School of Communication and Media

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Join our Student Media Organizations
Hands on Learning from Day One

You have the opportunity to be part of our award-winning student media organizations, including WMSC 90.3 FM (radio station), The Montclarion (newspaper), Hawk Communications (strategic communications agency), Red Hawk Sports Network (covering 18 varsity sports), News Lab (digital news outlet), Hawk+ (digital streaming service), Society of Professional Journalists campus chapter, and our Public Relations Student Society of America chapter.

SCM’s Annual Impact Report
Student achievements, faculty recognition and innovative partnerships highlight the 2023-24 Academic Year

Covering the 2023-24 Academic Year, our Inaugural SCM Impact Report highlights the amazing achievements from the SCM community, including our students, faculty, staff and media organizations.

Why SCM?
Find out from our Graduates!

The School of Communication and Media will prepare you for the real world and help you get your first job through classroom instruction from passionate and experienced professors, internship opportunities and exciting co-curricular activities, all housed in our world-class, state-of-the art facilities. How did more than a dozen of our recent graduates feel about their experiences at SCM and why might it be an amazing choice for you? Feel the passion these students had for our program in this short video!

Mentoring Program
Students Prepare for the Media Industry

The School of Communication and Media offers highly motivated students the opportunity to be mentored by communication and media professionals. Mentors are Montclair alumni and friends of the program who are excelling in their field—whether it’s Journalism & Digital Media, Film and Television, Public Relations, Social Media or Sports Communication.

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About the School of Communication and Media
Driving the digital revolution

We offer a range of dynamic programs in communication and media to a talented and diverse student population of over 2,000. Offering degrees in film and television, social media and public relations, advertising, journalism and digital media, sports communication, communication and media studies, and an MA in Strategic Communication & Media, we will prepare you for our rapidly changing, data driven world.

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Our partnerships

SCM + SONY

State-of-the-art electronics, designed and implemented through a strategic partnership with Sony, extend beyond the production environment to include theaters, classrooms, media labs, public spaces and a multi-platform newsroom.

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NBCU Academy

Providing scholarships, training and enhanced course content, our partnership helps prepare the next generation of multi-media professionals. To learn more, visit NBCU Academy.

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