CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Accounting

The Accounting Department at BMCC offers a 30-credit non-degree certificate in accounting that will allow students to earn accounting credits on an accelerated basis. This certificate program is designed for students who have earned baccalaureate degrees in disciplines other than accounting and would like to transition to a career in accounting without having to bear the cost of enrolling in a graduate program.

Accounting

The Accounting Program is designed to provide students with a strong preparation in accounting, business and liberal arts. The Accounting Program prepares students for entry-level positions in the accounting field. In addition, a large percentage of students choose to continue their education at 4-year colleges in order to become certified public accountants (CPA). CPAs can start private practices specializing in tax, audit and consulting services.

Accounting for Forensic Accounting

The Associate in Science degree in Accounting for Forensic Accounting consists of courses that allow students to pursue further education and careers in forensic accounting, accounting, auditing, and the financial operations and management fields.

Animation and Motion Graphics

The Animation and Motion Graphics program provides students with the fundamentals of two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) animation, motion graphics, and special effects. Once necessarily hand-made, expensive and rare, animation has undergone a technical transformation and is now a ubiquitous part of special effect, advertising campaigns, video games, movies, and television.

Art Foundations: Art History

The department of Music and Art offers the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree program in Art Foundations: Art History. The Art Foundations program seeks to educate students in the fundamentals of studio practice and art historical scholarship. Progressing through a broad and rigorous curriculum that encompasses the basics of fine and applied arts and art history, students will be better prepared to enter a variety of majors in a 4-year college and pursue occupations in the arts.

Art Foundations: Studio Art

The department of Music and Art offers the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree program in Art Foundations: Studio Art. The Art Foundations program seeks to educate students in the fundamentals of studio practice and art historical scholarship. Progressing through a broad and rigorous curriculum that encompasses the basics of fine and applied arts and art history, students will be better prepared to enter a variety of majors in a 4-year college and pursue occupations in the arts.

Bilingual Childhood Education

The Childhood Education Program offers a liberal arts degree that prepares students to continue in a teacher education program at a senior college in order to become certified in Childhood Education or Bilingual Childhood Education (first through sixth grades). The program is designed for a seamless transfer to the teacher education program at City College.

Biotechnology Science

The Department of Science offers an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Biotechnology Science. Biotechnology requires an understanding of the life and physical sciences, and the A.S. in Biotechnology Science curriculum includes lower division courses in biology, chemistry, arts and ANIMATION AND MOTION GRAPHICS • ART FOUNDATIONS • BIOTECHNOLOGY Degree Programs

Business Administration

The Business Administration Program, administered by the Business Management Department, provides students with a general education background and 12 credits in basic business. After completion of the program, students may transfer to a senior college or university to attain the baccalaureate degree in business. Many students have inquired into the difference between the Business Administration and the Business Management Programs.

Business Management

The Business Management Department awards an Associate of Applied Science degree (A.A.S.). After completion of the first semester of work, which includes basic courses in business and the liberal arts, students may prepare for employment or continued study in a specific area of business management. Upon completion of the requirements, students are granted the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree and are also eligible to transfer to a senior college.

Child Care/Early Childhood Education

The Child Care/Early Childhood Education Program provides a core of Liberal Arts courses as well as specialized courses in child care and early childhood education. The program offers two career areas of study: Infant Toddler and Pre-School/Early Elementary. Students will find many career choices in the Child Care curriculum.

Childhood Education

The Childhood Education Program offers a liberal arts degree that prepares students to continue in a teacher education program at a senior college in order to become certified in Childhood Education or Bilingual Childhood Education (first through sixth grades). The program is designed for a seamless transfer to the teacher education program at City College.

Children and Youth Studies

Offered by the Department of English, the Associate in Arts degree in Children and Youth Studies offers a holistic and comprehensive perspective on children and young people. The program also provides a diversity of career opportunities that are available for working with or for children. This CHILD CARE/EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION • CHILDHOOD/BILINGUAL CHILDHOOD EDUCATION • CHILDREN AND YOUTH STUDIES Degree Programs

Communication Studies

The Communication Studies program builds students’ understanding and skills in communicating with others across many contexts: one-on-one, small groups, mass audiences, electronic, and across cultures. It prepares them for careers in such areas as advertising, corporate communications, counseling, event planning, human resources, marketing, media planning, political campaign management, public relations, teaching, as well as being a self-employed entrepreneur.

Community Health Education

Community Health Education is an exciting and growing profession that can lead to jobs all over the world in public health agencies, voluntary nonprofit organizations, schools, colleges, universities, medical care settings, business/industry and more! Community Health Education majors develop practical skills and a sound knowledge of public health and health promotion theories.

Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems focuses on the application of computers in a business environment with an emphasis on the analysis and design of business information systems. Upon completion of program requirements, students are awarded the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.

Computer Network Technology

Computer Network Technology prepares students to operate sophisticated, state- of-the-art computer equipment. Students are also given in-depth instruction in JCL, telecommunications networks, and operating systems concepts. Upon completion of program requirements, students are awarded the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree

Computer Science

Computer Science provides students with an understanding of the theory that underlies the existence, organization and applications of computers. Upon completion of program requirements, students are awarded the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree.

Criminal Justice

Criminal justice includes the study of criminal behavior, exploring its causes, effects, prevention, and intervention, as well as social, legal, and institutional responses to crime. The Criminal Justice Program provides multidisciplinary study of the structure, administration, and dynamics of the criminal justice system, a network of agencies at the local, state and federal levels.

Critical Thinking and Justice

The Department of Academic Literacy and Linguistics (ALL) offers an Associate in Arts degree in Critical Thinking and Justice. This program fosters critical literacy and critical thinking as applied to studies in justice, history, and philosophy, among others.

Cybersecurity

The Computer Information Systems (CIS) Department offers a 30-credit online certificate in Cybersecurity that will enable students to enter careers in Cybersecurity while earning CIS stackable credits. At the conclusion of the program, you will be well positioned to apply for entry level jobs, take various industry certification exams as well as enroll in one of the AAS degree programs offered through the CIS Department.

Data Science

The Mathematics Department offers an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Data Science. This field is popular and growing rapidly, offering many excellent opportunities for employment. Data scientists use a combination of domain data, computer science and statistical tools to extract specific information as needed.

Digital Marketing

The Department of Business Management offers the Associate in Science (A.S.) in Digital Marketing. The program aims to lessen the skills gap in the digital marketing industry and to develop a pipeline of skilled talent. Students in this program will gain a strong foundation needed for a career in digital marketing. Students completing the A.S. degree in Digital Marketing can transfer seamlessly into the B.A.

Economics

The Department of Social Sciences, Human Services, and Criminal Justice offers a major in Economics for its students leading to an Associate in Arts degree. The program reinforces BMCC’s general education outcomes and prepares students for transfer into Economics programs at senior colleges. This program has articulation agreements with Brooklyn College, City College, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, John Jay College, New York City College of Technology, Queens College and York College.

Engineering Science

The Department of Science offers an A.S. degree program in Engineering Science. The program provides students with the basic education necessary to enter the third year of an engineering major.

Ethnic Studies

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Ethnic Studies aims to develop students’ core competencies in the social sciences, arts and humanities while examining the experiences, histories and formation of diverse racial and ethnic groups in the United States and globally. The program will prepare students for a broad range of academic and professional careers in both the public and private sectors.

Financial Management

The Department of Business Management offers the Associate in Science (A.S.) in Financial Management that provides students with a solid foundation to pursue bachelor degrees in finance, business or financial economics. The curriculum addresses all areas that BMCC identifies as needed to obtain an integral general education via the development of critical thinking, effective communication, and problem solving skills. Students completing the A.S.

Gender and Women’s Studies

The Departments of Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice and Speech, Communications, and Theatre Arts offer an interdisciplinary major in Gender and Women’s Studies leading to an Associate in Arts degree. This major focuses on gender as the object of analysis and addresses the many issues, inequalities, social constructions, and realities that gender presents in our contemporary society and throughout history.

Geographic Information Science

The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Geographic Information Science (GIS) program teaches students the theory and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS is used to capture, manage, analyze, and display spatial information. For example, GIS is used to identify the direction and location for traveling, such as Google Maps, Google Earth and global positioning systems (GPS).

Gerontology

The departments of Health Education and Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice offer the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree program in Gerontology. The curriculum includes lower division courses in health education, social sciences, humanities, biology and mathematics.

Health Informatics

The Health Informatics Certificate Program, administered by the Allied Health Sciences Department, equips students with the competencies to use manual or computerized health information systems that collect data for analyzation, interpretation and dissemination to physicians, patients, public/private agencies, and other health care facilities. Upon successful completion of the requirements listed, students receive a certificate in Health Informatics.

Health Information Technology

The Health Information Technology Program, administered by the Allied Health Sciences Department, equips students with the competencies to use computerized health information systems that collect data for analyzation, interpretation and dissemination to physicians, patients, public/private agencies , and the public.

History

The History program provides students with the knowledge and tools vital for thriving in an increasingly competitive global world. History is an ongoing engagement with individuals across a range of cultures, traditions, and ways of seeing. In addition, the study of History reveals to students that the questions and concerns of the past are often strikingly similar to those with which we wrestle today.

Human Services

The Human Services program is designed for students who wish to prepare themselves for careers that focus on helping people solve problems and live more satisfying lives. These careers may encompass jobs in the following general areas: social work, counseling, rehabilitation, recreation, child welfare, public welfare, social security, developmental and physical disabilities, substance abuse, and services for older adults and others.

Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts Program at Borough of Manhattan Community College provides each student with a well-rounded background in the sciences, humanities, mathematics, and languages. The Liberal Arts Program awards the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree. This program provides a variety of courses in many different areas.

Linguistics

The Department of Academic Literacy and Linguistics (ALL) offers an Associate in Arts (AA) degree in Linguistics with two concentrations—General and TESOL/Applied Linguistics. The Linguistics program aims to foster a critical appreciation of language while helping students to understand the relationship between linguistics and literacy.

Literacy Studies

Organizations like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , the World Health Organization, and the World Bank highlight literacy as essential for tackling global issues like inequality and sustainability. The A.A. in Literacy Studies at BMCC is an interdisciplinary program where students explore how literacy shapes personal and social identities locally and globally. Students learn how institutions influence literacy practices and community development.

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics offers an A.S. degree in Mathematics. The program is designed to provide students with the first two years of study required to major in mathematics at the senior college level and is also suitable for students who wish to minor in mathematics at the senior college level.

Modern Languages

The Department of Modern Languages offers the Associate of Art (A.A.) degree program in Modern Languages with specializations in French, Italian, Spanish, and Spanish Translation & Interpretation. This interdisciplinary major will provide students with the necessary foundation in language skills and cultural literacy to engage in a professional career. In addition, this program fully articulates with Hunter College’s modern language bachelor degree programs.

Multimedia Programming and Design

The Multimedia Programming and Design program prepares students for careers in a variety of industries, companies and institutions that develop, produce or market multimedia products, programs or services. The program instructs students in the design and programming of computer-based interactive products that incorporate text, graphics, sound, animation and video.

Music

The department of Music and Art offers the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree program in Music with specializations in Music Studies, Music Education, Music Performance, and Jazz and Popular Music. The Music program seeks to educate students in the fundamentals of music, as well as more specialized topics in popular music, music production, music business, music education and music performance.

Nursing

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Nursing/Dual Degree with CUNY School of Professional Studies

Paramedic

The Paramedic Program, administered by the Allied Health Sciences Department provides the knowledge and skills necessary for graduates to function in advanced pre-hospital care. The curriculum follows the guidelines established by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs, as well as those of the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.

Political Science

The Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice Department offers a major in Political Science which will lead to an Associate in Arts degree. Political Science is an interdisciplinary field that introduces students to a variety of topics and issues including political parties, the media, elections, ancient and modern political theory, and political social movements.

Practical Nursing

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) you can feel good about what you are doing—helping others. You can also enjoy being in a profession where there is a need for more people as well as flexibie schedules. The path to becoming an LPN is relatively short and you will have the option to continue on to become an RN if you choose to. You will find students of all ages in this program.

Psychology

The Social Science, Human Services and Criminal Justice Department offers a major in Psychology which will lead to an Associate in Arts degree. The program will enable students to transfer into Psychology programs at senior colleges. It will also prepare students for a competitive and evolving job market. An Articulation agreement between the proposed Psychology degree at BMCC and the B.A. degree in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College has been finalized.

Public and Nonprofit Administration

The Public and Nonprofit Administration program offers students an essential foundation in both business management and public and nonprofit sector administration. Graduates of this program will be highly competitive and can maximize their access to career paths beyond private-profit sector business. Upon successful completion of this program, students will earn an associate in science (A.S.).

Public Health

The Department of Health Studies offers a major in Public Health leading to an Associate in Science degree. This program aims to professionally prepare students for careers in public health and transfer to senior college programs. This program has articulation agreements with York College.

Respiratory Therapy

The Respiratory Therapy Program, administered by the Allied Health Sciences Department, provides students with the necessary skills and experience to become competent respiratory therapists. Students receive specialized training in the clinical care of patients with cardio-respiratory problems.

School Health Education

BMCC’s School Health Education (SHE) Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree Program provides students with sound knowledge and practical skills. It also prepares students to continue in a teacher education program at a senior college in order to become certified in School Health Education (Pre-K to 12th Grade). BMCC has an articulation agreement currently in place that allows students in the School Health Education A.S.

Science

The Department of Science offers a Science program leading to an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree. This program is appropriate for students whose education goals require a Bachelor’s Degree in a basic or applied science, or students who desire a background in science for a health profession education.

Science for Forensics

The Department of Science offers an A.S. Science for Forensics/B.S. Forensic Science joint degree program with John Jay College of Criminal Justice. At BMCC, students complete the A.S. Science for Forensics degree. The lower division curriculum includes the biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics courses that are prerequisites for the upper division forensic science courses. Liberal Arts courses completed in the A.S. degree meet core requirements for the B.S.

Science for Health

The Department of Science offers an A.S. degree in Science for Health to prepare students to transfer to bachelor degree programs leading to careers in practitioner professions, i.e. dieticians, nutritionists, and exercise practitioners.

Secondary Education for Mathematics and Science

The Secondary Education Program offers students a solid foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as educational foundations and subject concentration courses. The Secondary Education Program offers students the choice of a major focusing in four teaching subject areas: Secondary Mathematics Education (SEM Major), Secondary Biology Education (SEB Major), Secondary Chemistry Education (SEC Major) and Secondary Physics Education (SEP).

Small Business/Entrepreneurship

The Small Business/Entrepreneurship program is a 2-year program leading to the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. The program is designed to prepare students with the necessary skills to start their own business or to be a successful employee of a small business. The program features four courses specifically designed to help students begin their own business.

Social Studies for Secondary Education

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Secondary Education in Social Studies, offered by the Teacher Education Department, offers students the first step on the path toward New York State teacher certification in social studies in 7th –12th grades. Students are exposed to a broad liberal arts and humanities curriculum which will provide them with the necessary academic foundation in adolescent growth and development, upon which to build their future educational endeavors.

Sociology

The Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice department offers a program in Sociology leading to an associate in arts degree. This program offers a comprehensive general education preparation, as well as a solid foundation for continuing on to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Sociology is the scientific study of society. It is a social science that studies social interactions and social structures, as well as stability and change in social life.

Spanish Translation for the Health, Legal and Business Professions

The Department of Modern Languages offers a 15-credit non-degree certificate in Spanish Translation for the Health, Legal and Business Professions. The certificate program will provide students with the necessary skills to become translators in positions requiring linguistic background in health, legal, and business concepts and terminology.

Theatre

The Theatre Program at BMCC offers a competitive edge to students who are considering a career in the entertainment field as well as for students who want to continue their education toward a baccalaureate degree at a 4-year college. BMCC offers the only performance-based theatre major at a community college in New York. Students study acting, technical theatre, and theatre history. Students produce a play, taking it from page through final production.

Urban Studies

The Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice Department offers a major in Urban Studies which will lead to an Associate in Arts degree. Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary field that introduces students to a variety of topics and issues in urban community development.

Video Arts and Technology

This program, administered by the Media Arts and Technology Department, provides a dynamic education in video, audio and television production. The program prepares students for positions in entertainment, journalism, audiovisual production, broadcast and cable networks, and corporate communications departments. It combines extensive hands-on experience with theoretical coursework in a comprehensive academic program.

Writing and Literature

The mission of BMCC’s Writing and Literature program is to teach and strengthen proficiency in creative writing, literary analysis, and the craft of journalism. We strive to provide a rich and immersive educational experience that cultivates a deep understanding and appreciation for the written word. Our goals include promoting critical thinking, layered analysis, clear expression, and rigorous reporting.