School of Communication
Did you know...?
- Hofstra has one of the largest non-commercial broadcast studios in the Northeast; it includes video control rooms, editing suites, and professional soundstages.
- NewsHub is a state-of-the-art newsroom and collaborative space containing Avid non-linear digital editing software, iNews and NewsCutter, and the latest information management and handling tools.
- WRHU Radio Hofstra University (88.7FM) is Hofstra's 24/7, fully digital radio station.
- The M.F.A. in Documentary Studies and Production is one of only two such programs offered in the United States.
- Classes are taught by highly accomplished, award-winning faculty, including, most recently, the recipient of a Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Hofstra recently announced its newest graduate program, an M.A. in Public Relations, that will enroll its first students in the Fall 2013 semester.
Why choose Hofstra's School of Communication for Graduate Study?
If you're interested in learning the critical, analytical, and practical skills associated with producing documentaries, we have the program for you. Our MFA program in Documentary Studies and Production combines theory and real world experience in assisting you to become an effective nonfiction storyteller.
If you want to become a skilled provider of news and a communicator capable of using all forms of new and traditional media, you'll want to enroll in our MA in Journalism. Ours is a professional program of advanced studies designed to prepare you to enter and excel in the rapidly changing world of journalism.
If you're seeking to examine the interconnected web of human and technological communication, then you really want to consider our MA program in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies. This program draws insight from a liberal arts field of study that is more than 2000 years old to provide insights into how human communication shapes today's world.
If any of these programs resonate with you, please read further for additional information.
Continue reading for a complete list of programs in this school.
| Graduate Programs | Degrees Offered |
|---|---|
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Documentary Studies and Production
303 Dempster Hall Phone: (516) 463-6573 Contact: Aashish Kumar |
MFA |
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Journalism
409 New Academic Building Phone: (516) 463-4304 Contact: Kristal Zook |
MA |
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Public Relations
309 Dempster Hall Phone: 516-463-5248 Contact: Jeffrey S. Morosoff |
MA |
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Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies
412 New Academic Building Phone: (516) 463-4302 Contact: Reshmi Sen |
MA |
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