About San Jose State University

Founded more than 70 years ago, the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications is the largest of its kind in Northern California. We offer undergraduate degrees in advertising, journalism and public relations, as well as specialized education in reporting/editing (newspaper), photo, magazine and electronic (broadcast) journalism. Our graduate program also offers a Master's in Mass Communications.

The key element connecting these disciplines: They all require development of individual and group critical thinking skills and current events knowledge, plus the ability to communicate clearly through words, images, audio, video and other means. These skills are the single most valuable commodity a job applicant can have in today's world. There’s no better place to learn and polish these skills than the SJSU School of Journalism & Mass Communications.

Our program does far more than just train students to write news stories, develop campaigns or press releases. Graduates thrive in fields from the Internet to social media, creative advertising, television news, and public relations to music videos and gaming in the corporate world. They've won every major award offered in their fields, including Edward R. Murrow, Emmy, Addy, PRSA, and six Pulitzer Prizes. We're also one of only seven Journalism/Mass Communications programs in the state of California currently accredited by ACEJMC, which means our students have access to scholarships, internships, competitive prizes and other activities not available in non–accredited programs. We are also located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, the high-tech capital of the world.

The school is housed in historic Dwight Bentel Hall, one of the original campus buildings, in the center of the SJSU campus, near Tower Hall, Clark Hall and the new Student Union.