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Message From The Chair
Communication has always been crucial to humanity -- we wouldn't be much of a species without language. But, until the middle of the last century, communication was often taken for granted. There were no programs in communication. The response of most universities to the new media of the day was to offer an occasional course in film. Communication was an all-pervasive yet largely unstudied environment. |
That began to change in the 1950s. The advent of the telegraph, photography, the telephone, the phonograph, motion pictures, radio and television finally caused the scholarly world to take some notice. As indeed was appropriate, since these media had changed the world.
Fordham University was a pioneer in the study of communications even then. By the late 1960s, Marshall McLuhan, judged by many to be the leading thinker about media in the 20th century, lectured here at Fordham for a year.
Now, as we move into the challenging, perplexing world of the 21st century, communication is more important than ever, and its study at Fordham University has blossomed into powerful undergraduate and graduate programs. Situated in New York City, the media capital of the world, our faculty work at the cutting edge of both theory and practice. Whether it's a course in digital media, the impact of the cell phone, or the ethics of journalism, you'll find a clear and in-depth exploration at Fordham, where daring and complex ideas flourish in a garden of reality.
If you are serious about communication, and want to be at the top of your game in your understanding or practice of this field, we invite you to consider our program.
Paul Levinson, Ph.D. Professor and Chair
Department of Communication and Media Studies
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