Where creativity meets technology—and where your voice becomes your career.
Create content, tell stories and experiment with emerging media while building a career in today’s digital world through our communications programs.
The Communications degree programs at Adelphi are hands-on, tech-forward, and built for today’s digital media landscape. You’ll learn by doing—working across areas like journalism, filmmaking, digital storytelling and content creation, using the same platforms and technologies shaping modern media, including AI, XR, drones, blockchain, and gaming and interactive technologies.
We invest in state-of-the-art facilities, including a green screen studio and a dedicated podcasting space, and offer robust coursework in emerging areas such as blockchain, AI and extended reality. The curriculum evolves as quickly as the media industry itself, and students can tailor their studies through four focused concentrations:
- Emerging Media and Digital Innovation: explore AI, XR, drones, gaming and other technologies shaping the future of media.
- Journalism and Public Relations: develop storytelling skills that inform, persuade and create meaningful impact across news outlets, brands and organizations.
- Digital Video Production and Cinema Studies: build strong filmmaking, directing and content creation skills while developing reels and portfolios that showcase your creative voice.
- Media Studies: examine media, culture and technology, preparing yourself for advanced academic study or research-driven careers.
Adelphi’s Communications Department opened doors for me—from film sets with professors to freelance gigs with peers—igniting my passion for digital storytelling and driving my growth far beyond the classroom.”
Ana Lyz Rodriguez ’22
BA in Communications with a Certificate in Translation Studies
Student Storytelling in Action
Adelphi communications students create stories that reach real audiences, building professional skills while producing content that reflects today’s media landscape.
See What Our Communications Students Are Creating!
From short films to digital storytelling, social content, and multimedia projects, these videos showcase how students bring ideas to life while building real-world skills and professional portfolios.
Find Your Voice Through Student Journalism
Communications students interested in journalism and media can develop reporting, writing, editing, photography and digital storytelling skills through The Delphian, Adelphi’s award‑winning student newspaper and media outlet. It publishes print issues as well as online stories, multimedia features and social content to provide experience across multiple media formats.
Film Festivals
Write, direct or produce a film for the department’s annual Student Film Festival, where communications students’ work is screened for audiences at the end of the year. These events give filmmakers a chance to showcase their projects and connect with peers and faculty.
Building a Future Through Digital Creativity
Sierra Romano ’21 a first-generation communications major, credits Adelphi’s immersive learning, supportive faculty, and real-world media experiences for shaping her creative journey and earning a featured segment on The College Tour on Amazon Prime.
Student Life and Hands-on Learning
By combining student life with hands-on learning, communications students develop the skills, experience, and connections needed to succeed in today’s media and digital industries.
Internship Opportunities
Adelphi’s Long Island location places you just outside New York City, giving you direct access to one of the world’s most influential media hubs. Our students intern at NBC, HBO, ESPN, CNN, Fox News, Newsday, the New York Islanders, major PR agencies, startups and other top companies. We also host an annual Communications Career Expo featuring alumni across public relations, digital media and content creation.
Student Clubs and Organizations
From DJing and podcasting to filmmaking, journalism, and digital media, communications students bring their interests to life through active clubs and student-led organizations.
Creative Exploration and Innovation
Creative work is at the heart of the Communications experience. Our faculty lead projects that challenge students to push boundaries, experiment with new media, and engage with pressing social, cultural and storytelling themes.
You’ll have opportunities to showcase your work through Adelphi’s annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, student media platforms and film festivals—helping you build your portfolio and grow your professional network.
Adelphi’s SPARK Center (Scholars Pursuing Arts, Research and Knowledge) supports undergraduate artists with project funding, mentorship and resources to bring your ideas to life.
High School Programs
High school students have the unique opportunity to work with Adelphi professors while exploring the fundamentals of communication, media, and messaging through engaging coursework and hands-on projects. Participants can earn academic credit while gaining valuable college-level experience in the field of communications.
