Media Studies, MA

Media Studies, MA is a Masters program taught at Pratt Institute, USA. Intake: Fall Only. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 Years) options.

The MA in Media Studies at Pratt Institute helps students explore contemporary media through both critical theory and media practices. Coursework examines how media influence the economy, race, gender, and politics, and it addresses social, political, cultural, economic, and aesthetic questions through theory, media forms, and relevant archives. Students study how media creation and media forms operate as cultural and political processes.

The program is an interdisciplinary degree within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities and Media Studies, offered at the Brooklyn campus. It consists of 30 credits taken over three semesters, plus a thesis finished in the fourth semester. The core includes Mediologies I and II and Encounters I and II, with elective seminars and strongly recommended Experimental Media Lab and Methodologies Lab. Students can also take an optional internship and complete the Final Project/Thesis Workshop.

Modules

• HMS-650A Mediologies I
• HMS-650B Mediologies II
• HMS-549A Media Studies Encounters 1
• HMS-549B Media Studies Encounters 2
• HMS-645 Experimental Media Lab
• HMS-646 Methodologies Lab
• HMS-640 Mentored Studies I
• Final Project/Thesis Workshop (HMS-659A)
• Thesis in Progress (HMS-659B)

The minimum requirements for admission in Media Studies, MA at Pratt Institute for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Pratt Institute.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Pratt Institute as pre-requiste for admission in Media Studies, MA.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Applicants should have a BA, BS, or BFA from an accredited institution. Candidates must submit a statement of purpose describing their interest in the program, 10–20 pages of relevant writing sample(s) with emphasis on analytical writing about media, transcripts of undergraduate coursework, and two letters of recommendation. All applicants must follow the standard admissions process for graduate programs at Pratt.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pratt.edu/liberal-arts-and-sciences/humanities-and-media-studies/media-studies-ma/

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.