BAH.MDST - Media Studies - BA Honours
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The Media Studies program at Trent takes an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of media practices and effects. Students take courses in a range of disciplines including Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Philosophy, Computer Science, Canadian Studies, and Sociology, engaging with a range of ethical, theoretical, and technical concerns related to the implications of the human-technology interface for knowledge, individuality, and community. The program provides academic background for work in the media, communications, and any other field where media literacy is vital.
INFORMATION & ADDITIONAL NOTES
Students may not graduate with a degree in Media Studies and a Cultural Studies Specialization in Film & Media.
Students pursuing the Media Studies degree take courses offered by several departments. For a list of courses arranged by discipline, see www.trentu.ca/mediastudies/program/courses-discipline.
The Accelerated Master of Arts program in Cultural Studies allows students to obtain a Master's degree in Cultural Studies within one to two terms less than students in the regular Master’s program. Students apply to the Accelerated Master of Arts program during the spring term which precedes the last year of their undergraduate program in Media Studies. The research starts in the fourth year. Upon graduation, students begin the MA program in May or September, just after completion of the undergraduate program. Students who are interested in applying should contact the Cultural Studies graduate program director.