MA in Media Studies

Western University Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Location

Canada

Study Format

On Campus

Course language

English

Study Fields

Communication, Journalism

Degree

Master of Arts (MA)

Tuition Fee

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Program Description

This one-year master’s degree in Media Studies cultivates critically engaged scholarship at the intersection of media, information, technology, and culture.

Access a broad range of disciplines and expertise

Drawing on Faculty expertise in media, information, and journalism studies, we provide students with the tools to understand, analyze, and intervene in our complex and constantly to changing media environment. Students receive rigorous training in a range of research areas and methods, including the critical political economy of media, information studies, cultural studies, social movements and social justice, quantitative studies of digital media, critical data studies, media history, and consumer and promotional culture.

About the School

The Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS), dedicated to advancing knowledge about media, communications and information technologies, is a vibrant, expanding Faculty comprising more than 45 full-time faculty members and 22 non-academic staff. FIMS offers strong programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels and is linked to the public and private sectors and community organizations in an academic environment characterized by interdisciplinarity, collaboration, creative inquiry, and critical thinking.