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Enrollment in the Department ofMedia & Communication Arts is
by application,once completionofIntrotoMedia Studies 101.
Directions:
Take A, B, C or D trains to 145th St. and St.
Nicholas Avenue. Walk up three blocks to
Convent Avenue.
Take 1 train to 137th St. and Broadway.
Walk down three blocks to Amsterdam
Avenue.
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW
YORK
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
212.650.7000
Department of
Media & Communication Arts
Program
Real Time Media for a Real Time World
Your Future Starts Here at City!
Est. 1847
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2. Established in 1984,the Departmentof
Media and Communication Arts combines
history, theory, and critical analysis with
hands-on practicalexperience.Our
students come from all over the globe to
study with an illustrious faculty here in
New York City -- the media and
communication arts capital of the world.
Shephard Hall
160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
Our campus facilities are supplemented
by the unparalleled resources ofthe city,
from the marketing mecca ofMadison
Avenue to a rich film-making tradition
celebrated in venues such as The
TriBeCa Film Festival and ourown
Cityvisions, an annualfilm and video
showcase.Being an integral partof this
diverse and truly cosmopolitan city is
unique inspiration for creative thought and
statement.
Undergraduate Programs:
 Advertising and Public Relations
Program
A rigorous curriculum featuring media theory
and hands-on experience in integrated marketing,
advertising,corporate communication,public
relations,and communications management etc.
Lynn Appelbaum
Director – Advertising & Public Relations Program
 Film and Video
Unique at CUNY and arguably the oldest
continuous film program in the country, the Film &
Video Program offers a broad range of fundamental
technical and critical studies courses in the art and
craft of fiction and documentaryproduction.
Herman Lew
Director – Film and Video
 Journalism
The minor in journalism teaches the values,
traditions,and skills to practice this discipline in a
dynamic,fast-changing media landscape.Students
gain hands-on experience as reporters,editors,and
photographers for CCNY’s award-winning newspaper,
The Campus,and state-of-the-artradio station,
WHCR.
Linda Villarosa
Director – Journalism
 Cinema Studies
The minor in Cinema Studies offers an overview of
the art, history, theory, and cultural significance of
film.Two required MCA courses provide foundational
knowledge as students tailor their minor from among
a listof approved offerings,such as French Cinema &
Literature and Theater in Film.
Jerry Carlson
Director – Cinema Studies
Graduate Programs:
 Media Arts Production
The only graduate-level program ofits kind,the MFA
Film Program (formallyMedia Arts Production)
emphasizes independentnarrative and documentary
filmmaking,empowering students to
create innovative, sociallymeaningful,and cost
effective productions -- manywinning Academy
Awards and Emmys.Students master creative and
technical methods in the classroom and in the field for
skills-based knowledge and applied theory.Each
year, thesis films are showcased atCityvisions,an
established festival often hosted by the DGA.
Andrea Wise
Director – Media Arts Production
 Branding + Integrated
Communications
Located in the media and communications capital of
the world,this portfolio-driven graduate program
explores how to create meaningful brand identity
through strategic,integrated communications -- both
theoreticallyand in practice. BIC uniquelycombines 3
critical communications disciplines in a collaborative,
cross-disciplinaryenvironment.In addition to learning
shared foundational and applied knowledge,students
specialize in Public Relations,Creative Development
or Management/Planning.
Nancy Tag
Director – Branding + Integrated Communications
Jerry Carlson
Chair
Shepard Hall - Room 472
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
212.650.7167
mca@ccny.cuny.edu