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Master of Science Degree in Media Studies

HEGIS CODE 0603

The Master of Science in Media Studies offers broad exposure to fields of knowledge in broadcast and electronic communications directly related to critical/cultural media studies, management, marketing, and programming. Students have maximum flexibility in constructing a program of study germane to their professional goals to help them sharpen his or her critical skills and help them move ahead in the media world. The program's dual focus in practical and critical skills provides a springboard to careers in media organizations, teaching and activism.

The program features

· Media law and regulation
· Critical and cultural media studies
· Audience research
· Fieldwork

Within the program, students are guided by scholars and media professionals and in return have many opportunities to conduct research, to meet with media professionals throughout New York City, and to deepen their understanding of the vastly changing world of electronic media in preparation for challenging media careers.

MS students immerse themselves in the media capital of the world. Many graduates attain positions within a range of media companies, or go on to further their media education. The majority of them complete their degree holding down a full-time job.

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Degree Requirements

Thirty credits are required for the degree. Other than required courses, credits required for the degree must be in courses chosen in consultation with the graduate deputy chairperson. The program of study must be approved by the department. Courses in the Television and Radio Department offered toward the degree must be 700-level courses.

Students must complete 30 credits, at least 24 credits of which must be taken in the Television and Radio Department. Six credits must be taken in required courses offered by the department; the remaining 24 credits are elective, and must be approved in consultation with the deputy chairperson.

Every student shall be required to successfully complete the departments graduate core, which consists of Introduction to Media Studies (7701X), to be taken in the first semester, and Media Studies Seminar (7710X), to be taken in the students final semester of course work.

The M.S. degree emphasizes two areas of study: broadcast management and critical/cultural media studies. When choosing credits, students are encouraged to balance their course of study in both areas for a well-rounded degree program.

Courses in the department that follow the broadcast management emphasis include:

     •     Seminar in Television and Radio Program
           Development and Audience Analysis (7722X)
     •     Television and Radio Management Theory and
           Practice (7725X)
     •     Seminar in Media Management (7726X)
     •     Media Marketing and Promotion (7727X)
     •     Television and Radio Audience Research (7945X)

Courses in the department that follow the critical/cultural media studies emphasis include:

     •     Media and Communication History and Regulation
           (7713X)
     •     Critical Analysis of Media (7714X)
     •     Media Reception: Processes and Practices (7715X)
     •     Global Media (7728X)

M.S. students may also take the following two television production courses: Television and Radio Production: Applied Aesthetics (7730X) and The Television Script: Structuring and Writing (7740G). All other television production courses are closed to M.S. students.

Fieldwork in Electronic Media (7769X) will be available each semester. Students may take this course only once during their program of study.

Up to 6 credits may be taken outside the department with the approval of the graduate deputy chairperson.

Students must pass a written comprehensive examination. The examination will consist of four questions in areas in which the student has taken courses during his/her course of study. Information about the comprehensive examination is in the section Academic Regulations and Procedures.

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