta-literacy skills to locate, select,
evaluate, and use information in an ethical manner
from a variety of print and electronic resources
-
Identifying the methods natural scientists and
social scientists use to explore natural and social
phenomena
- Using mathematical reasoning
- Formulating, analyzing, and evaluating arguments
Goal IV: Prepare students to transfer to communication-related
majors at 4-year SUNY institutions
- Introducing students to diverse communication
styles including media writing and visual
communication
- Introducing students to diverse employment
opportunities in the area of communications
The Communication Concentration meets the SUNY Transfer Paths for communication, thus allowing students to seamlessly transfer to SUNY four-year institutions as juniors in communications-related majors. It also prepares students for current communication careers in such areas as media
management, social media, advertising, broadcast and mass communication, public relations, and new media information design.
For more information on our Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences Communication Concentration please view the degree requirements
and contact:
Professor Rae Doyle
Elston Hall, Room 203
518-381-1462
doylerm@sunysccc.edu.