College of Human Development, Culture, and Media

Programs

Certificate


  • Destination and Event Management Certificate Program Stillman School of Business

    The Destination and Event Management Certificate Program offered by the Stillman School of Business is designed to provide students with valuable expertise in destination management and event management in global markets. By partnering with our international collaborator, the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) in Innsbruck, Austria, we offer an exciting opportunity for students to gain an international perspective while earning their academic credential.

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  • Organizational Communication

    Learn more about the Graduate Certificate in Organizational Communication

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  • Public Relations

    The College of Communication and the Arts offers a graduate certificate in Public Relations.

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  • Strategic Communication and Leadership

    Two online graduate certificates in Strategic Communication and Leadership are offered through the College of Communication and the Arts. Each program focuses on the critical areas of strategic communication, leadership, vision, organizational culture, change management, team building and teamwork, and diversity and globalization. The certificate programs provide the knowledge; skills and abilities that modern professionals need to succeed and grow their organizations.

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Dual Degree


  • B.A., Art / M.A., Museum Professions

    The combined B.A./M.A. in Museum Professions allows Seton Hall University undergraduate students to take 12 graduate credits during their junior and senior years. These 12 credits count toward both the B.A. and the M.A. degree. Following graduation, students complete the remaining 27 credits of the M.A. degree. Students are admitted into the dual degree program at the end of their sophomore year. Admission is based on GPA, application essay and interview. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA average in the four graduate courses in order to be allowed to continue in the M.A. degree program. Students can have any undergraduate major from within the College of Communication and the Arts, as long as they complete four undergraduate courses in art history before they receive their B.A. degree.

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  • B.A., Communication / M.A., Communication

    This 5-year program prepares students with a strong foundation and skill set to enter the fast-growing industry upon graduation.

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Major


  • Art History

    Due to the University's proximity to the world class museums of New York City, art history majors have the unique opportunity to study major masterpieces first-hand. The art history curriculum includes general survey courses in western and American art, as well as a choice of period courses, from classical to 20th-century art. Topical courses, such as 'Leonardo and Michelangelo,' or 'Van Gogh and his Contemporaries' and thematic courses, such as 'Women and Art,' are also offered.

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  • Communication

    The M.A. in Communication program combines the curricula and resources of the College of Communication and the Arts to offer students academically challenging courses that provide insight and practical strategies to succeed in the rapidly changing world. This master's program offers three areas of study, Digital Communication and Communication Technologies, Communication in Organizations, and Public Relations.

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  • Communication

    Employers routinely list 'communication skills' at the top of the most important qualities of incoming professionals. When students major in Communication they study, practice and master those very qualities, including speaking and writing persuasively, effective researching, working productively in interpersonal, intercultural and team environments, and interviewing. Classes include Oral Communication, Public and Presentational Speaking, Dynamics of Human Communication, Group Communication, Intercultural Communication, Theory, Rhetoric, and Ethics, among others.

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  • Digital Media

    Digital Media area of study page from the MA in Communication.

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  • International Economics and International Relations

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.),

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  • International Quantitative Economics and International Relations

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.),

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  • International and Homeland Security

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.),

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  • Journalism

    Students learn responsibility, professionalism, and ethics, while they gain hands-on practical experience in a variety of communication technologies through the understanding of media as social institutions. Each track involves a comprehensive program of pre-professional courses tailored for each student’s needs.

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  • Museum Professions

    Museums in the 21st century have become complex, multipurpose organizations. This program is designed to meet their need for professionally trained employees. The MA Program in Museum Professions prepares students for professional careers in museums and other cultural institutions through challenging coursework and concrete experience, melding the theoretical with the practical. Its curriculum is informed by the curriculum guidelines of the American Association of Museums and the International Council of Museums and aims at developing skills - in such areas as professional museum work, research, technology, leadership, creative problem solving, and advocacy - as well as values, including ethical and professional behavior, respect for cultural diversity, and appreciation of the value of museum traditions.

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  • Organizational Communication

    The M.A. in Communication program combines the curricula and resources of the College of Communication and the Arts to offer students academically challenging courses that provide insight and practical strategies to succeed in the rapidly changing world. This master's program offers three areas of study, Digital Communication and Communication Technologies, Communication in Organizations, and Public Relations.

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  • Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts

    This accelerated program is designed for students interested in advancing personal and professional skills in communication, digital media and design. The program emphasizes learner individuality through the exploration of projects and unique topics.

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  • Public Relations

    Students learn responsibility, professionalism, and ethics, while they gain hands-on practical experience in a variety of communication technologies through the understanding of media as social institutions. Each track involves a comprehensive program of pre-professional courses tailored for each student’s needs.

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  • Public Relations

    The Public Relations track page as part of the MA in Communication page updates.

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  • Theatre

    Theatre students shape their curriculum by combining performance related and historically based course offerings including Acting, Playwriting, Directing, Lighting, American Stage, History of Theatre, Stage Management and Stage Design. Students gain immediate hands-on experience through Seton Hall Theatre's main-stage productions and have the opportunity to perform on campus in the Theatre-in-the-Round as well as on the South Orange Performing Arts Center’s proscenium stage. The co-curricular student organization, The Theatre Council, provides a variety of student directing and producing opportunities.

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  • Visual and Sound Media (Broadcasting/TV/Film)

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major in Broadcast and Visual Media This major stresses a thorough understanding of media as social instruments and emphasizes responsibility, professionalism and ethics, as well as hands-on practical experience in all aspects of communication technology. Areas of study include: multimedia and the Web, desktop publishing, computer graphics, and television, radio and film production. Our television studio and computer labs are state-of-the-art, and are dedicated to student use. The department also offers co-curricular experiences with student-oriented activities such as WSOU 89.5 FM radio and Pirate TV.

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Minor


  • Animation

    Animation, Minor

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  • Art History

    The College of Communication and the Arts offers a minor in Art History.

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  • Communication

    Students who wish to enrich their understanding of communication in conjunction with another major program may enroll in the department’s minor program. Minors deal with specific subjects such as advertising, film, journalism, public relations, speech, theater, computer graphics, radio or television. A student’s minor program is developed with a department faculty adviser.

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  • Fine and Digital Arts

    Fine and Digital Arts, Minor

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  • Graphic Design and Advertising

    Graphic Design and Advertising Minor in the College of Communication and the Arts

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  • Interactive Design and Multimedia

    Multimedia, Minor

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  • Journalism

    A minor in Journalism consists of 18 credits of courses fundamental to the discipline. Students will learn, understand and apply different styles of writing and research methods.

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  • Music

    Music Performance, Minor

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  • Musical Theatre

    The College of Communications and The Arts at Seton Hall offers a minor in Music Performance.

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  • Public Relations

    Students who wish to enrich their understanding of communication in conjunction with another major program may enroll in the department’s minor program. Minors deal with specific subjects such as advertising, film, journalism, public relations, speech, theater, computer graphics, radio or television.  A student’s minor program is developed with a department faculty adviser.

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  • Sound Production and Engineering

    The Sound Production & Engineering minor is designed to familiarize the student with current trends in software and hardware associated with the creation of electronic music, while surveying the developmental history of music technology. In addition, it offers practical industry-related skills necessary to create electronic music for a variety of genres such as music for film, commercial music, abstract electro-acoustic compositions and more. The minor culminates in the formation of a portfolio reflective of works completed through the course sequence.

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  • Theatre

    The College of communication and the Arts offers a minor in Theatre.

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  • Visual and Sound Media

    Students who wish to enrich their understanding of communication in conjunction with another major program may enroll in the department’s minor program. Minors deal with specific subjects such as advertising, film, journalism, public relations, speech, theater, computer graphics, radio or television. A student’s minor program is developed with a department faculty adviser.

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  • Web Design

    Web Design, Minor

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