During the 2019-2020 year, Communication Studies is celebrating 40 years as a program and 10 years as a department! Beginning as Mass Communication (Media) Studies and housed in the Division of Social Science, the now distinct Department of Communication Studies is a top ranked program in the province and country. In professional and everyday life […]
On June 17, York University held convocation ceremonies for graduands of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. We caught up with a few Communication Studies students before and after the ceremony and asked them their thoughts on the day as well as "what […]
Internship Program Who do you contact about the internships? The staff at the YU Experience Hub were extremely helpful. They were very hands-on in terms of assisting with a range of items pertinent to landing the internship: resume assistance, advice on interviews and excellent workshops to help prepare me for seeking and eventually landing a […]
Global News announced today the launch of the network’s first original daily news podcast Wait, There’s More, hosted by journalist and Department of Communication Studies alumna Tamara Khandaker. The podcast will be available daily beginning Monday, June 10, 2019 and will provide a deeper understanding of current events for those listening. Khandaker will explore the […]
Communication Studies Professor Jonathan Obar was recently featured on Global National, discussing research co-authored with Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch from the University of Connecticut. The study looks at terms of service and privacy policies. How often they are read, and how quickly the agree button is clicked. He found that 93% of more than 500 participants (from […]
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Wade Rowland on his new publication Morality by Design. The eleven short, linked essays represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. The readers are first introduced to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers: from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam. He then explores the subject through […]
The CSSA Annual Gala is a networking event that allows for the socializing of industry professionals, faculty members, and students. This year, it will be taking place on April 4th at the Second Student Centre, 2nd floor convention centre room C2/D2, York University Keele Campus. More than 20 industry professionals from some of the biggest businesses in […]
The Department of Communication Studies is doing a call for Dream Placements. In the 19/20 school year we are opening our field placement class up to any fourth-year student who wants to participate. We are looking for placements in: Media: television, magazines, newspapers, radio, digital etc. Art: galleries, hotels with events, musical venues etc. Politics: […]
The CSSA has been very active! The team recently took a tour of the CBC, where they were able to watch live broadcasts of the News Network. The tour included the control room and walking the studio floor. They also had the opportunity to speak with journalists and on-air staff. Up next is Left meets […]
The Department of Communication Studies, the Career Centre and LA&PS partnered together for a Q&A with Communication Studies Alumni. The panel, moderated by Surina Sohal, featured Lyan Khazanchi Communications Manager, TD Bank Group, Sherine Osbourne Communications and Marketing Officer at Government of Canada, Adrienne Middlebrook Coordinator, Marketing & Communications, Greater Toronto Hockey League, Christine Bernard Communications Manager, Shaw Communications […]