Undergraduate Majors | Ithaca College

So Many Possibilities in a World that Demands Media Content

Communications/media is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the global economy. Never before has so much media content been produced and consumed across a variety of ever-expanding emerging platforms.

Park Majors

In the Park School, you will immediately be immersed in fascinating dialogue about big ideas while engaging in hands-on media production. Get a taste of a variety of careers, work towards a job you love, and prepare for the landscape of media that is yet

Communication Strategy and Design

Create social impact, develop vision, invent strategy, and design communication solutions for organizations.

Film

Produce film in the genres of live action, documentary, and animation while also learning cinematography and directing.

Television, Photography, & Digital Media

Students learn to develop, manage, and produce studio and field video, photo, and audio content.

Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications

Covers the creative and strategic elements of advertising and public relations, with marketing courses from our Business School.

Documentary Studies and Production

Students explore the world telling non-fiction stories that matter for film, photo, TV, and digital media.

Journalism

Prepares students to cover and report the news across digital, broadcast, and print platforms.

Sports Media

Prepares students to cover sports issues and events across print, broadcast, and digital platforms.

Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media

Through screenwriting, students create characters and story-worlds for film, television, and digital services.

Park Pathways

Park Pathways provides students an alternative to applying directly into a specific Park School degree program, offering an opportunity to be admitted to the Park School and explore coursework across programs for up to three semesters before declaring their major.

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Cinema and Photography B.S. and Emerging Media B.S. - Final entry term: Spring 2024

Ithaca College students currently enrolled in these majors will be supported through completion of their degree. (For degree requirements, please refer to the Ithaca College catalog for the year when you declared the major.)

For Cinema and Photography, students entering in fall 2024 have been assigned to our new Film major.

For Emerging Media, students entering in fall 2024 have been assigned to our new Television, Photography, and Digital Media major, in which they will be able to choose a concentration in Emerging Media.

Undergraduate Minors

Questions?

Please contact the Park School Dean’s Office if you have questions.

commdeansoffice@ithaca.edu

(607) 274-1021