April 24, 2008
Second Annual Majors Banquet: A Bittersweet Celebration
April 3, 2008
Foreign Correspondent Matt McAllester Speaks on War Coverage
March 24, 2008
Klurfeld Family Endows Scholarship For Outstanding Junior Journalism Major
March 6, 2008
Al-Jazeera English Anchor Critiques Modern Media as Moving 'Faster Than Thought'
January 30, 2008
CBS Newsman Randall Pinkston Gives Keynote Speech for Black History Month
January 2, 2008
J-School Inaugurates Intensive "Reporting in NYC" Course
September 6, 2007
Former CBS News Executive Named Associate Dean At Stony Brook
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Students participate in both on-campus and off-campus news internships every semester. Faculty mentors follow the interns' progress, meeting regularly to help students develop both craft and workplace savvy. Among the organizations where Stony Brook student journalists have interned in the past year are the Southampton Press, Newsday, The Daily News, News12 and Glamour magazine.
The Minor in Journalism
The Journalism Minor at Stony Brook University emphasizes knowledge and exposure to basic skills for students who seek an understanding of broadcast, online, and print media. Courses in the minor provide students with a broad introduction to journalistic principles and practices as well as an understanding of the role of journalism in society. This program will be useful both to students interested in media careers as well as those students interested in sharpening their information-gathering and analytical skills, improving the speed and clarity of their writing, and improving their ability to communicate in whatever career they pursue.
Eighteen credits are required for the Minor in Journalism. Courses must be passed with a C or better to count toward the minor. Students are required to complete at least nine credits of upper-division journalism courses to complete the Minor in Journalism.
Not all courses are offered each semester, so you should plan your program as early as possible. Prerequisites will be enforced–plan ahead.
Writing Immersion Program: To progress in the minor program, students must pass a proficiency test as part of JRN 110. The course includes a six-week immersion lab in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Students who pass the proficiency test will be exempt from the lab. All other students must take the lab and pass the test.
The Minor Program
Courses required of all minors (9 credits):
JRN 101-B: News Literacy
JRN 110: News I (and Grammar Immersion)
JRN 301: Journalism 24/7
Students must take one course from this list (3 credits):
JRN 108-F: The History and Future of the American Press
JRN 201: Journalism That Changed the World
Electives (6 credits)
Electives include courses not taken in the list above.
JRN 210: News II: Beat Reporting
JRN 220: Media Law and Ethics
JRN 310: News III: Reporting and Writing for Broadcast
JRN 320: The Promise and Perils of Online Journalism
JRN 337: Intro to Narrative Journalism
Note: Minors may take additional JRN electives with permission of instructor.
For more information, call the School of Journalism Office at (631) 632-7403.
