M.A. in Media Arts & Sciences

Start your journey toward a Ph.D., or prepare for a career as an industry analyst or researcher. Our research M.A. in media arts and sciences gives you the opportunity to experience our diverse approaches to media and find a niche that works for you.

M.A. students’ courses of study share one common trait: media research. From there, they follow their own paths. Our M.A. students study topics as varied as classical Hollywood cinema, representations of labor, and voice and autonomy in the Middle East.

Our flexible curriculum, expert faculty, and robust research technology combine to provide an environment of endless curiosity to support the graduate school experience you need.

The Media School combines decades-long traditions of journalism and communications with a commitment to preparing students for 21st-century media careers.

Our graduates are journalists and marketing professionals, advertising executives and public relations experts, filmmakers and directors, scholars, game designers, researchers, and more.

Our faculty has the experience that’s just as varied. They’re Pulitzer Prize and Emmy winners, internationally recognized scholars and writers, filmmakers, and game designers.

Together, we’re creating the media landscape of the future.