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Some media studies degrees emphasize theory. Others focus on production. The New School's Media Studies master's degree is one of the few in the country that allows you to integrate coursework in media theory, media production, and media management.
Whether you're a social activist producer or media manager, a filmmaker or media theorist, a web designer or a media writer, this degree program will help you put theory into practice, guided by a faculty of media professionals from all walks of academic, artistic, and commercial life, who strive to be humane and thoughtful citizens in an increasingly mediated world. In an era defined by rapidly changing information and communication technologies, your master's degree in Media Studies can give you the competitive edge you need to break through the noise.
Balancing a career and coursework can be challenging. The New School makes it easier to earn your MA degree by holding most classes in the late afternoon and evening. As a Media Studies student, you have access to state-of-the-art Knowledge Union facilities in video, audio, and multimedia, as well as access to our recently remodeled film production facility, not to mention all the resources of the media capital of New York City. You can study on a part-time (6 credits or fewer) or full-time (9 credits or more) basis. The academic year consists of 15-week fall and spring semesters and an intensive six-week summer term.
Earn your master's degree at your own pace and enjoy the convenience of "going to class" at any hour of the day or night. The online program of study allows you to satisfy all the requirements for the MA in Media Studies anywhere you have access to the internet.
Extreme Media Studies class to conduct live blog
October 2, 3, and 4
The Nevada Museum of Art's Art + Environment conference
"Global interest in the intersections of nature and culture has
broadened in recent years. In this expanding field, contemporary artists
and designers have re-envisioned the concept of environment. To better
understand the ideas shaping this dialogue, the Nevada Museum of Art
will host creative practitioners whose works explore natural, built, and
virtual environments."
--Nevada Museum of Art Conference website
The conference kicks off a "virtual field trip" involving students in this
semester's undergraduate Extreme Media Studies class. Students will
co-create the field trip with Jamie Kruse (Media Studies alumna and
the project's Art Director) and faculty member Elizabeth Ellsworth
(who team-teaches the course with Kit Laybourne). Ellsworth and Kruse
will live blog from the conference in collaboration with students.
They will focus on new ideas and perspectives generated there. They
will then take those ideas on the road to places where their
relationality with landscape and land use is tested. Their aim is to
use media to sense and learn what becomes possible and thinkable and
when art and science cross-contaminate. Join us
Truth Be Told: Documentary Film Festival
The Department of Media Studies and Film presents three nights of final work entitled "Truth Be Told" by the Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies class of 2008 Tuesday-Thursday, May 27-29. [More]
Documentary Studies/Media Studies Faculty Member Wins Peabody Award
Peter Schnall, who teaches cinematography at The New School, served as executive producer and cinematographer for Silence of the Bees, the recipient of a 2008 Peabody Award. [More]
Documentary Studies Faculty Member Wins Academy Award
Cynthia Wade, a Documentary Studies faculty member, won the Academy Award in the Short Documentary category this year for her film Freeheld. [More]
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