Melville Library N4004
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Academic Year Represented
2021
Mission Statement
The School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University integrates innovative approaches to research, teaching, and public service in the fields of communication and journalism with an emphasis on efforts that collaboratively address and respond to pressing societal needs. The world’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.
Technology/Equipment/Facilities
Journalism students have access to the Newsroom, which contains 38 iMac Workstations, divided between two classrooms. The TV and Podcasting Studio is where journalism students produce four to five news programs each week during the regular academic year. In addition, there is a 1,000 sq. ft. Control Room for our TV Studio and Learning Space. From the equipment room Journalism students can check out an assortment of still cameras, video cameras, microphones, and audio recorders.
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (accredited) Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication (not accredited)
Graduate Degrees Offered
Master of Science in Journalism (not accredited) Master of Science in Science Communication (not accredited)
Majors
Journalism Mass Communication
Tracks within Majors
N/A
Internships Accepted for Credit
Students may earn up to 6 semester-hours toward the Journalism major and up to 12 semester-hours toward their undergraduate degree. Internship credits may be used to satisfy the journalism major’s elective requirement if a student’s total internship enrollment comes to three or more credits. More than one internship may be used to meet the three-credit minimum.
Internships Facilitated
Recent journalism internship sites include CBS News, CBS Sports, Glamour magazine, MSNBC, NBC News, CNN, ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, WSHU, Complex Media, Newsday, VICE News, Fort Lauderdale Magazine, Westchester Magazine, and weekly newspaper groups on Long Island, among others.
Experiential and/or Immersion Programs for Credit
In addition to off-campus internships, students get hands-on experience at WSHU, the local public radio station, which is located in our department. The news director and assistant news director for WSHU are adjunct instructors in our unit. WSHU staff worked with our unit's students and faculty on an award-winning series of stories on slavery on Long Island.
Online Options
Though the unit does not offer fully online programs, it offers a number of online and hybrid courses. Online courses include JRN/COM 120: Fundamentals of Public Speaking, JRN/COM 208: History of Mass Communication, and JRN 305: Mass Communication Law and Ethics. Hybrid courses include JRN 101: News Literacy.
Study-Abroad Options
The School of Communication and Journalism runs the Journalism without Walls program: a unique educational experience that gives students the opportunity to report stories from beyond the limitations of the campus community. In the past, Journalism without Walls students visited Korea, Cuba, Ecuador, Bangalore, China, Kenya, and Russia.
Graduate Programs
The unit offers a Master of Science degree in Journalism and a Master of Science degree in Science Communication. These are new programs and are not currently accredited.
Department Budget
$2,100,000
Amount Spent per Student
Undergrad Student Fees
$18,990
Undergraduate Student Fees Exclusive of Housing and Meal Plan
$3,490
Undergraduate Student Fees for Housing and Meal Plan
$15,500
Undergrad In-State Tuition
$5,227
Undergrad Out-of-State Tuition
$14,187
Average Undergraduate Financial Aid
$11,000
Average Undergraduate Student Debt
Graduate Student Fees
$1,261
Graduate In-State Tuition
$6,918
Graduate Out-of-State Tuition
$12,813
Average Graduate Financial Aid
Average Graduate Student Debt
Total Accredited Unit Enrollment
207
Undergraduate Enrollment
207
Graduate Enrollment
Number of In-State Students
192
Percentage of In-State Students
93
Number of International Students
8
Percentage of International Students
4
Male
94
Female
113
Not Specified
0
White
95
Black
22
Asian
22
Hispanic/Latino
46
Pacific Islands or Native Hawaiian
0
Native American or Native Alaskan
0
Other
9
Average Size of Skill Based Classes
13
Average Size of Non-Skill Based Classes
21
First Year Student (Freshman) Retention Rate at University
90
Four Year Completion Rate
53
Six Year Completion Rate
72
Full-Time Employment within Six Months of Graduation
Full-Time Employment Within Field of Study
Part-Time Employment Within Field of Study
Full-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
Part-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
Attending a Graduate Program
Unemployed
Unknown Status
Full-Time Faculty
12
Part-Time Faculty
9
Faculty with Tenure
6
Faculty on Tenure Track
1
Untenured Part-Time Faculty
9
Untenured Full-Time Faculty
6
Percentage of Faculty within Scholarship or Research Field
100
Male
15
Female
6
Unspecified
White
17
Black
1
Asian
2
Hispanic/Latino
1
Pacific Island or Native Hawaiian
0
Native American or Native Alaskan
0
Other
0
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for All Classes
17
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for Skill Classes
13