Communication and Media Arts 2021

COMMUNICATION
AND MEDIA
ARTS

COMMUNICATION
AND MEDIA ARTS
What better place to study Communication and Media Arts than in resourcerich
New York City? Whether your interests lie in television, film, digital media,
journalism, or public relations and strategic communication, a major in
Communication and Media Arts at Marymount Manhattan College prepares you
for success in an exciting and expanding industry.
At MMC, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including The Theresa Lang
Center for Producing—a digital audio, video, and multimedia studio—and our stateof-the-art,
professional Digital Television and Sound Studio, where you can work on
films, videos, podcasts, interactive media projects, and more.
You’ll gain your CityEdge with opportunities to intern at major news and
entertainment outlets—from Disney and Nickelodeon to CNBC and CNN—
and at media powerhouses like Viacom and Bloomberg. New York City is your
extended classroom: you can meet filmmakers from around the globe, take classes
at film festivals, encounter creative heavyweights at television studios, and explore
a wide array of communication industries, both large and small.
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Pictured above: Professor Peter Schaefer and his Intro to Cinema Studies
students on a field trip to the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens.
FILM AND
MEDIA STUDIES
Students majoring in Film and Media Studies focus on the history, theory, and industrial practice of cinema,
television, and emerging media through courses that cover the language and techniques of film, writing for
television, the role of emerging technologies, the connections of digital media and society, and the American
television industry.
INTERNSHIPS AND ALUMNI SUCCESS
Student internship and graduate job sites include:
▶ Brooklyn Film Festival
▶ Chopped
▶ Film Forum
▶ HBO
▶ Park Pictures
▶ Paramount Pictures
▶ Rachael Ray Show
▶ Saturday Night Live
▶ TBS
▶ The Chew
▶ The Tonight Show
“MMC taught me the building
blocks of entertainment
journalism and I genuinely
believe that I wouldn’t be
where I am today without
the guidance of my
Communication and Media
Arts professors.”
— Lauren Garafano ’19
Film and Media Studies Major,
Staff Writer, BuzzFeed
www.mmm.edu/film-and-media-studies
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COMMUNICATION
ARTS
The Communication Arts major allows students to design their own program of study and explore
a wide array of subjects within the communication discipline, including communication theory,
critical media studies, interpersonal communication, media production, and promotional and
professional communication. Students complete a core of nine courses and then customize their
studies by choosing six additional classes that meet their unique interests and career goals.
INTERNSHIPS AND ALUMNI SUCCESS
Student internship and graduate job sites include:
▶ American Museum of Natural History
▶ Broadway.com
▶ Center for American Women and Politics
▶ Children’s Museum of the Arts
▶ CNN
▶ GLAAD
▶ Google
▶ Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
▶ LGBTQ Community Center
▶ NBCUniversal Media
▶ NYC Human Resources Administration
▶ Sesame Workshop
▶ The Walt Disney Company
▶ VICE Media Group
▶ William Morris Endeavor
“The Communication and Media
Arts Department at MMC gave
me the tools to strategically and
successfully manage a team
in a high pressure, and everchanging,
industry. We are taught
skills that can immediately be
utilized in all work environment.”
— Annie Robbins-Sennewald ’19
Communication Arts Major,
Costume Coordinator, NBC’s
The Blacklist
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FILM AND MEDIA
PRODUCTION BFA
The Film and Media Production major creates artists and leaders who will help define
the future of media-based storytelling with an emphasis on video and emerging media
production. Individualized attention and hands-on training using state-of-the-art
equipment, combined with a strong liberal arts foundation, position students to create
meaningful, socially engaged media projects. Our award-winning faculty have years of
professional experience in broadcast, film, radio, and new media.
www.mmm.edu/film-and-media-production
INTERNSHIPS AND ALUMNI SUCCESS
Student internship and graduate job sites include:
▶ BET Networks
▶ Bravo TV
▶ CBS Sports Radio
▶ Comedy Central
▶ NBC Universal
▶ Project Runway
▶ Sirius XM Radio
▶ The Daily Show
▶ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
▶ The View
▶ Viacom/MTV
“Working with fellow students
in our creative, production labs
led to my career goals, and the
guidance given to me by the
MMC family helped elevate my
knowledge of television.”
— Bryan Veloz ’17
Film and Media Production,
Associate Producer, Nickelodeon
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INTERNSHIPS AND ALUMNI SUCCESS
Student internship and graduate job sites include:
▶ Bloomberg News
▶ Buzzfeed
▶ Entertainment Tonight
▶ Harper’s Bazaar
▶ HuffPost
▶ NY1 News
▶ Rolling Stone Magazine
▶ People Magazine
▶ ProPublica
▶ SELF Magazine
▶ The New York Times
▶ The Village Voice
▶ Vanity Fair
▶ VICE Media
▶ Us Weekly
“MMC gave me the opportunity
to take advantage of all the
great things New York City has
to offer. From connecting me
with alumni to using their own
connections, my professors
helped me see my potential and
played a huge role in helping me
land where I am today.”
—Skylar Woodhouse ’21
Digital Journalism Major,
Reporter, Bloomberg News
DIGITAL
JOURNALISM
The field of journalism is undergoing an exciting transformation as it adopts new
technologies and branches out into emerging media outlets. MMC’s Digital
Journalism major prepares students for careers in this vibrant and evolving
profession by providing them with a solid foundation in journalism practices and
equipping them to enter the contemporary workplace. The program gives students 6
professional writing and reporting skills along with multimedia storytelling abilities.
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PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND
STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATION
The major in Public Relations and Strategic Communication provides
students with the skills necessary to communicate creatively and
persuasively within the interpersonal, organizational, public, and digital
media realms. Courses in the major expand students’ understanding
of persuasion, marketing, campaign planning, organizational
decision-making, leadership, and conflict management. The program
develops students’ abilities to analyze communication contexts, solve
communication difficulties, and build productive relationships—in both
personal and professional contexts.
www.mmm.edu/public-relations
INTERNSHIPS AND
ALUMNI SUCCESS
Student internship and graduate job
sites include:
▶ amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS
Research
▶ Chanel
▶ Facebook
▶ Habitat for Humanity
▶ MSNBC
▶ New York Philharmonic
▶ Telemundo
▶ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
▶ The Wall Street Journal
▶ WeWork
“I was able to work one-on-one with the
professors. With their guidance, I developed
the confidence and skills to land multiple
internships which, in tandem with my
education, gave me a competitive edge in a
tumultuous job market.”
—Cecelia DeBroff ’20
Public Relations and Strategic Communication Major,
Senior Marketing Specialist, WebMD
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COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA ARTS
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221 East 71 st Street, New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-774-4834
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