Communication Department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown! For Communication majors, this page is devoted to providing current information on course offerings, student clubs and activities, faculty research, and other relevant materials. For prospective students, this page should both introduce you to the Communication Department, and help you decide whether this major is for you.
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Program Description:
For students considering a career in speech-language pathology or audiology, this undergraduate major provides the scientific foundation upon which subsequent graduate academic or clinical training is appropriately based.
A professional career in speech-language pathology or audiology requires graduate study (a two-year master’s program) in an accredited program and completion of a clinical fellowship year.
Speech-language pathology and audiology are diverse fields with many opportunities to work in a variety of settings including schools, hospitals, universities, research institutes, industry, and private practice, and with a variety of populations ranging from infant to elderly.
An undergraduate major in communication science is also appropriate for graduate work in the neurosciences, speech and hearing sciences, health related professions (including dentistry, medicine, and physician assistant studies) as well as graduate work in a range of education specializations, e.g. special education, education of the deaf and hard of hearing, and early intervention.
Students apply for admission to the communication science program in Pittsburgh after successful completion of at least 45 of the 60 required general education credits. Students may complete some of their required general education courses after they have relocated to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. There is no minimum grade requirement for each course, but students must earn a cumulative QPA of at least 2.50. The required 60 general education credits should be distributed as follows:
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Our broadcast communications minor will prepare you for a career in radio and television, careers related to the electronic media, and for graduate study. Our comprehensive program combines a liberal arts background with specialized instruction in radio and television communication.
Course Requirements in the Minor
SURVEY OF BROADCASTING
BROADCAST JOURNALISM
THE MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY
RADIO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION
MEDIA ADVERTISING
Program Description:
Did you ever use a hairbrush as a microphone and pretend to be a radio DJ or TV personality? Well, our broadcast communications major can help you get there for real. And you’ll use a real mic.
You’ll use our all-digital television studio and our two digital radio facilities. You’ll work on our latest video production gear. Our advanced video and audio editing systems. Our fully equipped audio production booth. The kinds of facilities you’ll use when you land your first job. Actually, our facilities may be even better than what you’ll be using when you graduate.
Once you have a broadcast communications degree, you’ll be able to go a lot of places and do a lot of things. Work in radio or television production. Be an on-air personality. Work in advertising or sales. Or, go to graduate school.
Jennifer Lewke, a 2005 graduate, is a consumer investigator at WSYR-TV in Syracuse, N.Y. Read more about Jenn and watch some of her latest broadcasts.
Read about a community project our students worked on.
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Complementary program offered only as a second discipline. Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2008-2009 calendars for the previous requirements.
Compulsory coursesCIN2190 History and Esthetics of Cinema 3,0
Six credits from: CIN3197 Canadian and Quebec Cinema I: fiction 3,0
CIN3198 Canadian and Quebec Cinema II: documentary 3,0
CIN3199 World Cinema 3,0
21 optional credits from the list.
List of Optional Courses List of Optional Courses
ALG3330 Cinema in the German Speaking Countries 3,0
ARB3101 Arabic Cinema and Visual Media 3,0
ART2160 Art Histories 3,0
ART2161 Art Theories 3,0
ART3171 Art, Utopia and the Avant-garde 3,0
ART3181 Artistic Strategies of the Postmodern Era 3,0
CIN3108 New Images 3,0
CIN3110 Special Topics in Film Studies 3,0
CIN3197 Canadian and Quebec Cinema I: fiction 3,0
CIN3198 Canadian and Quebec Cinema II: documentary 3,0
CIN3199 World Cinema 3,0
CMN2152 Image and Communication 3,0
CMN2167 Video I 3,0
orISC2717 VIDÉO 1 3,0
CMN3167 Video II 3,0
orISC3734 VIDÉO II: PRODUCTION 3,0
CMN4166 Audience Research 3,0
ENG2140 Literature and Film 3,0
ESP2101 Spanish and Latin American Cinema 3,0
ESP3901 Cinéma et littérature hispaniques / Hispanic Cinema and Literature 3,0
FRA2723 Littérature et cinéma 3,0
ISC2719 ANALYSE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE 3,0
ISC2740 SCÉNARIO: ÉCRITURE 3,0
ISC3715 SCÉNARIO AVANCÉ 3,0
ISC3716 CRITIQUE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE 3,0
ISC3713 VIDÉO 3: PRODUCTION AVANCÉE 3,0
ITA1113 Italian Cinema 3,0
MUS2310 Music in the Movies 3,0
PLN2102 Polish Post-War Cinema 3,0
POR3101 Literature and Cinema of the Portuguese Speaking Countries 3,0
RUS2104 Russian Cinema 3,0
YDD2104 Yiddish Literature and Film 3,0
Co-operative education is available when taken as part of an honours degree.
French immersion is available when taken as part of an honours degree.
CMN1148 Introduction to Organizational Communication 3,0
CMN1160 Introduction to Media Studies 3,0
CMN2101 Research Methods in Communication 3,0
CMN2130 Interpersonal Communication 3,0
CMN2170 New Media 3,0
CMN3102 Quantitative Methods 3,0
CMN3103 Qualitative Methods 3,0
CMN3105 Media Ethics 3,0
CMN3109 Theories of Communication 3,0
Three credits in the chosen profile (Media and Organizational) CMN2148 Organizational Communication 3,0
CMN2160 Theories of the Media 3,0
Six optional CMN credits from the chosen profile (Media or Organizational)
Six optional CMN credits at the 4000 level
Co-operative education is available with this program.
The French immersion stream is available with this program.
ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3,0
PHI1101 Reasoning and Critical Thinking 3,0
Three credits from: ENG1120 Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction 3,0
ENG1121 Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry 3,0
Three credits from: PHI1102 Moral Reasoning 3,0
PHI1103 Fundamental Philosophical Questions 3,0
PHI1104 Great Philosophers 3,0
Methodology (9 credits)CMN2101 Research Methods in Communication 3,0
orSOC2111 Methodological Principles in Sociology 3,0
CMN3102 Quantitative Methods 3,0
orSOC3142 Quantitative Data Analysis 3,0
CMN3103 Qualitative Methods 3,0
orSOC3117 Qualitative Research Laboratory 3,0
Communication (39 credits)CMN1148 Introduction to Organizational Communication 3,0
CMN1160 Introduction to Media Studies 3,0
CMN2130 Interpersonal Communication 3,0
CMN2148 Organizational Communication 3,0
orCMN2160 Theories of the Media 3,0
CMN2170 New Media 3,0
CMN3105 Media Ethics 3,0
CMN3109 Theories of Communication 3,0
Three credits from: CMN4105 Ethics and Information Society 3,0
CMN4148 Communication and Governmental Organizations 3,0
CMN4168 Communication and International Development 3,0
CMN4185 Political Economy of the Media 3,0