Overview

The overall objective of the Communication and Media program at New Jersey Institute of Technology is to guide students through the critical steps of developing media literacy and enriched, practical understandings of multimodal communication—enabling them to cultivate expression, to portray narratives and arguments, to conduct and reflect research using contemporary tools.

Learning Outcomes

The program provides skills that enable students to communicate effectively using all types of verbal and visual techniques in the contemporary media environment that is prominent both within the fields of the Arts and Humanities and within the culture at large.

Students will demonstrate the practical use of the processes and tools of communication media (i.e., hardware, software, and networks).

Students will demonstrate the ability to use empirical research methods.

Students can explain conceptual perspectives on communication media (i.e., being able to see a wider historical and social context), including ethical dimensions.

Students will be able to apply critical frameworks (including identifying and resolving communication design problems).

Students will demonstrate the skills needed to write and edit verbally and visually (including graphics).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Video Narrative

Communication Theory

Cybertext

Practical Journalism

Oral Presentations

Communication through the Ages

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-10-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Communication Studies Media Studies & Mass Media Digital Media View 1062 other Bachelors in Communication Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

First-year application.

All other applications.

$75 application fee

Official High School/Secondary School Transcript in English or a Notarized Copy

Official SAT (use code 2513) or ACT (use code 2580) - optional, unless applying to the Albert Dorman Honors College or an accelerated program

TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo score

Photocopy of passport

Application for an I-20/DS-2019

Portfolio - for applicants to the Hillier College of Architecture and Design.

Tuition Fee

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International

32528 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 32528 USD per year during 48 months.
National

32528 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 32528 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

15616 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15616 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Newark

935 - 1600 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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