School of the Arts, Communications and Global Studies

Start expressing your creativity, exploring history or developing writing and critical thinking skills, from day one.

Explore how the School of the Arts, Communications and Global studies can provide you with a high-quality education that emphasizes practical application.

Interested in the hospitality industry? Want to speak to people through your art, music or performance? Love learning about history and politics? Find your home in the School of the Arts, Communications and Global Studies, where you’ll get started right away developing skills necessary to be prepared for a lifetime of meaningful careers.

Inside the classroom, you'll be led by professors with doctorates and published research to their credit. Close faculty-student relationships are at the core of our programs. Combined with the hands-on experience and caring faculty, you'll feel well-prepared to enter the workforce or enroll in graduate school.

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Undergraduate Programs

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Fine Art

B.A., Minor

Graphic Design

B.A.

History

B.A.

Hospitality Management

B.S.

Intelligence analysis majors get to study how surveillance and data analysis affects national security

Intelligence Analysis: Regional and Global Studies

B.A., Minor

International Relations

B.A.

Literary and Textual Studies

B.A., Minor

A tour of WVYC radio station at York College

Mass Communication

B.A.

Music

B.A., Minor

Music

B.S., Minor

Music Education (K-12)

B.S.

Music Production & Entrepreneurship

B.A.

Philosophy and Business

B.A.

Philosophy

B.A., Minor

Political Science

B.A., Minor

Professional Writing

B.A., Minor

Public History

B.A.

Spanish

B.A., Minor

Theatre

B.A., Minor

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African and African-American Studies Minor

American History Minor

Arts Administration Minor

Art History Minor

Dillon Samuelson York Review art submission in 2014, part of the creative writing program

Creative Writing Minor

Critical Thinking and Theory Minor

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Ethics Minor

Film Studies Minor

French Minor

Geography Minor

International Studies Minor

German Minor

Legal Studies Minor

Literary Studies Minor

York College musical theatre production of Pirates of Penzance

Musical Theatre Minor

Photography Minor

Public Administration Minor

Religious Studies Minor

Speech Communication Minor

Sustainability and Environmental Studies Minor

Visual Communication Minor

Women and Gender Studies Minor

World History Minor

Upcoming Events

War of the Roses

June 1 - 26, 2018
Marketview Arts

This exhibition juxtaposes the work of York artists selected by a Lancaster curator and Lancaster artists selected by a York curator.

Matthew Apol: 6th Annual Appell Fellowship Exhibition

June 7 - July 7, 2018
Cora Miller Gallery

This year’s Annual Appell Arts Fellowship Exhibition will feature work from Matthew Apol.

Typorama 8.0

June 7 - July 7, 2018
Brossman Gallery

Typorama exhibits the typographic work of YCP’s Graphic Designers.

Erin Fostel:New Drawings

July 6 - August 18, 2018
Marketview Arts

Erin Fostel’s exhibition New Drawings features large-scale drawings detailing the structure of buildings and her emotions of sorrow from losing her father.

Spotlights

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York College International Relations grad working her dream job in England

Today, Lindsey Murtha ’16 lives in Manchester, England, and advises companies on executive-level placements, mergers, and business intelligence.

Political science major finds opportunity in cyber security

Alyssa Bushmire ’18 forged her own path, creating an individualized internship with the support of York College professors.

Political Science grad credits York College professors for his early career success

Jacob Taylor ’17 says his experience at York College “cemented the fact that I wanted to be in politics to help people.”

Students to become published authors via new major at York College

Professor John Weaver’s students recently published the second edition of “Intelligence Analysis: Unclassified Area and Point Estimates.”

Student Opportunities and Experiences

York College Galleries

Our gallery space showcases juried student exhibits, faculty work, and acclaimed artists who take time to speak with students about their experiences and vision.

Cultural Series

From student-directed one-act plays to art and music student showcases, our annual Cultural Series features professional and student-driven performances open to the public.

WVYC Radio

Get involved right away with this award-winning campus institution. You can produce your own show, help manage the staff, and more. It’s not uncommon to see WVYC staff live on air at an event around campus!

Performance Ensembles

The Music division offers a wide variety of ensemble opportunities for student performers, both audition and non-audition based.

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School of Art, Communication and Global Studies

John G. Hughes, Ed.D., C.H.E., Dean
Diehl Hall, Diehl Hall, Room 104
Phone: 717.815.1393
jhughe16@ycp.edu
Hours:
8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

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