The School of Communication and
Information (SC&I) is a dynamic center of learning at the heart of the Rutgers University-New
Brunswick College Avenue campus. Founded in 1982 with the merger of the
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, the School of Communication
Studies, and the Department of Urban Journalism, SC&I research and teaching
focuses on organizational communication, social and new media, library and
information science, journalism and media studies, information
technology, and health communication and information. The school's competitive and
renowned programs prepare students for top careers in today's digital
environment.
The school leads the university in the
study of communication, information, and media processes, organizations, and
technologies as they shape and define individuals, societies, and the
relationships among them. Rapidly expanding communication and information
technologies are drawing these distinct but allied fields closer together
while, at the same time, extending beyond them and exerting a major influence
on our society and its economic and cultural endeavors. As a community of
scholars and teachers SC&I is committed to educating individuals who will
make lasting contributions to the interdisciplinary study and professional
practice of communication, journalism and media, library and information
science, and to society at large.
Fast Facts
- Close to 75 full-time faculty
members in three departments: Communication, Journalism and Media Studies, Library and Information
Science
- About 160 part-time faculty
members, most of whom are highly accomplished communication, information, and media
professionals working in the metropolitan area
- Over 2,300
undergraduate students pursuing one of three undergraduate majors: communication, information technology and
informatics, journalism and media studies
- Over 600 students in two
undergraduate minors: digital
communication, information, and media; and gender and media
- Over 650 students--both on
campus and online--in three master's programs:
communication and media, health communication and information, and information
- Over 90 doctoral students
- On-site and online continuing
education classes available
- Over 27,000 alumni
- Tuition is competitive with
the top 10 national programs in these disciplines
- Located less than 40 miles
from New York City and 60 miles from Philadelphia
- Faculty and students win
national and international awards every year from scholarly and professional associations
The most up-to-date information about
the School of Communication and Information may be found on the school's
website at http://comminfo.rutgers.edu.
About the School
