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• Appraise the impact Communications technology has on the distribution and consumption of media within societies and cultures globally. • Communicate effectively—in speech, writing, and visual arts—in a variety of interpersonal and mass media settings.
Program Requirements
In addition to the 21 credits of general education and elective requirements, students are required to take a core group of courses associated with their major and one choice course to total 60 credits.
Communications Core Courses – 36 credits
BUS230 Principles of Marketing COM100 Survey of Mass Communications COM125 Digital Photography and Image Editing COM130 Public Relations COM140 Media Writing COM220 Journalism I COM225 Writing for Public Relations COM230 Desktop Publishing I COM303 Persuasion COM305 Media Relations COM320 Feature Writing INT299 Associate Degree Internship or IDS290 Associate Degree Capstone
Open Elective Requirements – 3 credits
Students must take 3 additional credits. Any course not fulfilling another degree requirement may be used.
Computer Information Systems
Associate in Science Degree
The rapidly changing world of information technology offers many great career opportunities. The associate degree program offered by Central Penn College provides specialized instruction to help students keep pace with these changes. Students will receive a solid technological foundation in data modeling, operating systems, programming, and networking fundamentals.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Bachelor of Science Information Technology (BSIT) program suggests that a student has completed two units of secondary math with a “C” or better, to include Algebra II. Admission to the CIS program encourages that students have completed two units of secondary math with a “C” or better, to include Algebra. It is
