Spring 2025 Extended Priority Deadline: November 18, 2024
Spring 2025 Regular Deadline: December 2, 2024
The BA in Communication and Media online degree program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on critical issues related to communications, with special emphasis on new and traditional media. Students examine how social and organizational cultures influence how people communicate, envision ethical principles, empower and motivate actions, resolve conflict, and interact with others through the scope of mass media.
Students in the program:
Develop communication strategies that are responsive to cultural and audience differences and the requirements of new media.
Understand the global reach of communication and media and how they serve as powerful links between and among the world’s cultures.
Explore ethical issues of journalism, advertising, and public relations.
Examineweb design, information architecture, page layouts, and user research.
The blog provides the students, faculty, and alumni of the program with a platform for communicating, networking, and sharing information and resources.
Career Prospects
The BA in Communication and Media program prepares graduates for careers in advertising, public relations, broadcasting, journalism, digital media, management, and international organizations. The degree also provides a strong foundation for graduate training in a wide variety of professional specializations.
Careers in Communication and Media - Film Publicist Rachel Allen
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Articulation Agreements
Articulation agreements are formal agreements between CUNY School of Professional Studies, (CUNY SPS) and two-year colleges and universities, allowing students to transfer the maximum number of credits with ease to our BA in Communication and Media program from institutions with which we have an established transfer process in place.
Applicants must possess at least 24 transferrable credits from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants need to demonstrate basic proficiency in reading, writing, and math.
Application Deadlines
Spring 2025 Extended Priority Deadline: November 18, 2024
"Earning my degree at CUNY SPS has given me the tools to run my own business. During my time at the School, I took the bold step to start my health and wellness business."
"My education from CUNY SPS allowed me to quickly grow at my current job. I was given new tasks and was able to take the lead in certain projects. The highlight was leading the communications training for our team and winning the HEART award for my work."
"Thanks to the School blog and The Kiosk, I have a writer’s portfolio of published work that enhances my value to content makers in the communications industry.”
"The skills I gained and strengthened at CUNY SPS prepared me for graduate school. I felt ready to take on this next step because of what I already received.”
Recent News About Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media
Exemplifying CUNY SPS' registration surge, students Wanda McNeill-Jones, Victor Otero, and Safiyah Tate share stories about the School's impact on their lives.
CUNY SPS alum Alexandria Sumpter-Delves (BA Communications and Culture '13), was named to the Queens Public Library Board of Trustees on October 3. Sumpter-Delves currently holds the position of Director of College and Career Services at Queens Community House, which helps young adults ages 14 to 24 develop the critical skills needed for success in the workforce. In a former role, she managed CUNY's partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations after Superstorm Sandy.
