Mission and Goals
Program Mission
The York College Communications Technology Bachelor’s of Science degree is an interdisciplinary program upon completion:
Students will demonstrate the ability to review, conceive, and design integrated media experiences in a variety of mediums and techniques with an understanding of how it will be engaged by a variety of users. Students will demonstrate the ability to navigate the decision-making process for selecting and implementing methods to create integrated media. Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate with and present work for a particular chosen community of integrated media practitioners which they value.
Communications Technology BS Program Goals
Television Production Concentration Goals
- Students will advance their ability to review, conceive and design linear visual story structure using motion pictures as their medium.
- Students will advance their technical skill using industry standard tools in motion based visual storytelling.
- Communicate and present their time-based work in a professional manner concurrent with modern media marketing and digital identity techniques found in the entertainment industry.
Web Design and Development Concentration Goals
- Review and create basic website architectures and designs with the user experience in mind.
- Understand the fundamentals of digital images, HTML and CSS for constructing web page designs.
- Understand the full-stack web development process for front-end and back-end development. With an intermediate level understanding of JavaScript to develop front-end and back-end tools for interaction.
- Advance communication and presentation skills necessary to succeed in obtaining professional employment and/or pursue graduate studies.