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About the School of Communication and Journalism

Creating a fairer, more just, and more rational world through engaging, ethical communication and media.

Founded in 2006 as the School of Journalism, we were renamed the School of Communication and Journalism in 2021. We are home to over 300 students and over 30 faculty members. Over 65% of our faculty hold terminal degrees.

The following centers are housed in the School:
Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting
Center for News Literacy

The School works in close partnership with:
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science

 

Mission

The School of Communication and Journalism educates the next generations of communication, journalism, and media leaders, practitioners, scholars, and professionals. It supports and integrates effective science and health communication research and practice, and explores, defines and strengthens the role of engaged communication in society.

Vision

The word's most complex and pressing problems require honest, inclusive, effective, fact-based communication. We envision a world that takes seriously the need for communication across all forms, platforms and institutions.

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Demographic Statement

Stony Brook itself is a highly diverse campus in terms of faculty, staff and students, and the School strives to reflect that diversity.

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Enrollment, Graduation & Retention Rates

The School of Communication and Journalism measures student success following the university's methodology. The data linked below was prepared by the Division of Educational and Institutional Effectiveness, and is updated annually.

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Undergraduate Programs

Communication

Bachelor of Arts

Journalism

Bachelor of Arts

Accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Mass Communication

Bachelor of Science

 

 

Graduate Programs

Journalism

Master of Science

Science Communication

Master of Science

Advanced Graduate Certificate