Media Studies major admits first undergrad students

This past fall, the College launched a comprehensive interdisciplinary program in Media Studies that focuses on electronic, print, digital, and film media. But this is not just any other Communications or Media Studies major. “It’s a liberal arts program that takes as its object of study the fundamental role of media in our culture,” said director Johanna Drucker, Robertson Professor of Media Studies. Because it emphasizes critical thinking, “our students will be prepared to do anything they want to do,” Drucker said.

Required courses include media theory and criticism, history of media, a range of advanced electives in numerous fields, and at least one course or internship in the practice of media in any of its forms. Electives could include courses in anthropology, art, psychology, and photography.