Department of Communication and Media
"People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they have not communicated with each other." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
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AA degree in Communication & Media – choose your concentration:Communication Film Journalism |
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Attention new students: We have updated our programs and course sequences for the 2024-2025 academic year. When registering for classes, be sure to follow the semester course sequence outlined in the catalog for your concentration. Click to view sequences: |
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The department has made significant course and program updates for AY 2024-2025. Please note the following changes:
| New Code | New Name | Old Code | Old Name | Cr. |
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| COMM 1005 | Careers and Academic Success for Comm Media | COMM 1005 | Careers in Comm Media | 3 (was 1 cr.) |
| COMM 2020 | The Art of Public Speaking: Romancing the Room | COMM 1100 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| FILM 1020 | Film and Media Production | COMM 1000 | Foundations in Video and Audio Production | 3 |
| FILM 1203 | History of Film I | FILM 2203 | History of Film I | 3 |
| FILM 1204 | History of Film II | FILM 2204 | History of Film II | 3 |
| FILM 2100 | Television Production | COMM 2100 | Studio Production | 3 |
| FILM 2200 | Documentary Production | COMM 2200 | Documentary Production | 3 |
| FILM 2300 | Intermediate Editing | COMM 2300 | Film and Media Editing | 3 |
| FILM 2310 | Sound Design and Production | FILM 2310 | Sound Design | 3 |
| FILM 2350 | Animation and Motion Graphics | COMM 2350 | Motion Graphics for Media Communication | 3 |
| FILM 2400 | Film and Media Distribution | COMM 2400 | Production and Distribution Fundamentals | 3 |
| JOUR 1050 | Introduction to Mass Media | COMM 1050 | Mass Media Foundations | 3 |
| JOUR 1150 | Discovering Journalism | COMM 1150 | Fundamentals of American Journalism | 3 |
| JOUR 2000 | News Writing | COMM 2000 | Media Writing | 3 |
| JOUR 2050 | History of American Journalism | COMM 2050 | Media and Broadcast History | 3 |
| JOUR 2221 | Digital Reporting | COMM 2221 | Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
August 1, 2024 Attention new students: We have updated our programs and course sequences for the 2024-2025 academic year. When registering for classes, be sure to follow the semester course sequence outlined in the catalog for your concentration. There is a sequence for 1) Communication, 2) Film, and 3) Journalism majors. July 1, 2024 Communication & Media grad Michael Rodriguez '23 spent the summer as an intern with CNN recently wrote his first byline for the online edition of CNN. Congratuations, Michael – CCRI media students continue to shine! May 17, 2024 Congratulations to our 2024 graduating class – many of our students are headed off to URI, RIC, and working in media production. News
Check out what's new from our students and faculty:
New course sequences
Comm & Media Alum interns with CNN
Biggest graduating class in CCRI Communication and Media history!