Communication & Media Arts A.S. – Broadcast Journalism | Tompkins Cortland Community College

What You'll Learn

Engage Audiences & Inspire Action

Choose from concentrations in television, radio, or journalism.

Get hands-on experience with equipment you'll use in the field.

Where You’ll Go

Producers and Directors

$65,091

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Woman holding a camera with a mic on it.

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

$52,371

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Student & Faculty Stories

Three Presented Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Distinguished Alumni Award of Tompkins Cortland Community College was presented to Roxan Noble

Student Writes Story on Lab Renovation Project

Construction is underway on the $3.4 million project to renovate science laboratories at Tompkins

Alum Wins Two Grammys

2014 graduate and former adjunct instructor Lonnie Park won two Grammy Awards.

Program Requirements

To graduate [ 62 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]

Developmental Courses

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
ENGL 098	Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL100
RDNG 116	College Reading & Study Skills
MATH 029	Skills & Support for Statistics

First Year

Fall

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
COMM 100	Creating Online Media	3
COMM 101	Mass Media	3
COMM 120	Broadcast Operations	3
COMM 127	Audio Production I	3
ENGL 100	Academic Writing I A student exempted from ENGL 100 must substitute a three-credit SUNY GEN EN approved course. The course should be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.	3	C
FSS 160	Freshman Seminar - Communication & Media	1

Spring

Section	Course Name	Credits
COMM 140	Introduction to Field Production	3
COMM 160	Media Writing	3
COMM 225	Communication Law & Ethics	3
ENGL 101	Academic Writing II	3
ENGL 237	Journalism	3

Second Year

Fall

Section	Course Name	Credits
ANTH 202	Cultural Anthropology	3
ENGL 102	Approaches to Literature	3
MATH 200	Statistics	3
PSYC 103	Introduction to Psychology	3
SUNY GEN ED Natural Sciences Elective	A lab science is recommended.	3

Spring

Section	Course Name	Credits
COMM 262	Portfolio Preparation – Communication	1
ENG 201	Public Speaking	3
HSTY 116, 117, 201 OR 202		3
SOCI 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SUNY GEN ED Elective		3
SUNY GEN ED Restricted The Arts Elective	ART 101, ART 102, ART 111, ENGL 200, or MUSI 101.	3

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Communication & Media Arts A.S. – Broadcast Journalism

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