Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

Degrees offered

The school offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Advertising, Digital Media Production, Journalism, and Public Relations, along with a Master of Arts in Journalism Education.

Programs and emphasis

The school is one of five schools within Kent State's College of Communication and Information (CCI), the only college in the country offering degrees across five interrelated fields: media, design, communication, information, and digital technologies. It is one of three ACEJMC-accredited journalism and mass communication schools in Ohio. Facilities in Franklin Hall include an HD digital TV studio, a converged media newsroom, an internet radio station, a photo studio, and six editing suites.

History

Kent State began offering journalism classes in 1927, the same year its campus newspaper, The Kent Stater, was founded. Journalism became its own department in 1932 under Professor William Taylor, who led it for 27 years, and a school in 1940. The program moved from Merrill Hall to Taylor Hall in 1967 and into the renovated Franklin Hall, built in 1926, in 2007, with a 20,000-square-foot addition completed in 2008.

Key faculty and leadership

Emily Metzgar: Director of the School of Media and Journalism.
Amy Reynolds: Dean of the College of Communication and Information.
William Taylor: Founding department head (1936-1963).

Student-run media

Kent State Student Media operates eleven student-run media outlets, including The Kent Stater, founded in 1927.

Location and contact info

Address
Franklin Hall
800 E. Summit St.
Kent, OH 44242
Phone
330-672-2294
Website
https://www.kent.edu/mdj