Department of Communication Arts

The Department of Communication Arts has as its purview the study of media and speech communication within the context of liberal arts at Framingham State University. The goal of the department is to provide students with a balanced perspective from which they may explore the nature of human communication. To that end, the Communication Arts Department offers a wide variety of courses in the areas of media and speech. These studies are designed to promote both a mastery of communication theory and a facility in the execution and performance of that theory.

Department requirements for matriculated students wishing to declare the Communication Arts major are:

  1. Any applicant with a Quality Point Average of 2.70 or above (based on a minimum of three (3) Communication Arts courses) be admitted to the Department.
  2. All post-matriculation transfer candidates must submit a transcript of their previous college(s) academic history so that a major QPA can be determined.
  3. Students may apply or re-apply when they have achieved a QPA with the major courses of 2.70 or above (based on a minimum of three (3) Communication Arts courses).
  4. Candidate must submit three (3) reference letters along with their letter of application to the Department. The deadline for applications is three weeks after the start of the current semester.
  5. The Quality Point Average requirement may be waived after a petition and interview with the Department Admissions Committee.

General Education Requirement

All students must satisfy the general education requirement consisting of twelve (12) courses.

Course Prerequisites

Courses may have specified conditions for enrollment, such as prior completion of less advanced courses, permission of the instructor, or appropriate placement test scores. Students should refer to course descriptions in the department listings for prerequisite requirements.

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News and Announcements
Professor Starobin will be having a one-person exhibit at the Holocaust Museum in Houston, TX from September 14, 2012 - March 24, 2013."Inheritance: Stories of Memory and Discovery" is a selection of still-life montages of artist and photographer Leslie Starobin composed from the personal belongings salvaged by families under unimaginable distress and often in flight during the Holocaust. The show highlights the bravery and hope of five families through a series of individual photomontages, each depicting their experiences during the Holocaust
Professor Robert Johnson, Jr. is one of five documentary film educators from around the country participating in the "Collaborative Documentary Project: Sexual Assault Grant" funded by the Wyncote Foundation. Each faculty member will receive up to $15,000 toward the creation of a student-produced documentary that explores the subject of sexual assault and rape. The final documentary will be completed by May 2013.
Dr. Audrey Kali received a grant from the LEF Moving Image Fund for her documentary film currently in production, Abattoir Rising: The Missing Link Between Pasture and Plate.
Dr. Derrick TePaske's Alumni Panel in Seminar this semester featured: Jesse Fennelly, '04, Communications Director, Office of Mass. State Rep. Charles Murphy, Erin Freeburger 03', Principal and Marketing Director of (software startup) Simply XML, Ariana Shuris '10, Public Relations Specialist at Salmon Health and Retirement and Corey Saunders ''11, Assignment Editor/Web Producer at WLNE-TV, in Providence, RI.
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