Communication Visual Communication - Pine Manor College

Communication Visual Communication from Pine Manor College is a Campus Bachelor Graphic degree that prepares you for a Communications career. The Communication major provides students with the opportunity to develop personal and professional communication skills that can be applied to a wide variety of media, organizational, and business settings. Students also study communication media as a social, political, and cultural force in contemporary society. A unique feature of the program is the emphasis on project-based, hands-on learning that facilitates students? growth as both producers and consumers of communication media. Communication students gain ?real world? experience in the Annenberg Communication Center?s television studio and radio station, as well as in the College computer publishing and newspaper labs. The faculty serve as mentors for students in and out of the classroom. Faculty contribute a wealth of experience from a variety of professional backgrounds, including radio, television, public relations, journalism, advertising, publishing, theatre, and film. Students choose to specialize by selecting a concentration in one of the following areas: Visual Communication The Visual Communication concentration offers an opportunity for students to gain knowledge in both digital technology and also obtain more traditional skills such as writing, editing, layout, drawing, photography, and design. Students who choose this concentration will graduate with a good foundation in these skills, which are extremely valuable and necessary in today?s Communication job market. The Communication major apply their knowledge in the senior year through internship placements in Boston-area radio and television stations, advertising agencies, publishing houses, newspapers, magazines, theatre groups, film production companies, and other organizations. Pine Manor?s internship program is one of the most respected in the area and many students are ultimately offered employment at their internship sites. They also produce a creative senior project and a senior portfolio, which presents their accomplishments during their years at Pine Manor College . Communication program graduates have gone on to find employment in network and local television, radio, advertising agencies, publishing houses, public relations firms, newspapers, film production companies, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Learning Outcomes of the Communication Program Develop effective writing skills specifically with regards to writing in media formats such as press releases, news stories, TV and radio scripts, synopses, loglines, etc. Develop a general overview of the history of the media including an understanding of the basics of how the media works with regards to the FCC, ratings, demographics, audiences, programming, etc. Create a professional senior project that showcases basic understanding of the media and the skills needed to succeed in it. The project should be professional enough that students can present it during job interviews. View more details on Pine Manor College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Graphic courses.