José E. Aguiar Aramburu Ave.
908 Road, Km 1.2, Call Box 860
Humacao, PR 00792
Academic Year Represented
2022
Mission Statement
The program develops professionals capable of using digital multimedia technologies in order to play critical roles in cultural, social and economic affairs. Graduates will possess the theoretical, technical and practical competencies, in addition to the ethical disposition, needed for integration into civic participation as well as the labor/business market mediated by information and communication technologies.
Technology/Equipment/Facilities
The Department has: three laboratories for graphic design, one for traditional graphic design and two for 2D and 3D Animation. In addition, it had a traditional dark room, a photography studio, TV Studio, seven video work stations, recording studios with a digital console, three audio work stations and a radio studio. All classrooms have a smart whiteboard system (Promethean) with cameras for online, hybrid or remote courses.
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Degrees Offered
n.a.
Majors
Major in Communication Technologies
Tracks within Majors
Emphasis in Graphic Design and/or Audio and Video
Internships Accepted for Credit
COMU-4336 Supervised Practicum in Communication INTD-4995 First Work Experience
Internships Facilitated
Experiential and/or Immersion Programs for Credit
Online Options
During the pandemic, the courses were revised and offered remotely. For the academic year 2020-2021 we begin to offer face-to-face and other courses in a hybrid way. Currently, we have at UPRH the courses COMU-3009 & COMU 3018 to be able to offer them remotely or hybridly.
Study-Abroad Options
Institutional and International Relations Office at UPRH affiliated to the National Student Exchange and the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP Direct).
Graduate Programs
Department Budget
$735,715
Amount Spent per Student
Undergrad Student Fees
$774
Undergraduate Student Fees Exclusive of Housing and Meal Plan
$18,635
Undergraduate Student Fees for Housing and Meal Plan
$22,852
Undergrad In-State Tuition
$4,640
Undergrad Out-of-State Tuition
$5,952
Average Undergraduate Financial Aid
$5,327
Average Undergraduate Student Debt
Graduate Student Fees
$None
Graduate In-State Tuition
Graduate Out-of-State Tuition
Average Graduate Financial Aid
Average Graduate Student Debt
Total Accredited Unit Enrollment
181
Undergraduate Enrollment
181
Graduate Enrollment
0
Number of In-State Students
181
Percentage of In-State Students
100
Number of International Students
0
Percentage of International Students
0
Male
82
Female
99
Not Specified
0
White
Black
3
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
146
Pacific Islands or Native Hawaiian
Native American or Native Alaskan
2
Other
30
Average Size of Skill Based Classes
15
Average Size of Non-Skill Based Classes
20
First Year Student (Freshman) Retention Rate at University
96
Four Year Completion Rate
56
Six Year Completion Rate
51
Full-Time Employment within Six Months of Graduation
35
Full-Time Employment Within Field of Study
27
Part-Time Employment Within Field of Study
Full-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
6
Part-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
Attending a Graduate Program
8
Unemployed
Unknown Status
2
Full-Time Faculty
5
Part-Time Faculty
3
Faculty with Tenure
5
Faculty on Tenure Track
0
Untenured Part-Time Faculty
3
Untenured Full-Time Faculty
0
Percentage of Faculty within Scholarship or Research Field
Male
3
Female
5
Unspecified
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
8
Pacific Island or Native Hawaiian
Native American or Native Alaskan
Other
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for All Classes
20
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for Skill Classes
15