Media studies, a communication science, studies the nature and effects of mass media upon individuals and society. A cross-disciplinary field, media studies uses techniques from cultural studies, psychology, art theory, sociology, information theory, and economics. Media studies has greatly influenced the development of multimedia and of performance art.

Graduate study in this area will help you developing a critical understanding of the mediated culture in which we live as well as the skills to produce media messages in a variety of forms and genres. A commitment to the essential relationship between media theory and practice will be the core value of the program.

Today, in a world defined by rapidly changing information and communication technologies, the programs remains open to innovation and respectful of the integrity and potential contributions of all media formats, providing state-of-the-art instruction in audio, video, film, and multimedia. It will encourage awareness of the ethical imperatives of communication throughout the "global village" and sensitivity to the ways in which media theory and practice can contribute to intercultural understanding. The Media Studies Program thus endeavors to prepare students to be competitive contributors to a challenging marketplace and to educate them to be humane and thoughtful citizens in an increasingly mediated world.

Media Studies is concerned with the impact of media on contemporary society. Probably at no time in history has access to, and proficiency with, media and information technologies been more important in the public mind, nor more critical to policy making and teaching in government, schools and universities. Nor at any time in the recent past have the nation's press, media, and information sectors been the object of as much intense public concern or scrutiny with a growing recognition of their unmatched importance in the conduct of our daily lives and democratic institutions.

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Tallinn University - IMKE program

University of Calgary

International School of New Media