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Areas of Study
Contact Communication and Art
- Burns Hall, 1117
- (479) 619-4156
- askcommart@nwacc.edu
- M-Th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the World of Media
Learn more about the Media by participating in Graphic Design, Journalism, Film Studies, Video Production, Photography, or Mass Communications courses.
A student can choose between a graphic design or journalism emphasis.
Graphic Design Emphasis:
ART 1313 Design I
ART 2833 Video Production/Editing
ART 2863 Digital Photography
Journalism:
ART 1313 Design IART 2833 Video Production/Editing
ART 2863 Digital Photography
First Semester: Suggested Course Sequence
ENGL 1013 Composition I
ART 1313 Design I
JOUR 1023 Intro to Mass Communications
COMM 1003 Film Arts OR JOUR 1053 Fundamentals of Journalism
ART 2863 Digital Photography
OR MUSI 1903 Studio Music Recording I
JOUR 1061 Student Newspaper Lab OR JOUR 2061 Newspaper Layout and Design
Second Semester: Suggested Course Sequence
MATH 1003 Survey of Technical Math OR MTCM 1003 Comm and Math for Workforce AND MATH 1001 Special Topics Surv Tech Math
ART 2833 Video Production/Editing
ART 2363 Graphic Design I
JOUR 2163 Journalism Internship OR ART 2953 Graphic Design Internship
Choose one not previously taken:
JOUR 1061 Student Newspaper Lab
JOUR 2061 Newspaper Layout and Design
Choose one not previously taken:
ART 2863 Digital Photography
MUSI 1903 Studio Music Recording I
COMM 1003 Film Arts
- TV Newsroom
- News or Magazine Outlet (print or online)
- Website Editing and Content Building