2021-2022 Catalog

Communication Arts

The Communication Arts major explores the wide array of subjects associated with the study of communication, including: communication theory, media history, interpersonal and organizational communication, producing for media, creative media, critical media studies, and promotional and professional communication. Each student completes a core of nine courses and then selects additional areas of focused study by choosing six additional classes, at least four of which must be upper level courses. Coursework within the upper level classes will focus on in-depth research and/or creative projects.

Set in New York City with its variety of communication industries, the major offers professional intern experiences in a broad range of fields relating to media, organization communication, public relations, advertising, broadcasting and communication technology. Faculty members assist interested students in locating internships and designing activities that will allow each student to make the most of their internship site. Guest lectures, field trips, screenings and other special programs complement the coursework.

Students are encouraged to participate in internships. Up to three internship credits may count toward the Communication Arts major, and students can take up to fifteen internship credits and apply them to general elective credit. Students should note that production classes require outside lab time and should plan their schedules accordingly.

To develop expertise in an area that will broaden their options for career advancement and graduate study, students are encouraged to pursue a minor to complement the major in Communication Arts. The following minors are particularly recommended: Business Management, Creative Writing, Fashion Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Graphic Design; International Studies; and Digital Journalism.

Division: Communication and Media Arts
Division Office: Nugent Hall 560
Phone: 212-774-4834
Division Chair: Peter Schaefer, Ph.D.
pschaefer@mmm.edu
Division Assistant: Katherine Wood
kwood@mmm.edu

Department Faculty:

Peter D. Schaefer

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

Chair, Division of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., Northwestern University

M.A. & Ph.D., The University of Iowa, Iowa City

Phone: 212-517-0678

pschaefer@mmm.edu

Jennifer Dixon

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

Chair, Communication Arts Department

B.A.E.D, Northeastern State University at Tahlequah, OK

M.A., Kansas State University

Ph.D., University of Missouri

Phone: 212-774-4861

jdixon@mmm.edu

Eileen Doherty

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., University of Rochester

M.A. & Ph.D., Purdue University

Phone: 212-774-4862

edoherty@mmm.edu

Noelle Griffis

Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., University of Alabama

M.A. New York University

Ph.D., Indiana University

Phone: 212-774-4864

agriffis@mmm.edu

Erin Greenwell

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.F.A., NYU Tisch School of the Arts

M.F.A., City College of New York

Phone: 212-774-4863

egreenwell@mmm.edu

Dan Hunt

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., Westfield State College

M.F.A., Hunter College

Phone: 212-517-0664

dhunt@mmm.edu

Corey Jay Liberman

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., University of Delaware

M.A. & Ph.D., Rutgers University

Nugent Hall 560 D

Phone: 212-517-0632

cliberman@mmm.edu

Cyrille Phipps

Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.F.A., Syracuse University

M.A., New School University

cphipps@mmm.edu

Tatiana Serafin

Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.S., & M.A., Georgetown University

M.A., New York University

M.F.A., New School

Phone: 212-774-4864

tserafin@mmm.edu

Laura Tropp

Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., Hunter College, CUNY

M.A. & Ph.D., New York University

Nugent Hall 560 A

Phone: 212-774-4868

ltropp@mmm.edu

Sarah Nelson Wright

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Arts

B.A., Yale University

M.F.A., Hunter College, CUNY

Phone: 212-774-4866

swright@mmm.edu

David S. Linton

Professor Emeritus of Communication Arts

B.S.& M.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D., New York University

dlinton@mmm.edu

Alister Sanderson

Professor Emeritus of Communication Arts

B.A., Oxford University

M.A. & Ph.D., New York University

asanderson@mmm.edu

Communication Arts Courses (COMM)