Communication Studies
Media and Screen Studies and Sociology, BA
The Program in Media and Screen Studies offers combined majors with various departments and colleges. Students can therefore create their own unique combination of majors if a designated combined major does not exist.
The Media and Screen Studies Program and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology offer a combined major in media and screen studies and sociology. The combined major integrates the analysis, research, and production of traditional and emerging media along with the critical perspective needed for studying the social and cultural arrangements in which people live, for understanding how societies function, for investigating the conditions under which people change their institutions, and for describing the modes and conditions of cooperation that make social life possible. Students can take a combined major in Media and Screen Studies and Sociology. Students take 9 courses from each major plus one bridge course.
Co-op Opportunities
Walt Disney World
Orlando, FL
Viacom
New York, NY
The Chew Productions
New York, NY
NBC Universal Television
New York, NY
The Martha Stewart Show
New York, NY
National Geographic Learning
New York, NY
BMF Media Group
New York, NY
Career Opportunities
Account Executive
Broadcast Journalist
Creative Director
Information Officer
Market Researcher
Media Planner
Media Producer
Multimedia Specialist
Public Relations Specialist
Social Media Manager
Web Content Manager
Writer
Multidisciplinary Skills
ability to work under pressure
creative problem-solving skills
critical thinking
leadership skills
listening
performance and presentation skills
project management skills
verbal and written communication skills
Learning Outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Our Media and Screen Studies curriculum designed to achieve six distinct learning objectives:
1. Apply basic knowledge of fundamental techniques of video-based film production in a visual project
2. Define terms, concepts, and theories that are fundamental to the study of media
3. Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to media texts
4. Apply the history of media studies to current issues of media with a particular focus on identity, industry, and democracy
5. Plan, write, and present original research papers and presentations, incorporating an analytical understanding of concepts and ideas in Media and Screen Studies
6. Apply theories of media and culture central to the field of Media and Screen Studies to a media text or issue