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Program checklist · BS

Mass Communication, BS

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Communication affects everything we know, or think we know, about ourselves and our society. The major and minor in Mass Communication help students become informed consumers of news and information, and more effective communicators. Students develop an awareness of mass communication as a discipline and expand their understanding of mass media and media systems. The skills and knowledge they gain complement any academic field or profession, and demonstrate to prospective employers their proficiency in a highly desired area.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_3942cea3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Degree Requirements

0 items

    Required Courses (24 credits)

    8 items
    1. JRN 101
      News Literacy 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 106
      Introduction to Mass Media 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 120
      Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 207
      Media Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COM 208
      Mass Communication 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    6. COM 305
      Mass Communication Law & Ethics 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    7. COM 415
      Data Analysis and Storytelling 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    8. COM 491
      Mass Communication Senior Project 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Choose one of the following paired methods and theory sequences (6 credits)

    Choose 1 of the following · Choose one of the following paired methods and theory sequences (6 credits) · 3 items
    1. COM 306
      Modes of Media Criticism 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 307
      Critical Media Theory 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: COM 316 - Mass Communication Research Methods 3 credits
    3. COM 317
      Mass Communication Theory 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Choose two of the following electives (6 credits)

    Choose 2 of the following · Choose two of the following electives (6 credits) · 10 items
    1. JRN 319
      The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 346
      Race, Class, and Gender in Media 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    3. JRN 363
      Magazine Writing 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 365
      Talking Science 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. JRN 366
      Press & the Presidency 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    6. COM 399
      Special Topics in Mass Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    7. JRN 413
      Journalisms of the Global South 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    8. JRN 433
      Journalistic Book and Serial Narrative Production 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    9. COM 487
      Independent Study 0-6 credits,
      Not resolved to a course
    10. COM 494
      Mass Communication Internship 0-6 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Interdisciplinary Concentration (9 credits)

    0 items

      Upper- Division Writing Requirement

      0 items

        SBC Courses

        3 items
        1. Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Stony Brook University, catalog Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.stonybrook.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1558&returnto=1134. Captured page pages/0248.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.