SUNY Canton Announces 26th Bachelor's Degree Program: Technological Communications

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CANTON, NY (09/20/2017) SUNY Canton will begin offering a new Technological Communications Bachelor of Science Degree program for the Fall 2018 semester.

"We are building upon the proven strength of our technology-driven programs to offer students new opportunities," said SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran. "The Technological Communications program will produce skilled content specialists who are able to meet the emerging needs of a tech-focused global workforce."

The college has received approval from the State University of New York and the State Education Department to begin its newest program, which will be offered through face-to-face classes. It is the 26th bachelor's degree and the third new four-year program announced in 2017. Other new programs include Game Design and Development and Agribusiness Management.

The newest major was designed by several faculty members from the college's English and Humanities Department, according to School of Business and Liberal Arts Dean Jondavid S. DeLong.

"One of our most popular associate degrees is our two-year Liberal Arts program," the dean said. "Technological Communications will give graduates of that program, and others interested in communicating their ideas in a new media world, the opportunity to use technology to reach a broad audience with innovative and compelling content."

DeLong also explained that the new program would fit in well with the Graphic and Multimedia Design and Game Design and Development programs offered in the Canino School of Engineering Technology. At the beginning of the semester, the college invested more than $250,000 in a new Digital Studio with state of the art technology for all three programs to use.

"We looked at a traditional liberal arts degree and decided that students would benefit from using the latest technology to create, augment and share their ideas." said Associate Professor Sean T. O'Brien who teaches English courses in the new program. "We built our program around the past, present, and future of technology so that students leave with enduring communications skills to help them meet 21st-century challenges."

Technological Communications includes courses in podcasting, composition, gender in media, social identity, digital graphic storytelling, online media and popular culture, in addition to advanced-level internship opportunities.

"As English faculty, our strength is addressing the ways that print forms are moving into emerging media genres," said Assistant Professor Alainya Kavaloski, a member of the English and Humanities Department. "Students can expect to learn the skills necessary to design and create digital games, interactive stories and web-based narratives in line with contemporary modes of communication."

Students can apply for admission into the program through SUNY Canton online application available at www.canton.edu or by contacting the SUNY Canton Office of Admissions by email at admissions@canton.edu or by calling (315) 386-7123.

About SUNY Canton

SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.