The media studies major brings together coursework in media production and theory, offering students a range of technical skills and theoretical tools that will help them become active producers and thoughtful consumers of media.

The major offers students an opportunity to produce original, creative work, and to gain practical experience through internships, entrepreneurship, and work experience. It also cultivates media literacy by requiring students to examine various media phenomena within the context of cultural, economic, political, and technological developments from around the globe.

Courses in media studies skirt the boundaries of sociology, anthropology, art, history, film studies, environmental studies, and political science, and offer opportunities to engage with a range of prominent critical traditions within the humanities, including postcolonial studies, critical race theory, feminist and gender studies.