School of the Arts, Communication 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, Communication 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, Communication 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

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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

Faculty Biennial Exhibition

Aug. 24 - Sept. 26, 2018
3rd Floor, Marketview Arts

Offering an opportunity to see works from full- and part-time faculty from the Division of Art, this exhibit features award-winning pieces including The Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Award.

YCASE Faculty Exhibition

Aug. 24 - Sept. 26, 2018
1st Floor, Marketview Arts

This exhibition celebrates the creative output of high school art teachers in the York Community Arts Scholars program.

Kirsten Leenaars: (Re)Housing the American Dream

Sept. 6 - Oct. 12, 2018
York College Galleries

Kirsten Leenaars worked with middle-school students, recording their personal histories and experiences to explore the real and imagined reality of the American Dream.

In Good Company, Erin Lippard and Kenneth Osowski

Faculty Recital: Erin Lippard, Mezzo-Soprano and Kenneth Osowski, piano

Sept. 21, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
DeMeester Recital Hall

In Good Company: A centennial celebration of Leonard Bernstein and the camaraderie of composers who surrounded him.

What were you wearing?

Oct. 5- 27, 2018
3rd Floor, Marketview Arts

This installation asks participants to understand that it’s never about clothing choice and removing those clothes is never enough to bring peace to survivors.

Women's Rights are Human Rights

Oct. 5-27, 2018
1st Floor, Marketview Arts

This sampling of a larger exhibit has been organized and curated by Elizabeth Resnick to complement the What Were You Wearing and #metoo exhibits running concurrently at Marketview Arts.

PRISM Concert: A Division of Music Showcase

Oct. 6, 2018, 4 p.m.
Waldner Performing Arts Center

This concert will feature a variety of styles, including solo, small ensemble, and large ensemble performances from student and faculty performers in the Division of Music.

Port Ellis and The Hawkshaws

Oct. 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
DeMeester Recital Hall

Port Ellis delivers ambient dream pop tempered with contemporary indie-rock influence. The Hawkshaws are an indie/alternative rock group, stationed in Pennsylvania.

Adam DelMarcelle: Our Town

Oct. 25 - Nov. 20, 2018
Brossman Gallery

Adam DelMarcelle’s installation investigates the current landscape of the heroin and opioid epidemic and how communities and institutions are responding to the crisis.

Epidemic: an exhibition by Dr. Eric Avery and Adam DelMarcelle

Oct. 25 - Dec. 19, 2018
Cora Miller Gallery

Combined with Adam DelMarcelle’s, What Heroin Sounds Like, Dr. Eric Avery’s woodcuts are made in response to his experience with disease and creates a place to foster important conversation.

Choirs of York College: Holiday Light

Dec. 9, 2018, 3 p.m. and
St. Paul Lutheran Church

York College vocal ensembles perform music with holiday themes in St. Paul Lutheran Church (George and Springettsbury Streets), accompanied by the newly installed Letourneau organ.

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Jeremy McNeil, political science student

York College Political Science major find peace and purpose abroad in Thailand

After a life-changing event his freshman year, Jeremy McNeil ’18 switched majors and began a path toward a new life calling.

Unparalleled experience: York College expands opportunities for student involvement with the Yorktowne Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

From Hospitality Management to Engineering and Communications majors, students are working in teams to help rebirth the Yorktowne Hotel in a one-of-a-kind project-based class.

Inspired by his professors, grad says York College prepared him for PhD

Clinton Jenkins ’12 was inspired by his Political Science professors at York College. Now he’s about to become an educator himself.

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.

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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.

Pre-Law Studies

Our pre-law studies track helps prepare you for entry into law school.

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!

Study Abroad

Hone your foreign language skills with a minimester or full semester in another country.

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 Arts, Communication and Global Studies

John G. Hughes, Ed.D., C.H.E., Dean
Humanities Center, Room 160
Phone: 717.815.1393
jhughe16@ycp.edu
Hours:
8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Jennifer L. Godfrey
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Humanities Center, Room 162
Phone: 717.815.6860
jgodfre5@ycp.edu

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