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COMMUNICATION STUDIESAssociate in Arts Degree2013-14 Student Advisement E-Guidebook
Mission StatementThe Humanities Department at LaGuardia Community College nurtures thecreativity and fierce independence of our students through courses that encourageyou to interpret the world through unconventional lenses, and never blindly acceptthe status quo. Your curiosity and our stellar faculty are a perfect match to developyour talents.The Humanities Department offers courses in the following discipline areas:performing arts, philosophy and critical thinking, speech communication and visualarts. The department also offers a variety of Urban Study courses. Degree programsin Fine Arts, Commercial Photography and Music Recording Technology are housedin the Humanities Department.Room: E202 Tel: (718) 482-5690Communication Studies Faculty: Alberta Arnold, Lisa Barry, Robert Bruno,Edward Cen (substitute), Sandra Dickinson, Susan Gizzi, Erika Heppner, Mark King,Louis Lucca, Eman Mosharafa, Sean Palmer, Thomas Regan (substitute) GaryRichmond, Joan Schwartz, Patricia Sokolski, Shaunee WallaceCommunication StudiesTo communicate is to learn, to share, to understand, and to make meaning. TheCommunication Studies Program provides instruction in voice and diction, publicspeaking, and much more. This program offers courses for both native and nonnative speakers of English, and offers degree concentrations in PublicCommunication, Speech Pathology, and Mass Communication.Degree offered: Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Communication Studies.Contact: Louis Lucca, Director of Communication StudiesOffice: E-202PEmail: luccalo@lagcc.cuny.eduWhat is Communication?The discipline of communication focuses on how people use messages to generatemeanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. Thediscipline promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication.Communication is a diverse discipline that includes inquiry by social scientists,humanists, and critical and cultural studies scholars.- Source: www.natcom.org
Program CurriculumCommunication StudiesAA DegreePathways Common Core: 30 creditsA. Required Core: 12 creditsEnglish: 6 creditsENG101 English Composition I(ENA101 or ENC101 depending on placement scores)ENG102 Writing through Literature33Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning: 3 creditsSelect one of the following courses:MAT107 Math and Modern WorldMAT112 College AlgebraMAT118 Introductory Statistics333Life & Physical Sciences: 3 creditsSelect one of the following courses:SCB101 Topics in Biological SciencesSCC101 Topics in ChemistrySCP101 Topics in PhysicsSCP140 Topics in Astronomy3333B. Flexible Core: 18 creditsSelect one course from each of the five flexible core categories AND one additionalcourse from any flexible core category. Note: Student can select only two courses fromany one discipline.World Cultures and Global IssuesUS Experience in its DiversityCreative ExpressionRecommended: HUC140 Introduction to BroadcastingRecommended: HUT101 Art of Theatre,Individual and SocietyRecommended: HUC117 Computer-Mediated Communication, ENG210 Journalism: It’sScope and Use, HUP 102 Critical Thinking, HUP104 Ethics and Moral IssuesScientific WorldRecommended: HUP112 Logic and Philosophy, ELL101 Introduction to Language
To complete the degree requirements from the Flexible Core, students are advised toselect courses from the recommended course selections listed in the programhandbook.Program Core: 30 creditsCounselingNew Student SeminarHumanities: 21 creditsHUC106 Public SpeakingHUC108 Communication in a Professional SettingHUN180 Intercultural CommunicationHUC104 Voice & DictionHUC111 Interpersonal CommunicationHUC112 Small Group CommunicationHUC113 Oral Interpretation3333333Communication Concentration Area: 6 creditsPublic Communication (CSI)HUC109 Persuasion and DebateHUC141 Public Relations33Speech Pathology (CS2)Select two of the following courses:HUC115 PhoneticsHUC116 Survey of Speech, Language and Hearing DisordersHUC/ELL114 Normal Language Development333Mass Communication (CS3)Select two of the following courses:HUC120 Introduction to Mass MediaHUC130 Mass Communication and Society33Unrestricted elective: 3 credits3Total: 60 credits
Professor BiosLOUIS A. LUCCA, Ph. D.B.A., Modern Languages, Seton Hall UniversityM.A., TESOL, New York UniversityPh.D., Applied Linguistics, New York UniversityDr. Lucca is the Director of the Communication Studies Program and The SpeechCenter at the College. His doctoral dissertation is on the experience of ESLCommunity College Students in Learning Communities. His research interestsinclude learning communities, distance learning, media effects, and digitalstorytelling. His avocations are, among others, radio broadcasting and travel.ALBERTA ARNOLDLISA BARRY hails from Colorado, where she earned her B.A. in Theatre and her M.A.in Communication from the University of Colorado. After relocating to the east, sheearned a Ph.D. in Speech Communication from The Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Barry’s scholarly and teaching foci have centered on images of women andminorities in American media and women’s political communication. She haspublished both in the fields of media studies and visual communication, where shehas earned teaching and research awards, as well as women’s politicalcommunication. Dr. Barry enjoys teaching a variety of Communication Studiescourses, including HUC101, HUC106, and HUC117, and she hopes to teach HUC130in the future.ROBERT BRUNO holds a bachelor's degree in English from SUNY at Stony Brook, amaster's degree in journalism and mass communication from Ohio University, and adoctorate in communication from Purdue University. He has worked professionallyin the communication field for a number of years prior to entering academiaincluding; election campaigns, public relations/affairs and internal communicationsin Washington, D.C. and the San Francisco Bay area. His research examines thecommunication that takes place within collaborative spaces, technological and/oronline, and its effects on outcomes, including learning. He has been published inmultiple scholarly publications and conference proceedings, and co-authoredpapers for presentation.EDWARD CENSANDRA DICKINSON PhD, Linguistics from New York UniversityPublications and conference presentations in Language acquisition and phoneticsMS, Communication Disorders from Emerson CollegeASHA certified Sp L (Speech -Language Pathology)
SUSAN J. GIZZIERIKA HEPPNER has been a full-time lecturer at LaGuardia CommunityCollege/CUNY since 2004. Before coming to LaGuardia, she taught at LoyolaUniversity and Delgado Community College in New Orleans, Louisiana. She holdsand an MA in English and an MFA in Drama and Communications from theUniversity of New Orleans. Her teaching and current research interests include oralhistory, digital storytelling and radio production, experiential learning, and learningcommunities. She is currently in the post-production phase of a video documentaryabout post-Katrina life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She feels fortunate to be partof the LaGuardia faculty and work with so many inspiring students and colleagues.MARK KING received his PhD in Communications Media and InstructionalTechnology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2011. He also holds abachelor’s degree in Communications Media and a master’s degree in AdultEducation in Communications Technologies. His areas of research include theevaluation of political rhetoric and compliance-gaining techniques as well aspedagogical improvements and experimentation with technology within theclassroom environment. He has worked in a variety of professional settings,including legislative affairs, youth ministry, counseling and higher education. Dr.King also engages in applied communications projects that provide students withopportunities to apply their knowledge and skills and have presentable materials asthey pursue their educational and career goals. He currently serves as theInternship Coordinator for LaGuardia's Web Radio station as well as the FacultyAdvisor to the Web Radio club.EMAN MOSHARAFA has a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and an MA in VideoJournalism. Dr. Mosharafa has worked in LaGuardia for three years, teachingcourses such as: Introduction to Speech Communication, Public Speaking, andIntroduction to Broadcasting. She has an additional six years of experience in Egypt,teaching a wide spectrum of courses, ranging from News Production and TV Dramato Mass Communication Theories and International Communication. In addition, Dr.Mosharafa has four years of field experience in news, advertisements, and dramaproduction. Her research interests include mass communication, politicalcommunication, cultural communication, and new social media. Having academicand field experience, Dr. Mosharafa can guide students with regard to theireducational plans and career goals.SEAN PALMER grew up in the Pittsburgh area. He went to college at the Universityof Pittsburgh, where he majored in French and Spanish. While he was finishing uphis degree, and for a while afterward, he worked in the banking industry. Realizingthat was not a good choice for him, Sean decided to go to graduate school. He wasaccepted at the University of Illinois, where he earned a MA in Teaching English as aSecond Language. While there, he worked in the Kolb-Proust Archive for Research,preparing research on Marcel Proust’s life for publication on the web and, later, in
the Language Learning Lab, where he was the coordinator for the Audio ProductionFacilities. After graduation, he taught at the Duquesne University in Pittsburghbefore landing his job here at LaGuardia, managing the Speech Center. He alsoteaches here, usually Voice and Diction, which he has taught both face to face and ina hybrid environment.GARY RICHMOND has lectured in public speaking, critical and creative thinking aswell as in music theory at NYU and philosophy at Cooper-Union, and has guestlectured in these disciplines in the USA and abroad. He has been teaching inLaGuardia’s Humanities Department in two divisions (Philosophy andCommunications Studies) for almost three decades. At LaGuardia he is also activelyinvolved in the work of *The Center for Teaching and Learning *where he codeveloped and co-led many and varied faculty development seminars. His primaryresearch interest is semiotics and philosophical pragmatism, and he has written anumber of papers on semiotics and category theory. In recent years he has beeninvited to speak at workshops and other events in conjunction with internationalconferences and a few years ago presented the keynote address at a joint session ofinternational conferences on conceptual structures (ICCS) and organizationalsemiotics (ICOS) in Sheffield, UK. He is co-manager of *Arisbe: The Peirce Gateway*philosophical website and *The Peirce Forum*, peirce-l, which he moderates. Heholds a B.Mus. degree from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), an M.A. from HunterCollege (NYC), and has done extensive postgraduate work at NYU.JOAN SCHWARTZ is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at LaGuardiaCollege. She holds degrees from Rutgers University, New York University and theUniversity of Minnesota. She is a scholar activist and the developer of threecommunity adult education centers in NYC. Her research as coordinator of the BlackMale Initiative (BMI) at New York City College of Technology included: theexploration of undergraduate (UR) STEM research & faculty/student relationships,the engagement of young men of color and learning, and high school push-outs andengagement in GED programs. She recently co-produced a documentary entitled “ANew Normal” Young Men of Color, Trauma & Engagement in Learning” through aCUNY Cultural Diversity Grant. Her work is published in Science Education Journal,the International Journal of Science in Society, and the Journal of Research andPractice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education. Dr. Schwartz’s currentresearch and writing includes the editing of a book in the series “New Directions inAdult and Continuing Education” to be published by Jossey-Bass in summer 2014.https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/joni schwartz d ed/Welcome/PATRICIA SOKOLSKI has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with a concentration inMedieval Studies. She has been involved in learning communities and teaches mostof her courses in pairs and clusters. Her research interests include oral literatureand interpersonal communication in the medieval times.THOMAS REGAN
SHAUNEE WALLACE Dr. S. Lenise Wallace is an Assistant Professor teachingcommunication courses at CUNY LaGuardia Community College in New York City.Previously, she has taught communication courses at Iona and Concordia Colleges,Howard University and The College of New Rochelle. Dr. Wallace earned herBachelor’s degree in Political Science from Delaware State University, Master’sdegree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Iona College and aPh.D. in Mass Communication and Media Studies from Howard University inWashington, D.C.Dr. Wallace has over ten years’ experience in public relations and image consulting.She has held positions in public relations organizations where her responsibilitiesincluded doing publicity and promotions for Def Jam Recordings, Essence Magazine,Sally Hansen Beauty Products and The Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel. She has alsoworked with a variety of clients including the Baltimore/Washington Laborers'District Council, the government of Hong Kong, Kmart, Royal Caribbean Cruise Linesand United States Postal Service. Dr. Wallace was featured along with former UnitedStates presidential press secretary Ari Fleishman, in The Practice of Public Relations(2004) and (2007) editions by Fraser Seitel, one of the nation’s leading publicrelations textbooks. A correspondent for Praizevision.com, she also holdsmemberships with the African-American Public Relations Collective (AAPRC), AfroLatin@ Now Forum, Association for Education in Journalism and MassCommunication (AEJMC), National Communication Association (NCA), and PublicRelations Society of America (PRSA).Student Advisement Team- Sandra Dickinson, Eman Mosharafa, and PatriciaSokolskiAreas of Interest within CommunicationApplied Communication – The study of how communication theory, research, and/orbest practices help inform knowledge and theory about communication for practicalissues.Communication Education - The study of communication in the classroom and otherpedagogical contexts.Communication Theory - The study of principles that account for the impact ofcommunication in human social interaction.
Electronic Media - The study of radio, television, media technology, and web designwith streaming audio and video.Health Communication - The study of communication as it relates to healthprofessionals and health education, including the study of provider-client interaction, aswell as the diffusion of health information through public health campaigns.International and Intercultural Communication - The study of communication amongindividuals of different cultural backgrounds, including the study of similarities anddifferences across cultures.Interpersonal Communication - The study of communication behaviors in dyads (pairs)and their impact on personal relationships.Language and Social Interaction - The study of the structure of verbal and nonverbalbehaviors occurring in social interaction.Legal Communication - The study of the role of communication as it relates to the legalsystem.Mass Communication and Media Literacy - The study of how mass forms ofcommunication, such as print, radio and television disseminate information and influencesociety.Mediation and Dispute Resolution - The study of understanding, management, andresolution of conflict within intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intergroup situations.Organizational Communication - The study of processes used to analyzecommunication needs of organizations and social interaction, including how to improvecommunication between supervisors and employees.Performance Studies - The study of components such as performer(s), text, audience,and context within the communication discipline.Political Communication - The study of the role that communication plays in politicalsystems.Public Address - The study of speakers and speeches, including the historical and socialcontext of platforms, campaigns, and movements.Public Relations - The study of the management of communication between anorganization and its audiences.Rhetorical Criticism - The process of defining, classifying, analyzing, interpreting,and/or evaluating rhetorical artifacts.
Semiotics - The use of verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs in humancommunication.Small Group Communication - The study of communication systems among three ormore individuals who interact around a common purpose and who influence one another.Speech Communication - The study of the nature, processes, and effects of humansymbolic interaction. While speech is the most obvious mode of communication, humansymbolic interaction includes a variety of verbal and nonverbal codes.Theatre and Drama - The study and production of dramatic literature.Visual Communication - The study of visual data, such as architecture, photography,visual art, advertising, film, and television as it relates to communication.- Source: www.natcom.orgCareer OpportunitiesFor Public Communication Majors Careers in public relations include: publicity manager, advertising manager,marketing specialist, telemarketing specialist, press agent, lobbyist, corporate publicaffairs specialist, corporate spokesperson, account executive, development officer,fund raiser, membership recruiter, sales manager, fashion merchandiser, mediaanalyst, media planner, creative director, speech writer, audience analyst,documentarian, news writer, public opinion researcher. Communication and government/political-related careers include: publicinformation officer, speech writer, intercultural communication consultant,legislative assistant, speech writer, campaign director, research specialist, programcoordinator, negotiator, press secretary, elected official. Careers in law and communication include: public defender corporate lawyer,district attorney, public interest lawyer, private practice lawyer, legal researcher,mediation and negotiation specialist, paralegal researcher, legal secretary, legalreporter, legal educator. Careers in social and human services include: public administrator, social worker,benefits administrator, patients’ rights advocate, foreign service officer, recreationalsupervisor, human rights officer, communications teacher/instructor, communityaffairs liaison, park service public relations specialist, recreation coordinator,intercultural communication consultant, philanthropic representative, crisisconsultant, speech coach, religious leader, mental counselor.For Speech Pathology Majors
Speech-language pathologists provide services to prevent, diagnose, evaluate, andtreat communication disorders. Speech-language pathologists provide professionalservices in public and private schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, short-termand long-term nursing care facilities, community clinics, colleges and universities,private practice, state and local health departments, state and federal governmentagencies, home care, adult day care centers, centers for persons with developmentaldisabilities, research laboratories, institutes and private agencies (Market Trends,ASHA official website: www.asha.org). US News and World Report rankedaudiologists and speech-language pathologists as among top 25 careers for 2011 forstudents upon completion of the Master’s degree.For Mass Communication Majors Careers in electronic media, radio and television, and broadcasting include:broadcasting station manager, director of broadcasting, film/tape librarian,community relations director, unit manager, film editor, news reporter, newsdirector, news writer, transmitter engineer, technical director, advertising salescoordinator, traffic/continuity specialist, media buyer, Public ServiceAnnouncement director, market researcher, actor, announcer, disc jockey, newsanchor, sports anchor, public relations manager, comedy writer, talk show host,educational media specialist.Careers upon Graduation- please visit the eCareer Center by clicking here:eCareerHonor Society- Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society of twoyear colleges. If you are an enterprising student with a GPA of 3.5 or above, you areeligible to become a member of Alpha Theta Phi, LaGuardia Community College’schapter of Phi Theta Kappa. For more information please visit the Alpha Theta Phiwebsite at: http://studev.laguardia.edu/ptk/Sigma Chi Eta – Alpha Nu Chapter - Sigma Chi Eta (SCH) is the officialcommunity college honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA).Since 2000, SCH has fostered growth in the communication discipline among twoyear colleges and universities. For more information please contact Dr. EmanMosharafa: thways-The Pathways Common Core is the newgeneral education requirement in all CUNY colleges beginning in Fall 2013.The Common Core includes 30 credits of liberal arts courses for Associate in Arts(AA) or Associate in Science (AS) degree programs. All 30 credits of the CommonCore will satisfy the general education requirements at any college in CUNY.
Students enrolled in an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program, willcomplete only a portion of the common core requirements as described above,according to the specific requirements of the program.To ensure you fully understand how the requirements of your degree program workwith Pathways, please visit Student Advising Services in room B-102, or emailadviseme@lagcc.cuny.edu, or call (718) 482-5935 to schedule an appointment withan academic adviser. Learn more about Pathways on the CUNY Pathways website.Web Radio Station – please contact Dr. Mark King: mking@lagcc.cuny.eduWeb Radio Club: please contact Jason Collins: mailto:jacollins@lagcc.cuny.eduStudent Resources - Academics, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Academic CalendarNational Communication Association: http://www.natcom.org/join/
Communication Studies Faculty: Alberta Arnold, Lisa Barry, Robert Bruno, Edward Cen (substitute), Sandra Dickinson, Susan Gizzi, Erika Heppner, Mark King, . Communication, Speech Pathology, and Mass Communication. Degree offered: Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Communication Studies. . HUP 102 Critical Thinking, HUP104 Ethics and Moral .
