Overview

The Communications programme at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts emphasizes hands-on experience that you can gain in a wide variety of academic and professional settings including the college radio station (WJJW), the television and video studio (Beacon Web News (BWN)) and AVID editing suite, a digital production lab for film studies, the award-winning student newspaper (The Beacon), and our student literary magazine (Spires).

What You’ll Learn

Our program is unique in that it allows students to experience the best of what both the Communications fields and English fields have to offer. In classes and a number of student media outlets you will interact with your peers pursuing English degrees. Your B.A. in Communications within the English & Communications department will let you be a generalist with extensive humanistic knowledge, capable of adapting your skills and talents to the demands of a number of different career paths.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Radio Production
Basic TV Production and Broadcasting
Radio Practicum
Advanced TV Production

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-05 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-11-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Communication Studies View 1065 other Bachelors in Communication Studies in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application
Personal Statement/Essay (250 - 500 words)
Letter(s) of Recommendation
Official secondary school transcript and/or college transcripts formally evaluated course by course. The following organizations provide a course by course evaluation: CED

Tuition Fee

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International

20830 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20830 USD per year during 48 months.
National

20830 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20830 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11885 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11885 USD per year during 48 months.

New York & New England $ =12,400

Living costs for North Adams

876 - 1815 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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