Communications at The College of Saint Rose

COMMUNICATIONS

B.A. in Communications M.A. in Communications Minor in Communications Minor in Film & New Media Studies Minor in Journalism Minor in Public Relations

Albany and the Capital Region — Our Extended Campus Only a few blocks from Albany’s vibrant downtown and state Capitol, our campus is within walking distance of a variety of shops and restaurants. The tree-lined streets, historic homes, and modern stately academic buildings are the perfect backdrop for your education. This is an active community of more than 60,000 college students, and Places Rated Almanac has ranked Albany as one of the top three cities in which to receive an education. The Region’s role as a government and growing tech center provides plentiful opportunities for internships and employment.

Living on Campus Saint Rose offers guaranteed housing for four years for all undergraduate students and limited College-owned apartments for graduate students.

Scholarships and Financial Aid We have maintained one of the lowest private college tuitions in New York state and award scholarships, grants and financial aid to our incoming freshman, transfer and graduate students. Committed to enrolling students with proven achievement, the College offers academic scholarships and graduate assistantships based on high school or prior college GPA. For more information, visit www.strose.edu/finaid.

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Apply Today Students and families tell us over and over again that the undergraduate and graduate admissions process at The College of Saint Rose is personal. Our students and their families are welcomed as individuals with unique goals and aspirations. Freshman, transfer and graduate students can apply at www.strose.edu/apply.

Undergraduate Programs The College’s B.A. in Communications offers students the opportunities to develop, write and/or produce TV and radio programs, newspapers, magazines, web and multimedia productions, as well as academic papers and projects. Through the capstone courses in each concentration, students conceptualize and craft scripts, TV programs, public service campaigns and a variety of media projects.

Undergraduate students choose one of three concentrations: Journalism, Public Relations, and Film & New Media Studies.

Graduate Programs The master’s program prepares students to be successful communications practitioners in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. While demonstrating the integral relationship between and among practitioners in public relations and journalism, the program also recognizes the importance of technology in the changing communications workplace.

In addition to meeting all Saint Rose graduate admission requirements, applicants to the master’s program must submit two writing samples appropriate to the field.

Faculty Saint Rose communications professors have all worked in their professional and academic fields of communication, broadcasting, public relations and journalism before becoming professors. Students benefit from their years of professional, research and teaching experience.

Internships Students may complete internships in print and broadcast journalism, TV and radio production, public relations, advertising, government communications and other related fields. Recent internship placements include: Albany Medical Center, Eric Mower & Associates, Fingerpaint Marketing, Fox News, The Record, Times Union, Time Warner Cable News, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMHT, and WNYT-TV Channel 13 (NBC Affiliate).

Remarkable Outcomes The College’s communications graduates often land jobs as a direct result of their internships at national media outlets, television networks and production studios. They have been recognized for the quality of their work including winning industry recognitions such as the Emmy and Telly awards. Recent employers of communication graduates include: Al Jazeera; C-SPAN; CSS Studios; ESPN; KRG Deptartment of Information Technology, Iraq; MTV Networks; NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”; NBC Universal, Inc.; Northeast Public Radio; NY1 News; Radio Free Europe; Random House Publishing; Raytheon; VH-1; WAMC; and John Wylie & Sons Publishing.

WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST CENTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTER

The William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Med

between Saint Rose and the Hearst Foundations that dates back to 1966. The

lished by William Randolph Hearst, the founder of the present-day Hearst Corpo

media and information company. The state-of-the-art facilities at the Hearst C

quality, high-definition television studio equipped with professional cameras,

sets, with room for a studio audience; radio audio production and control roo

console, live-stream programming and high-quality microphones; multimedia c all forms of video; a performance studio equipped with professional sound and and live in-house events; two professional music studios and control rooms; a with a 14-foot screen and Dolby 5.1 surround sound.

For More Information Communications Department: www.strose.edu/communications Degree requirements and course descriptions: www.strose.edu/catalogs Admission and applications: www.strose.edu/admissions

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