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This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Media Studies, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Witnessing Conspiracy Theories: Developing an Intersectional Approach to Conspiracy Theory Research , David Guignion

Canadians Redefining R&B: The Online Marketing of Drake, Justin Bieber, and Jessie Reyez , Amara Pope Ms.

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Instagram Influencers and their Youngest Female Followers , Amanda Jenkins

A descriptive analysis of sport nationalism, digital media, and fandom to launch the Canadian Premier League , Farzan Mirzazadeh

Influencer Engagement Pods and the Struggle Over Measure in Instagram Platform Labour , Victoria J. O'Meara

Radiant Dreams and Nuclear Nightmares: Japanese Resistance Narratives and American Intervention in Postwar Speculative Popular Culture , Aidan J. Warlow

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

More barriers than solutions: Women’s experiences of support with online abuse , Chandell E. Gosse

Heavy Metal Fundraisers: Entrepreneurial Recording Artists in Platform Capitalism , Jason Netherton

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Resistant Vulnerability in The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Captain America , Kristen Allison

Unwrapping the Toronto Christmas Market: An Examination of Tradition and Nostalgia in a Socially Constructed Space , Lydia J. Gibson

Trauma, Creativity, And Bearing Witness Through Art: Marian Kołodziej's Labyrinth , Alyssa Logie

Appropriating Play: Examining Twitch.tv as a Commercial Platform , Charlotte Panneton

Dead Men Walking: An Analysis of Working-Class Masculinity in Post-2008 Hollywood Film , Ryan Schroeder

Glocalization in China: An Analysis of Coca-Cola’s Brand Co-Creation Process with Consumers in China , Yinuo Shi

Critiquing the New Autonomy of Immaterial Labour: An Analysis of Work in the Artificial Intelligence Industry , James Steinhoff

Watching and Working Through: Navigating Non-being in Television Storytelling , Tiara Lalita Sukhan

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Hone the Means of Production: Craft Antagonism and Domination in the Journalistic Labour Process of Freelance Writers , Robert Bertuzzi

Invisible Labour: Support-Service Workers in India’s Information Technology Industry , Indranil Chakraborty

Exhibiting Human Rights: Making the Means of Dignity Visible , Amy J. Freier

Industrial Stagecraft: Tooling and Cultural Production , Jennifer A. Hambleton

Cultural Hybridity in the Contemporary Korean Popular Culture through the Practice of Genre Transformation , Kyunghee Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Regarding Aid: The photographic situation of humanitarianism , Sonya de Laat

The Representation of the Canadian Government’s Warrantless Domestic Collection of Metadata in the Canadian Print News Media , Alan Del Pino

(Not) One of the Boys: A Case Study of Female Detectives on HBO , Darcy Griffin

Pitching the Feminist Voice: A Critique of Contemporary Consumer Feminism , Kate Hoad-Reddick

Local-Global Tensions: Professional Experience, Role Perceptions and Image Production of Afghan Photojournalists Working for a Global Audience , Saumava Mitra

A place for locative media: A theoretical framework for assessing locative media use in urban environments , Darryl A. Pieber

Mapping the Arab Diaspora: Examining Placelessness and Memory in Arab Art , Shahad Rashid

Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentary Governance of Indigenous Life in Canada and its Disruption , Danielle Taschereau Mamers

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Finding Your Way: Navigating Online News and Opinions , Charlotte Britten

Law and Abuse: Representations of Intimate Partner Homicide in Law Procedural Dramas , Jaime A. Campbell

Creative Management: Disciplining the Neoliberal Worker , Trent Cruz

No hay Sólo un Idioma, No hay Sólo una Voz: A Revisionist History of Chicana/os and Latina/os in Punk , Richard C. Davila

Shifting Temporalities: The Construction of Flexible Subjectivities through Part-time Retail Workers’ Use of Smartphone Technology , Jessica Fanning

Becoming Sonic: Ambient Poetics and the Ecology of Listening in Four Militant Sound Investigations , David C. Jackson

Capital's Media: The Physical Conditions of Circulation , Atle Mikkola Kjøsen

On the Internet by Means of Popular Music: The Cases of Grimes and Childish Gambino , Kristopher R. K. Ohlendorf

Believing the News: Exploring How Young Canadians Make Decisions About Their News Consumption , Jessica Thom

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Narrative Epic and New Media: The Totalizing Spaces of Postmodernity in The Wire, Batman, and The Legend of Zelda , Luke Arnott

Canada: Multiculturalism, Religion, and Accommodation , Brittainy R. Bonnis

Navigating the Social Landscape: An Exploration of Social Networking Site Usage among Emerging Adults , Kristen Colbeck

Impassioned Objects And Seething Absences: The Olympics In Canada, National Identity and Consumer Culture , Estee Fresco

Satirical News and Political Subversiveness: A Critical Approach to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report , Roberto Leclerc

"When [S]He is Working [S]He is Not at Home": Challenging Assumptions About Remote Work , Eric Lohman

Heating Up the Debate: E-cigarettes and Instagram , Stephanie L. Ritter

Limitation to Innovation in the North American Console Video Game Industry 2001-2013: A Critical Analysis , Michael Schmalz

Happiest People Alive: An Analysis of Class and Gender in the Trinidad Carnival , Asha L. St. Bernard

Human-Machinic Assemblages: Technologies, Bodies, and the Recuperation of Social Reproduction in the Crisis Era , Elise D. Thorburn

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Evangelizing the ‘Gallery of the Future’: a Critical Analysis of the Google Art Project Narrative and its Political, Cultural and Technological Stakes , Alanna Bayer

Face Value: Beyond the Surface of Brand Philanthropy and the Cultural Production of the M.A.C AIDS Fund , Andrea Benoit

Cultivating Better Brains: Transhumanism and its Critics on the Ethics of Enhancement Via Brain-computer Interfacing , Matthew Devlin

Man Versus Food: An Analysis of 'Dude Food' Television and Public Health , Amy R. Eisner-Levine

Media Literacy and the English as a Second Language Curriculum: A Curricular Critique and Dreams for the Future , Clara R. Madrenas

Fantasizing Disability: Representation of loss and limitation in Popular Television and Film , Jeffrey M. Preston

(Un)Covering Suicide: The Changing Ethical Norms in Canadian Journalism , Gemma Richardson

Labours Of Love: Affect, Fan Labour, And The Monetization Of Fandom , Jennifer Spence

'What's in a List?' Cultural Techniques, Logistics, Poeisis , Liam Cole Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Distinguishing the 'Vanguard' from the 'Insipid': Exploring the Valorization of Mainstream Popular Music in Online Indie Music Criticism , Charles J. Blazevic

Anonymous: Polemics and Non-identity , Samuel Chiang

Manufacturing Legitimacy: A Critical Theory of Election News Coverage , Gabriel N. Elias

The Academic Grind: A Critique of Creative and Collaborative Discourses Between Digital Games Industries and Post-Secondary Education in Canada , Owen R. Livermore

We’re on This Road Together: The Changing Fan/Producer Relationship in Television as Demonstrated by Supernatural , Lisa Macklem

Brave New Wireless World: Mapping the Rise of Ubiquitous Connectivity from Myth to Market , Vincent R. Manzerolle

Promotional Ubiquitous Musics: New Identities and Emerging Markets in the Digitalizing Music Industry , Leslie Meier

Money, Morals, and Human Rights: Commercial Influences in the Marketing, Branding, and Fundraising of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch , Danielle Morgan

If I Had a Hammer: An Archeology of Tactical Media From the Hootenanny to the People's Microphone , Henry Adam Svec

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Watching High School: Representing Disempowerment on Teen Drama Television , Sarah M. Baxter

Will Work For Free: Examining the Biopolitics of Unwaged Immaterial Labour , Brian A. Brown

Social Net-working: Exploring the Political Economy of the Online Social Network Industry , Craig Butosi

Watching the games: Critical media literacy and students’ abilities to identify and critique the politics of sports , Raúl J. Feliciano Ortiz

The Invisible Genocide: An Analysis of ABC, CBS, and NBC Television News Coverage of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. , Daniel C. Harvey

It's Complicated: Romantic Breakups and Their Aftermath on Facebook , Veronika A. Lukacs

Keeping Up with the Virtual Joneses: The Practices, Meanings, and Consequences of Consumption in Second Life , Jennifer M. Martin

The (m)Health Connection: An Examination of the Promise of Mobile Phones for HIV/AIDS Intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa , Trisha M. Phippard

Born Again Hard : Transgender Subjectivity in Paul Chadwick's Concrete , Justin Raymond

Communicating Crimes: Covering Gangs in Contemporary Canadian Journalism , Chris Richardson

Online Social Breast-Working: Representations of Breast Milk Sharing in the 21st Century , Cari L. Rotstein

Because I am Not Here, Selected Second Life-Based Art Case Studies. Subjectivity, Autoempathy and Virtual World Aesthetics , Francisco Gerardo Toledo Ramírez

Day of the Woman?: Feminism & Rape-Revenge Films , Kayley A. Viteo

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

"Aren't They Keen?" Early Children's Food Advertising and the Emergence of the Brand-loyal Child Consumer , Kyle R. Asquith

Immediacy and Aesthetic Remediation in Television and Digital Media: Mass Media’s Challenge to the Democratization of Media Production , Michael S. Daubs

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Communication Studies Theses, Dissertations, and Professional Papers

This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Communication Studies. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

COMEDY, CAMARADERIE, AND CONFLICT: USING HUMOR TO DEFUSE DISPUTES AMONG FRIENDS , Sheena A. Bringa

Navigating Toxic Identities Within League of Legends , Jeremy Thomas Miner

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

UNDERSTANDING MEDIA RICHNESS AND SOCIAL PRESENCE: EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF MEDIA CHANNELS ON INDIVIDUALS’ LEVELS OF LONELINESS, WELL-BEING, AND BELONGING , Ashley M. Arsenault

CANCELING VS. #CANCEL CULTURE: AN ANALYSIS ON THE SURVEILLANCE AND DISCIPLINE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BEHAVIOR THROUGH COMPETING DISCOURSES OF POWER , Julia G. Bezio

DISTAL SIBLING GRIEF: EXPLORING EMOTIONAL AFFECT AND SALIENCE OF LISTENER BEHAVIORS IN STORIES OF SIBLING DEATH , Margaret C. Brock

Is Loss a Laughing Matter?: A Study of Humor Reactions and Benign Violation Theory in the Context of Grief. , Miranda B. Henrich

The Request Is Not Compatible: Competing Frames of Public Lands Discourse in the Lolo Peak Ski Resort Controversy , Philip A. Sharp

Patient Expectations, Satisfaction, and Provider Communication Within the Oncology Experience , Elizabeth Margaret Sholey

Psychological Safety at Amazon: A CCO Approach , Kathryn K. Zyskowski

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Discourse of Renewal: A Qualitative Analysis of the University of Montana’s COVID-19 Crisis Communication , Haley Renae Gabel

Activating Hope: How Functional Support Can Improve Hope in Unemployed Individuals , Rylee P. Walter

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

THE HOME AS A SITE OF FAMILY COMMUNICATED NARRATIVE SENSE-MAKING: GRIEF, MEANING, AND IDENTITY THROUGH “CLEANING OUT THE CLOSET” , Kendyl A. Barney

CRISIS AS A CONSTANT: UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNICATIVE ENACTMENT OF COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE WITHIN THE EXTENSION DISASTER EDUCATION NETWORK (EDEN) , Danielle Maria Farley

FOSTERING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION: EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOUNDATIONS TRAINING , Shanay L. Healy

Belonging for Dementia Caregivers , Sabrina Singh

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Making the Most of People We Do Not Like: Capitalizing on Negative Feedback , Christopher Edward Anderson

Understanding the Relationship Between Discursive Resources and Risk-Taking Behaviors in Outdoor Adventure Athletes , Mira Ione Cleveland

Service Failure Management in High-End Hospitality Resorts , Hunter A. Dietrich

Fear, Power, & Teeth (2007) , Olivia Hockenbroch

The climate change sublime: Leveraging the immense awe of the planetary threat of climate change , Sean D. Quartz

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Relationship Between Memorable Messages and Identity Construction , Raphaela P. Barros Campbell

Wonder Woman: A Case Study for Critical Media Literacy , Adriana N. Fehrs

Curated Chaos: A Rhetorical Study of Axmen , Rebekah A. McDonald

THE ROLE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER, STIGMA, AND HURTFUL MESSAGES IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS , Callie Parrish

Cruising to be a Board Gamer: Understanding Socialization Relating to Board Gaming and The Dice Tower , Benjamin Wassink

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

STEAMED: EXAMINATIONS OF POWER STRUGGLES ON THE VALUE FORUM , richard E. babb

Beyond the Bike; Identity and Belonging of Free Cycles Members , Caitlyn Lewis

Adherence and Uncertainty Management: A Test Of The Theory Of Motivated Information Management , Ryan Thiel

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Redskins Revisited: Competing Constructions of the Washington Redskins Mascot , Eean Grimshaw

A Qualitative Analysis of Belonging in Communities of Practice: Exploring Transformative Organizational Elements within the Choral Arts , Aubrielle J. Holly

Training the Professoraite of Tomorrow: Implementing the Needs Centered Training Model to Instruct Graduate Teaching Assistants in the use of Teacher Immediacy , Leah R. Johnson

Beyond Blood: Examining the Communicative Challenges of Adoptive Families , Mackensie C. Minniear

Attitudes Toward Execution: The Tragic and Grotesque Framing of Capital Punishment in the News , Katherine Shuy

Knowledge and Resistance: Feminine Style and Signifyin[g] in Michelle Obama’s Public Address , Tracy Valgento

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

BLENDED FRAMEWORK: BILL MCKIBBEN'S USE OF MELODRAMA AND COMEDY IN ENVIRONMENTAL RHETORIC , Megan E. Cullinan

THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL DRAMAS ON PATIENT EXPECTATIONS OF PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION , Kayla M. Fadenrecht

Diabesties: How Diabetic Support on Campus can Alleviate Diabetic Burnout , Kassandra E. Martin

Resisting NSA Surveillance: Glenn Greenwald and the public sphere debate about privacy , Rebecca Rice

Rhetoric, participation, and democracy: The positioning of public hearings under the National Environmental Policy Act , Kevin C. Stone

Socialization and Volunteers: A Training Program for Volunteer Managers , Allison M. Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

THIRD PARTY EFFECTS OF AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION IN FAMILY SUBSYSTEMS: EXAMINING INFLUENCE ON AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION, MENTAL WELL-BEING, AND FAMILY SATISFACTION , Timothy M. Curran

Commodity or Dignity? Nurturing Managers' Courtesy Nurtures Workers' Productivity , Montana Rafferty Moss

"It Was My Job to Keep My Children Safe": Sandra Steingraber and the Parental Rhetoric of Precaution , Mollie Katherine Murphy

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Free Markets: ALEC's Populist Constructions of "the People" in State Politics , Anne Sherwood

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

COMMUNICATIVE CONSTRUCTION OF EXPECTATIONS: AN EXAMINATION OF EXPECTATIONS REGARDING MOTHERS IN NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION , Jordan A. Allen

Let’s talk about sex: A training program for parents of 4th and 5th grade children , Elizabeth Kay Eickhoff

"You Is The Church": Identity and Identification in Church Leadership , Megan E. Gesler

This land is your land, this land is my land: A qualitative study of tensions in an environmental decision making group , Gabriel Patrick Grelle

The Constitution of Queer Identity in the 1972 APA Panel, "Psychiatry: Friend or Foe to Homosexuals? A Dialogue" , Dustin Vern Edward Schneider

The Effect of Religious Similarity on the Use of Relational Maintenance Strategies in Marriages , Jamie Karen Taylor

Justice, Equality, and SlutWalk: The Rhetoric of Protesting Rape Culture , Dana Whitney Underwood

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Collective Privacy Boundary Turbulence and Facework Strategies: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of South Korea and the United States , Min Kyong Cho

COMMUNICATING ARTIFACTS: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW MUSEUMS COMMUNICATE ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY DURING TIMES OF CONTROVERSY AND FINANCIAL STRAIN , Amanda Renee Cornuke

Communication Apprehension and Perceived Responsiveness , Elise Alexandra Fanney

Improving Patient-Provider Communication in the Health Care context , Charlotte M. Glidden

What They Consider, How They Decide: Best Practices of Technical Experts in Environmental Decision-Making , Cassandra J. Hemphill

Rebuilding Place: Exploring Strategies to Align Place Identity During Relocation , Brigette Renee McKamey

Sarah Palin, Conservative Feminism, and the Politics of Family , Jasmine Rose Zink

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Salud, Dignidad, Justicia: Articulating "Choice" and "Reproductive Justice" for Latinas in the United States , Kathleen Maire de Onis

Environmental Documentary Film: A Contemporary Tool For Social Movement , Rachel Gregg

In The Pink: The (Un)Healthy Complexion of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month , Kira Stacey Jones

Jihad as an Ideograph: Osama bin Laden's rhetorical weapon of choice , Faye Lingarajan

The Heart of the Matter: The Function and Relational Effects of Humor for Cardiovascular Patients , Nicholas Lee Lockwood

Feeling the Burn: A Discursive Analysis of Organizational Burnout in Seasonal Wildland Firefighters , Whitney Eleanor Marie Maphis

Making A Comeback: An Exploration of Nontraditional Students & Identity Support , Jessica Kate McFadden

In the Game of Love, Play by the Rules: Implications of Relationship Rule Consensus over Honesty and Deception in Romantic Relationships , Katlyn Elise Roggensack

Assessing the balance: Burkean frames and Lil' Bush , Elizabeth Anne Sills

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Discipline of Identity: Examining the Challenges of Developing Interdisciplinary Identities Within the Science Disciplines , Nicholas Richard Burk

Occupational Therapists: A Study of Managing Multiple Identities , Katherine Elise Lloyd

Discourse, Identity, and Culture in Diverse Organizations: A Study of The Muslim Students Association (University of Montana) , Burhanuddin Bin Omar

The Skinny on Weight Watchers: A Critical Analysis of Weight Watcher's Use of Metaphors , Ashlynn Laura Reynolds-Dyk

You Got the Job, Now What?: An Evaluation of the New Employee Orientation Program at the University of Montana , Shiloh M. A. Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Because We Have the Power to Choose: A Critical Analysis of the Rhetorical Strategies Used in Merck's Gardasil Campaign , Brittney Lee Buttweiler

Communicative Strategies Used in the Introduction of Spirituality in the Workplace , Matthew Alan Condon

Cultures in Residence: Intercultural Communication Competence for Residence Life Staff , Bridget Eileen Flaherty

The Influence of Sibling Support on Children's Post-Divorce Adjustment: A Turning Point Analysis , Kimberly Ann Jacobs

TALK ABOUT “HOOKING UP”: HOW COLLEGE STUDENTS‟ ACCOUNTS OF “HOOKING UP” IN SOCIAL NETWORKS INFLUENCES ENGAGING IN RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR , Amanda J. Olson

The Effect of Imagined Interactions on Secret Revelation and Health , Adam Stephens Richards

Teaching Intercultural Communication Competence in the Healthcare Context , Jelena Stojakovic

Quitting versus Not Quitting: The Process and Development of an Assimilation Program Within Opportunity Resources, Inc. , Amanda N. Stovall

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

IMAGES AS A LAYER OF POSITIVE RHETORIC: A VALUES-BASED CASE STUDY EXPLORING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN VISUAL AND VERBAL ELEMENTS FOUND ON A RURAL NATURAL RESOURCES NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WEBSITE , Vailferree Stilwell Brechtel

Relational Transgressions in Romantic Relationships: How Individuals Negotiate the Revelation and Concealment of Transgression Information within the Social Network , Melissa A. Maier

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

THE SOCIALIZATION OF SEASONAL EMPLOYEES , Maria Dawn Blevins

Friends the family you choose (no matter what: An investigation of fictive kin relationships amoung young adults. , Kimberly Anne Clinger

Public relations in nonprofit organizations: A guide to establishing public relations programs in nonprofit settings , Megan Kate Gale

Negotiated Forgiveness in Parent-Child Relationships: Investigating Links to Politeness, Wellness and Sickness , Jennifer Lynn Geist

Developing and Communicating Better Sexual Harassment Policies Through Ethics and Human Rights , Thain Yates Hagan

Managing Multiple Identities: A Qualitative Study of Nurses and Implications for Work-Family Balance , Claire Marie Spanier

BEYOND ORGANIC: DEFINING ALTERNATIVES TO USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC , Jennifer Ann von Sehlen

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Graduate Teaching Assistant Interpretations and Responses to Student Immediacy Cues , Clair Owen Canfield

Verbal negotiation of affection in romantic relationships , Andrea Ann Richards

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Art of forgiveness , Carrie Benedict

"We shall fight for the things we have always held nearest our hearts": Rhetorical strategies in the U.S. woman suffrage movement , Stephanie L. Durnford

War on Terror Middle-East peace and a drive around the ranch: The rhetoric of US-Saudi diplomacy in the post-911 period , J. Robert Harper

What do you mean by competence?: A comparison of perceived communication competence among North Americans and Chinese , Chao He

Rhetoric of public interest in an inter-organizational environmental debate: The Fernie mining controversy. , Shelby Jo. Long

Investigation of the initiation of short-term relationships in a vacation setting. , Aneta Milojevic

"It 's the other way around"| Sustainability, promotion, and the shaping of identity in nonprofit arts organizations , Georgi A. Rausch

Child left behind: An examination of comforting strategies goals and outcomes following the death of a child , Kelly R. Rossetto

Profile of the modern smokejumper| A tension-centered lens on identity and identification , Cade Wesley Spaulding

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• Dissertation: " Aluminum Lesbians: Recycling Lesbian Legacy in Classical Hollywood"
• Chair: Mark Lynn Anderson (English)
• Readers: Jules Gill-Peterson (English), Nancy Glazener (English), David Pettersen (French & Italian)
• Dissertation: " Process over Product: Kinesthetic Cinema, Sporting Bodies, and Media Milieux"
• Readers: Randall Halle (German), Adam Lowenstein (English), Neepa Majumdar (English)
• Dissertation: White Design: Engineering the Visualization of Race and Racism in Social Media
• Chair: Jinying Li (English) & Zachary Horton (English)
• Readers: Mark Lynn Anderson (English), Brenton Malin (Communication), Elizabeth Reich (English)
• Dissertation: From Women's Cinema to Women's Horror Cinema: Genre and Gender in the Twenty-First Century
• Chair: Adam Lowenstein (English)
• Readers: Lucy Fischer (English), Neepa Majumdar (English), David Pettersen (French & Italian)
• Dissertation: Soviet Tableau: Cinema and History under Late Socialism (1953-1985)
• Chair:  Nancy Condee  (Slavic)
• Readers:   David Birnbaum  (Slavic),   Randall Halle  (German),  Neepa Majumdar  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English),  Vladimir Padunov  (Slavic),  Dan Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Dissertation:  Cinema in Fragments: Transmediating Popular Hindi Cinema on Small Screens
• Chair: Neepa Majumdar (English)
• Readers: Nancy Condee (Slavic), Jinying Li (English), Aswin Punathambekar (Communication Studies, University of Michigan), Jennifer Waldron (English)
• Dissertation:  The Interstate Logic: How Networks Change the Cinematic Representation of Time and Space
• Chair:   Lucy Fischer  (English)
• Readers:  Randall Halle  (German),  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English)
• Dissertation:  "Quiet on Set!": Craft Discourse and Below-the-Line Labor in Hollywood, 1919-1985
• Chair:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English)
• Readers:  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English),   Randall Halle  (German), Dana Polan (NYU),  Dan Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Dissertation:  The Matter of Identity: Digital Media, Television, and Embodied Difference
• Chair:  Jane Feuer  (English)
• Readers:  Brenton J. Malin  (Communication), Jinying Li (English),  Jennifer Waldron  (English)
• Dissertation:  The Rehearsal for Terror: Form, Trauma, and Modern Horror
• Chair:  Marcia Landy  (English)
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Dan Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Dissertation:  FEEL IT ALL AROUND: ART MUSIC VIDEO, ART CINEMA, AND SPECTATORSHIP IN THE STREAMING ERA
• Chair:  Adam Lowenstein  (English)
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English),   Randall Halle  (German),   Dan Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Dissertation:  The Cinematic Animal: Animal Life, Technology, and the Moving Image
• Readers:  Neepa Majumdar  (English),   Adam Lowenstein  (English), Akira Lippit (Cinema & Media Studies, University of Southern California)
• Dissertation:  Sustaining Life During the AIDS Crisis: New Queer Cinema and the Biopic
• Readers:  Lucy Fischer  (English),   Randall Halle  (German),   Marcia Landy  (English)
• Dissertation: Pataphysical Networking: Virtuality, Potentiality and the Experimental Works of the Collège de 'Pataphysique, the Oulipo, and the Mouvement Panique
• Dissertation: "Everything new is born illegal." Historicisizing Rapid Migration through New Media Projects
• Chair: Randall Halle (German)
• Readers: Nancy Condee (Slavic), Sabine von Dirk (German), John B. Lyon (German)
• Dissertation:  Impasse in Multilingual Spaces: Politics of Language and Identity in Contemporary Francophone Contact Zones
• Chair:  David Pettersen  (French & Italian)
• Readers:  Nancy Condee  (Slavic),  Neil Doshi  (French & Italian),  Giuseppina Mecchia  (French & Italian)
• Dissertation:  Press Play: Video Games and the Ludic Quality of Aesthetic Experiences across Media
• Readers:   Randall Halle  (German), Jinying Li (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English),  Dan Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Dissertation:  Shopping the Look: Hollywood Costume Production and American Fashion Consumption, 1960-1969
• Chair:  Neepa Majumdar  (English)
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  Jane Feuer  (English),  Brenton J. Malin  (Communication)
• Dissertation:  Another Habitat for the Muses: The Poetic Investigations of Mexican Film Criticism, 1896-1968
• Readers:  Neepa Majumdar  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Joshua Lund  (University of Notre Dame)
• Dissertation:  Frame and Finitude: The Aporetic Aesthetics of Alain Resnais's Cinematic Modernism
• Co-Chairs:  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Daniel Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Readers:  Neepa Majumdar  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English)

Natalie Ryabchikova

• Dissertation: The Flying Fish: Sergei Eisenstein Abroad, 1929-1932.
• Chair: Mark Lynn Anderson (Film)
• Readers: William Chase (History), Nancy Condee (Slavic), Randall Halle  (Film), Vladimir Padunov (Slavic)

Kelly Trimble

• Dissertation:  The Celebrification of Soviet Culture: State Heroes after Stalin, 2017
• Chair: Vladimir Padunov (Slavic)
• Readers: David Birnbaum (Slavic), Nancy Condee (Slavic), Randall Halle (German)
• Dissertation:  A Hidden Light: Judaism, Contemporary Israeli Film, and the Cinematic Experience
• ​Chair:   Lucy Fischer  (English)
• Readers:  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English), Adam Shear  (Religious Studies)
• Dissertation:  Global Russian Cinema in the Digital Age: The Films of Timur Bekmambetov
• ​Chair:   Nancy Condee  (Slavic)
• Readers:  Vladimir Padunov  (Slavic),  Randall Halle  (German),  Daniel Morgan  (Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago)
• Dissertation:  The Flying Fish: Sergei Eisenstein Abroad, 1929-1932
• ​Chair:   Vladimir Padunov  (Slavic)
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  William Chase  (History),  Nancy Condee  (Slavic),  Randall Halle  (German)

Anne Wesserling , Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Georgia

• Dissertation: Screening Violence: Meditations on Perception in Recent Argentine Literature and Film of the Post-Dictatorship
• Chair: Daniel Balderston  (Hispanic Languages & Literature)
• Readers: John Beverley  (Hispanic Languages & Literature), Gonzalo Lamana  (Hispanic Languages & Literature), Adam Lowenstein  (English)
• Dissertation:  The British War Film, 1939-1980: Culture, History, and Genre
• Readers:  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English),  David Pettersen  (French & Italian)
• Dissertation:  Unseen Femininity: Women in Japanese New Wave Cinema
• Readers:  Nancy Condee  (Slavic),  Marcia Landy  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English)
• Dissertation: Visualizing the Past: Perestroika Documentary Memory of Stalin-era
• Readers: Nancy Condee (Slavic), David J. Birnbaum  (Slavic), Jeremy Hicks  (Languages, Linguistics, Film)

Gavin M. Hicks

• Disseration: Soccer and Social Identity in Contemporary German Film and Media  
• Readers: John B. Lyon  (German), Sabine von Dirke (German), Clark Muenzer  (German), Gayle Rogers (English)
• Dissertation:  Film Dance, Female Stardom, and the Production of Gender in Popular Hindi Cinema
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English), Ranjani Mazumdar (Cinema Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
• Dissertation:  Overlooking the Evidence: Gender, Genre and the Female Detective in Hollywood Film and Television
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Brenton J. Malin  (Communications)

Christopher Nielsen , Educator, Institute for Health and Socioeconomic Policy/National Nurses United

• Dissertation: Narco Realism in Contemporary Mexican and Transnational Narrative, Film, and Online Media
• Chair: Juan Duchesen-Winter (Hispanic Languages & Literature)
• Readers: John Beverley (Hispanic Languages & Literature), Joshua Lund (Hispanic Languages & Literature), Giuseppina Mecchia  (French & Italian)
• Dissertation:  New Korean Cinema: Mourning to Regeneration
• Readers: Kyung Hyun Kim (East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of California, Irvine),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English)
• Dissertation:  “Insubordinate” Looking: Consumerism, Power, Identity, and the Art of Popular (Music) Dance Movies
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Randall Halle  (German)
• Dissertation:  Sustaining Feminist Film Cultures: An Institutional History of Women Make Movies
• Readers:   Mark Lynn Anderson  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English),  Randall Halle  (German Language),  David Pettersen  (French & Italian)

Yvonne Franke , Assistant Professor of German, Midwestern State University

• Dissertation:  The Genres of Europeanization - Moving Towards the "New Heimatfilm"
• Readers: Lucy Fischer (Film), John B. Lyon (German), Sabine von Dirke (German)

Olga Kilmova ,  Visiting Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh

• Dissertation: Soviet Youth Films under Brezhnev: Watching Between the Lines
• Chair: Nancy Condee (Slavic)
• Readers: Vladimir Padunov  (Slavic), David J. Birnbaum  (Slavic), Lucy Fischer  (Communication), Alexander V. Prokhorov (Slavic)
• Dissertation:  The Toy Like Nature: On the History and Theory of Animated Motion
• Chair: Daniel Morgan
• Readers:  Marcia Landy  (English), Mark Lynn Anderson  (English), Scott Bukatman (Film & Media Studies, Stanford University)
• Dissertation:  Cinematic Occupation: Intelligibility, Queerness, and Palestine
• Readers:  Mark Lynn Anderson  (English), Troy Boone  (English), Todd Reeser (French & Italian)

Yahya Laayouni , Assistant Professor of Arabic and French, Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania

• Dissertation: Redefining Beur Cinema: Constituting Subjectivity through Film
• Co-Chairs: Giuseppina Mecchia  (French and Italian) & Randall Halle  (German)
• Readers: Todd Reeser (French and Italian), Mohammed Bamyeh  (Sociology & Religious Studies), Neil Doshi  (French & Italian)
• Dissertation:  Image to Infinity: Rethinking Description and Detail in the Cinema
• Chair:   Marcia Landy  (English)
• Readers: Troy Boone ,  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English),  Randall Halle  (German)
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• Dissertation:  Screen Combat: Recreating World War II in American Film and Media
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English),  Randall Halle  (German)
• Dissertation:  Modern Kinesis: Motion Picture Technology, Embodiment, and Re-Playability in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twenty-First Centuries
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Giuseppina Mecchia  (French & Italian)
• Dissertation:  Research in the Form of a Spectacle: Godard and the Cinematic Essay
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English)
• Dissertation:  Immaterial Materiality: Collecting in Live-Action Film, Animation, and Digital Games
• Readers:  Marcia Landy  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Randall Halle  (German)
• Dissertation:  Nation, Nostalgia, and Masculinity: Clinton/Spielberg/Hanks
• Readers:  Marcia Landy  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Brent Malin  (Communications)
• Dissertation:  Body Image: Fashioning the Postwar American
• Readers:  Jane Feuer  (English), Marianne Novy (English), Carol Stabile (English, University of Oregon)

Natalia Maria Ramirez-Lopez , 

• Dissertation: MARGINALIDAD Y VIOLENCIA JUVENIL EN MEDELLÍN Y BOGOTÁ: NARRATIVAS LITERARIAS Y FÍMICAS DE LOS AÑOS 80 Y 90 EN COLOMBIA
• Chair: Hermann Herlinghaus  (Latin American Literature, University of Freiburg)
• Readers: Aníbal Perez-Linán (Political Science), Bobby J. Chamberlain  (Hispanic Languages & Literature), Gerald Martin (Hispanic Languages & Literature)

Dawn Seckler , Associate Director of Development, Bridgeway Capital

• Dissertation: Engendering Genre: The Contemporary Russian Buddy Film
• Readers: David MacFadyen (University of California, Los Angeles), Lucy Fischer  (Film), Nancy Condee (Slavic)
• Dissertation:  The Ethnic Turn: Studies in Political Cinema from Brazil and the United States, 1960-2002
• Readers:  Adam Lowenstein  (English), Shalini Puri,  Neepa Majumdar  (English),  John Beverley  (Hispanic)
• Dissertation:  Acting Social: The Cinema of Mike Nichols
• Readers:  Mark Anderson  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English), David Shumway (English, Carnegie Mellon University)
• Dissertation:  Ruins and Riots: Transnational Currents in Mexican Cinema
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  John Beverly  (Hispanic)
• Dissertation:  The Word Made Cinematic: The Representation of Jesus in Cinema
• Readers: Troy Boone ,  Adam Lowenstein  (English), Vernell Lillie (Africana Studies)
• Dissertation:  Fathers of a Still-Born Past: Hindu Empire, Globality, and the Rhetoric of the Trikaal
• Readers: Paul Bové  (English), Ronald Judy  (English),  Nancy Condee  (Slavic)
• Dissertation:  Excavating the Ghetto Action Cycle (1991-1996): A Case Study for a Cycle-Based Approach to Genre Theory
• Readers:  Jane Feuer  (English),  Neepa Majumdar  (English), Paula Massood (Cinema and Media Studies, Brooklyn College, CUNY)
• Dissertation:  "The World Goes One Way and We Go Another": Movement, Migration, and Myths of Irish Cinema
• Readers:  Adam Lowenstein  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English),  Nancy Condee  (Slavic Languages and Literatures)
• Dissertation:  The Writing on the Screen: Images of Text in the German Cinema from 1920-1949
• Readers: Paul Bové  (English),  Lucy Fischer  (English), Linda Shulte-Sasse (German, McAllister College)
• Dissertation:  Mantras of the Metropole: Geo-Televisuality and Contemporary Indian Cinema
• Readers: Paul Bové  (English); Eric Clarke (English);  Colin MacCabe  (English); M. Prasad (Film Theory, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad)
• Dissertation:  Hollywood Youth Narratives and the Family Values Campaign 1980-1992
• Readers: Troy Boone  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English), Carol Stabile (Communications)
• Dissertation:  Reading Scars: Circumcision as Textual Trope
• Chair: Philip Smith  (English)
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English), Mariolina Salvatori, Greg Goekjian (Portland State University)
• Dissertation:  Dreaming in Crisis: Angels and the Allegorical Imagination in Postwar America
• Chair:  Colin MacCabe  (English)
• Readers: Ronald Judy  (English), Jonathan Arac ,  Nancy Condee  (Slavic)
• Dissertation:  Laying Down the Rules: The American Sports Film Genre From 1872 to 1960
• Readers:  Jane Feuer  (English), Moya Luckett, Carol Stabile (Communications)

Elena Prokhorova

• Dissertation: Fragmented Mythologies: Soviet TV Series of the 1970s
• Readers: Carol Stabile (Communications), Jane Feuer (English and Film), Martin Votruba (Slavic), Nancy Condee (Slavic)
• Dissertation:  Nickels and Dimes: The Movies in a Rampantly American City, 1914-1923
• Readers: Moya Luckett,  Jane Feuer , Gregory Waller (University of Kentucky)
• Dissertation:  As Far As Anyone Knows: Fetishism and the Anti-Televisual Paradoxes of Film Noir
• Readers: Valerie Krips, James Knapp, Henry Krips (Communications)

Alexander Prokhorov , Associate Professor, College of William and Mary

• Dissertation: Inherited Discourse: Stalinist Tropes in Thaw Culture
• Chair: Helena Goscilo (Slavic)
• Readers: Lucy Fischer (Film), Mark Altshuller (Slavic), Nancy Condee (Slavic), Vladimir Padunov (Slavic)
• Dissertation:  “Dig If You Will The Picture”: The Cinematic, the Black Femme, and the Image of Common Sense
• Chair:   Marcia Landy  (English)
• Readers: Paul Bové  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English), Amy Villarejo (Cornell), Wahneema Lubiano (Duke)
• Dissertation:   French Film Criticism, Authorship, and National Culture in the Mirror of John Cassavetes’s Body, His Life, His Work
• Readers:   Marcia Landy  (English), James Knapp
• Dissertation:  In The Shadow of His Language: Language and Feminine Subjectivity in the Cinema
• Chair:   Colin MacCabe  (English)
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English), Lynn Emanuel, Patrizia Lombardo (French and Italian)
• Dissertation:  Being In Control: The Ending Of The Information Age
• Chair: Paul Bové  (English)
• Readers: Jonathan Arac ,  Marcia Landy , Carol Stabile (Communications)
• Dissertation:  The Emergence of Date Rape: Feminism, Theory, Institutional Discourse, and Popular Culture
• Readers: Nancy Glazener  (English),   Lucy Fischer  (English), Carol A. Stabile (Communications)
• Dissertation:  Gender and the Politics and Practices of Representation in Contemporary British Cinema
• Readers: James Knapp,  Marcia Landy  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English), Sabine Hake (German)
• Dissertation:  Telling the Story of AIDS in Popular Culture
• Chair:   Jane Feuer  (English)
• Readers: Eric Clarke (English),  Marcia Landy  (English), Danae Clark (Communications)
• Dissertation:  Technology, the Natural and the Other: The Case of Childbirth Representations in Contemporary Popular Culture
• Readers:  Marcia Landy  (English), Dana Polan, Iris M. Young (Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh)
• Dissertation:  Lesbian Rule:  Cultural Criticism and the Value of Desire
• Readers: Paul Bové  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English), Gayatri Spivak (Columbia)
• Dissertation:  Feminism, Postmodernism, and Science Fiction: Gender and Ways of Thinking Otherwise
• Chair:  Philip Smith
• Readers:  Marica Landy  (English),  Lucy Fischer  (English), Dana Polan, Tamara Horowitz (Philosophy)
• Dissertation:  Camp and the Question of Value
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English), Eric Clarke (English), Janet Staiger (University of Texas–Austin)
• Dissertation:  Culture in a State of Crisis:  A Historical Construction in Cinematic Ideology in India, 1919-75
• Readers: Paul Bové  (English),  Colin MacCabe  (English), Keya Ganguly (Carnegie Mellon University)
• Dissertation:  The Ethics of Transgression: Criticism and Cultural Marginality
• Chair: Paul Bove  (English)
• Readers:   Lucy Fischer  (English),  Marcia Landy  (English), Dana Pollan, Danae Clarke
• Dissertation:  Sally Bowles: Fascism, Female Spectacle, and the Politics of Looking
• Readers:  Marcia Landy  (English), Dana Polan, Sabine Hake (German)

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MASTER'S IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

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College: Communication & Information Degree: Limited Access: Yes Contact: Natashia Hinson-Turner, Graduate Coordinator Address: School of Communication Suite 3100, University Center C, FSU P.O. Box 3062664 Tallahassee, FL USA 32306-2664 Phone: (850)-644-5034 Email: [email protected]

Connecting, Creating, Growing

A graduate degree in Communication could help to transform your career. The School of Communication’s Media and Communication Studies Master’s Program is designed for graduate students interested in studying communication theory, research, analysis, media content, and media effects. Our program offers two tracks .

• The thesis/creative project track is for students interested in getting involved in discovery through doing their own research. This track is encouraged if the student desires to later pursue a terminal degree in communication.
• The coursework track is for students who want to learn as much as they can about what is going on in the discipline from the research and writings of various scholars in the field.

Both tracks offer theoretical and practical knowledge that can help students begin or shore up a career in communication or communication-related professions. We also offer a School-wide Ph.D. in Communication where students can choose to obtain a terminal degree in their area of interest with the support of highly esteemed and award-winning teaching and research scholars.

Excited by the possibility of becoming a research analyst, project director, station manager, or other communication professional? Join our progressive faculty and prepare yourself for a variety of careers in the dynamic field of communication with a master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies (MCS).

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Program's Overview

Program structure.

• Minimum of 33-36 hours of coursework; usually requires 4 semesters to complete
• Creative project, thesis or courses-only option

Program Objective

The Media and Communication Studies program is designed for students interested in studying communication interactions in society, including communication theory, research, analysis, and media content and effects. Check out the  MCS Courses  page to find out more out courses and Sample Program of Study  to view a sample program. Upon completion of the program, students obtain a Master’s in Communication.

Career Opportunities

The program prepares students for positions in media, communication agencies, or other political, social, and public sector organizations. The program also serves as preparation for doctoral work in communication, leading to a teaching or research position.

Benefits and Skills

Introduction to theory, research methods, history, and contemporary social issues pertaining to the following:

• Human communication, such as social interaction and gender studies
• Political communication, rhetoric, and persuasion
• Mass media criticism, policy, processes, and effects
• Application of theories of communication studies, rhetoric, and mass communication, using various research methods
• Analysis of content and effects of traditional and new media
• Development of tools for analyzing communication campaigns: political, public, and advocacy
• Creation of digital media

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Program's courses.

Courses in the Media and Communication Studies program are broken into Foundation Courses, Concentration Courses, Cognate Courses and a Capstone Experience. The program consists of 33-36 credit hours taken over two years: 33 credit hours for a program that includes a capstone experience and 36 credit hours for the courses-only option. Courses are designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in the dynamic field of communication.

The following course list is meant to give a general overview of the program.  A specific plan based on student interest will be developed with an advisor after admission to the program. Students may choose to focus their program based on their personal area of interest. For an example of a typical student course load during the program, please see the sample program .

Foundation Courses

All students must take Analysis of Communication Theory (COM 5401) and then choose one of the following research courses:

• COM 5312 — Communication Research Methods
• COM 5348 — Qualitative Methods
• COM 5340 — Historical Critical Methods
• SPC 6236 — Contemporary Rhetorical Theory & Criticism

Concentration Courses

(Choose 4-5 courses)

Although most concentration courses will come from this list, it is  not  a comprehensive list of all courses offered. To see a how a concentration area might be developed, please see the sample program .

• MMC 6469 — Communication and Change: Diffusion of Innovations
• RTV 5702 — Communication Regulation and Policy
• RTV 5325 — Documentary Video Production
• COM 5364 — Foundations of Digital Media
• COM 6015 — Gender and Communication
• COM 5340 — Historical-Critical Methods
• MMC 5600 — Mass Communication Theory and Effects
• COM 5426 — Media, Culture, and the Environment
• RTV 5253 — New Communication Technology Theory and Research
• COM 5546 — Political Communication
• COM5646 — Political Economy of Media
• SPC 6236 — Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
• COM 5348 — Qualitative Research Methods
• COM 5545 — Studies in Persuasion
• MMC 5305 — Systems of Mass Communication
• SPC 6306 — Topics in Interpersonal Communication

Please see the  Graduate Bulletin  for specific course descriptions.

Cognate/Minor Area

Students are required to pursue a cognate or minor area that relates to or enhances their program. Students are strongly encouraged to explore areas in departments across the university. Possible areas from which to select cognate courses include the following:

• African Studies
• Studies in Aging
• American Studies
• Asian Studies
• Classical Greek Studies
• Criminology & Criminal Justice
• Digital Video Production Certificate
• Educational psychology/research
• Gender Studies
• Geography & World Systems
• Hispanic Marketing Communication Certificate
• Information Science
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• International Affairs
• Peace & Conflict Studies
• Political Economy
• Political Science
• Religious Studies
• Social Psychology
• Sociology of the Family
• Theater Studies

Capstone Experience

Students select one of three options to complete the master’s program: Capstone Creative Project, Thesis or Courses-Only Option.

Capstone Creative Project

This creative project should represent a student’s complete mastery of the skills and knowledge covered in his or her program of studies.

Sample Creative Projects:

Some examples can include but aren’t limited to:

• The student may choose to produce, direct, and edit a documentary video.
• The student may choose to produce, write, and direct one or more episodes of a news or public affairs program.
• A student who has expertise in web design may create a website.
• The student may develop a marketing and communication campaign (must include design elements).
• The student may write a screenplay or adaptation of a novel.
• The student may create a script for a theater performance.

For more information, download the guidelines here .

The goal of a master’s thesis is to add to our general knowledge about communication. This goal can be reached in two ways: (1) conducting research, providing analysis or offering critical evaluation of an original topic; or (2) replicating previous research, providing a fresh analysis, or offering a new critical evaluation of a topic in light of recent developments in communication scholarship. The thesis option is highly recommended for those who intend to pursue advanced graduate studies.

Courses-Only Option

In place of the capstone experience, students may complete additional coursework in the MCS area.

Certificate Programs

Students are encouraged to consider the following certificate programs:

• Certificate in Digital Video Production
• Certificate in Multicultural Marketing Communication
• Certificate in Project Management

Graduate Admissions

Application deadlines.

• Fall admission -- April 1
• Spring admission -- November 1
• Summer admission -- March 1
• Doctoral program -- January 15

Application Requirements

Florida state university graduate admission requirements.

• Complete and submit the University Admissions Office's  Online Application Form.  
• Pay a non-refundable application fee of $30. Application packets will not be reviewed until the fee has been paid.
• Submit a completed  Residency Affidavit . All applicants must submit this form, which is completed online.
• Arrange for an official transcript from each college or university attended to be sent to the Office of Admissions. Transcripts may be sent digitally, but must come directly from the institutions attended. An unofficial transcript may be uploaded for the School of Communication for review.

NOTE: As of July 8, 2019, the GRE requirement will be waived for outstanding Master's applicants meeting at least ONE of the following criteria:

• A completed Master's, JD, MD, PhD, or other comparable terminal degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher from a North American accredited institution.
• Five years of professional communication-related experience and a 3.0 or higher upper‐division undergraduate GPA from a North American accredited institution.
• FSU undergraduate communication majors (main campus) with an upper‐division communication GPA of 3.6 or higher and an overall GPA of 3.6 or higher.

Applicants must provide evidence to satisfy the criteria being applied. To request a waiver, complete the online Entrance Exam Waiver Request Form. Applicants with a competitive GRE score will still be able to apply to the program and will not be held to these additional criteria.

Otherwise, the minimum GRE scores for potential Master's students are 148 for the Verbal component and 144 for the Quantitative component; however, the GRE is just one aspect of the overall file. All application materials are reviewed holistically, and strong consideration is given to other components such as GPA, personal statement, letters of recommendation, related field experience, etc.

School of Communication Graduate Admission Requirements

• An excellent undergraduate academic record, from accredited universities, to include a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). In addition, doctoral applicants should have a minimum of a 3.3 in their master's degree work.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• What are your career goals; that is, what do you plan to be doing in five years and in 10 years?
• Why have you chosen to apply to our master's or doctoral program?
• What experiences and competencies make you a strong candidate for our program (research skills, computer literacy, teaching experience, awards, etc.)?
• A resume or writing sample (optional for master's students; required for doctoral students).

Additional requirements for international students:

• Provide proof of proficiency in both spoken and written English language: An international applicant whose native language is not English, or who has not completed a degree at an English-language university, must have taken the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam (or FSU Graduate School approved alternative test) within the past five years. The Educational Testing Service administers this test. For more information:  ets.org/toefl
• Provide Certification of Financial Responsibility. This required form may be downloaded online or requested from the university. NOTE: The completed CFR is submitted to the International Center. Instructions and address are on the form.

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Jordan Jackson, Felecia F.

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Proffitt, Jennifer

Sample program.

The Media and Communication Studies Program consists of 33-36 credit hours taken over two years. The following sample program is offered as an example of a student’s course load for the duration of the program. Students are given a great deal of flexibility to design a program of study that best meets their educational and career goals. A specific plan based on student interest will be developed with an advisor after admission to the program.

Fall Semester

Requirement:  Analysis of Communication Theory (COM 5401) Requirement:  Communication Research Methods (COM 5312) Concentration:  Student choice — see examples below Cognate:  Student choice — see examples on  MCS Courses  page

Spring Semester

Concentration:  Student choice – see examples below Concentration:  Student choice – see examples below Cognate or Concentration:  Student choice Cognate:  Student choice — see examples on  MCS Courses  page

Summer Semester

Concentration:  Student choice – see examples below Cognate:  Student choice — see examples on  MCS Courses  page Capstone Experience:  Student choice

Additional Coursework:  Students may choose the course work only option in place of the capstone experience by completing six hours of MCS coursework in addition to their concentration area.

Capstone Experience:  Creative Project or Thesis Generally the capstone experience is begun in the fall of the second year. Depending on the capstone choice, it may be completed the same semester or completed in the spring. For details on the various capstone experience options please see the  MCS Courses  page.

Examples of Concentration Courses

Students, with assistance from committee members, will select 12 to 15 hours of concentration courses in a specific area of media and communication studies (taught by one of the Media and Communication Studies faculty). For instance, students interested in media studies might be advised to take classes in media regulation and policy, media effects, and audience analysis. Students interested in politics and communication might be advised to take classes in rhetoric, persuasion, and political communication. Students interested in creating media content might be advised to take classes in digital video production and new communication technologies.

To give students a sense of how a concentration area might be developed, we offer a few examples:

    Can I earn the degree completely online?  

  No. Currently we do not offer an online degree.  

  Do I have to take the GRE and what are the required scores?   

FSU has implemented a GRE waiver for all Master’s applicants for all application terms in 2022-2026. Typically though, a GRE score is needed unless the student meets the GRE waiver requirements as stipulated below. Minimum GRE scores considered for the program are 148 verbal and 144 quantitative.

As of July 8, 2019, the GRE requirement will be waived for outstanding Master’s applicants meeting at least ONE of the following criteria:  

• A completed Master’s, JD, MD, PhD, or other comparable terminal degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher from a North American accredited institution.  
• Five years of professional communication-related experience and a 3.0 or higher upper‐division undergraduate GPA from a North American accredited institution.  
• FSU undergraduate communication majors (main campus) with an upper‐division communication GPA of 3.6 or higher and an overall GPA of 3.6 or higher.  

What English language proficiency tests do you accept and what are the required scores?  

The School of Communication accepts the following tests and minimum scores.   

How much does it cost?    

For up-to-date costs, please see the FSU Tuition & Fees page,  https://studentbusiness.fsu.edu/tuition-fees  

Do you offer assistantships/funding?   

The School of Communication offers several assistantships to graduate students in the fall, spring and summer semesters. For more information about assistantships, please visit: https://comm.cci.fsu.edu/about-the-school/financial-aid/assistantships/

How long to complete the program?  

We recommend students take three classes each semester (9 credit hours). Our programs require 33 – 36 credit hours depending on the chosen capstone project (PIMC requires 36 for all capstone options). Following these guidelines, a student can finish their program in 4 semesters.

What are the capstone options and  do I have to write a thesis?  

In PIMC the capstone options are courses-only, creative project, or thesis (all options require 36 credit hours). In MCS, capstone options are courses-only (36 credit hours), creative project (33 credit hours), or thesis (33 credit hours).  In IMC, capstone options are courses-only (36 credit hours), residency (33 credit hours), creative project (33 credit hours), or thesis (33 credit hours).  

  What is the difference between an MA and MS?  

Students who received a BA degree also qualify for the MA degree so you have the option to select the MS or MA degree.   

Students who received a BS degree will need to take additional language courses to qualify for a MA, but qualify for a MS degree without taking any additional courses.

Please see below the BULLETIN’s description of the Master of Arts requirements.  

Graduate Bulletin:  

“In addition to the requirements for the MS, candidates for the Master of arts degree must meet the following requirements.  

• Proficiency in a foreign language demonstrated by certification by the appropriate language department, or completion of twelve (12) semester hours in a foreign language with an average grade of at least 3.0 (“B”), or four years of a single language in high school.  
• Six (6) or more semester hours of graduate credit in one or more of the following fields: art; classical language, literature, and civilization; communication; (not to include speech correction); english; history; humanities; modern languages and linguistics; music; philosophy; religion; and theatre.”  

Who should write my letters of recommendation?  

The best letters of recommendation are written by instructors with whom you have had one or more classes. Choose someone who knows you and your work well and who can honestly speak of your strengths.    

I was not a Communication major do I need to take prerequisites?   

No, we do not require prerequisites to starting the major area of study for our graduate programs.   

Can I have the application fee waived?  

  No, the application fee of $30 cannot be waived.   

Anne Osborne, Director of Media Studies Program 501 Newhouse 1, 315-443-9244,  [email protected]

See Faculty for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications    

This program emphasizes media processes and effects. Areas of inquiry include, but are not limited to, political communication, popular media culture, social and psychological effects, and media and diversity. This program stresses media theory and research, with students exploring a topic of their choosing in a culminating thesis. It is excellent preparation for more advanced study at the doctoral level or for research-oriented jobs in the private or public sector.

This 36-credit program leads to a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Media Studies.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students in the Media Studies program are expected to achieve the following additional learning outcomes:

• Apply the core communication theories and concepts of mediated communications.
• Apply the key qualitative and quantitative research methods used in the field of communications.
• Recognize the role of contemporary media systems and processes in society and culture.
• Recognize the basic principles of the First Amendment and communications law.
• Recognize the role of media in a diverse and global environment.
• Write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the field of mass communication.

Core Curriculum (27 credits)

Proseminar (0 credits).

• COM 701 - Proseminar for Graduate Study 0 credit(s)

Theory Courses (6 Credits)

• COM 755 - Communications Theory 3 credit(s)
• COM 788 - Theories of Media Content 3 credit(s)

Methods Courses (6 Credits)

• COM 605 - Quantitative Methods for Mass Communications Research 3 credit(s)
• COM 606 - Qualitative Methods for Mass Communications Research 3 credit(s)

Media Law (Choose one-3 Credits)

• COM 697 - Advertising & Public Relations Law 3 credit(s)
• COM 698 - Media Law 3 credit(s)
• TRF 637 - Telecommunications Law&Policy 3 credit(s)

Diversity Course (3 Credits)

• COM 646 - Media and Diversity 3 credit(s)

Research Design Course (3 Credits)

• COM 601 - Research Project Design 3 credit(s)

Electives (Choose two-6 Credits)

Elective courses will be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor and be relevant to the student’s course of study. Courses may include those offered in Newhouse, or elsewhere in the University.

For the Professional Research Track, this can include an internship.

Students choose one track (9 Credits)

Academic research track, newhouse research/perspectives courses (choose two, 6 credits).

• ADV 645 - International Advertising 3 credit(s)
• COM 600 - Selected Topics 1-6 credit(s)
• COM 688 - Origins of Contemporary Media Issues 3 credit(s)
• COM 740 - Topics in Research Communication 3 credit(s)
• COM 777 - Seminar in Media Effects 3 credit(s)
• MMI 617 - The Changing Media Landscape 3 credit(s)
• TRF 592 - Film Business 3 credit(s)
• TRF 594 - Television Business 3 credit(s)
• TRF 595 - Programming and Audience Analysis 3 credit(s)
• TRF 600 - Selected Topics 1-6 credit(s)
• TRF 636 - Critical and Historical Perspectives on Television, Radio, and Film 3 credit(s)

Thesis (3 credits)

• COM 997 - Masters Thesis 1-6 credit(s)

Optional Benchmark (0 Credit)

Research benchmark trip

Professional Research Track

Newhouse professionally oriented research courses (choose two, 6 credits).

• COM 628 - Social Media Strategy and Practice 3 credit(s)
• COM 630 - Topics in Digital Media Content Strategies 3 credit(s)
• COM 634 - Trendspotting in Digital Media 3 credit(s)
• COM 647 - Applied Media Research 3 credit(s)
• MMI 606 - Content Management, Development and Innovation 3 credit(s)
• TRF 696 - Research for Entertainment Media 3 credit(s)

Capstone Course (3 credits)

• COM 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s)

Required Benchmark (0 Credits)

Research benchmark trip (NYC)

Total: 36 credits

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• Center for Research Libraries (non-US dissertations) Use ILLiad to request. Some dissertations are available online.
• Inter-Library Loan Service (ILLiad) If the dissertation is not available or digitized, use the Thesis/Dissertation form in ILLiad to request through interlibrary loan.

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• British Library EThOS - Search and order these online "Search over 480,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily."
• DART - Europe E-theses Portal Open access portal to theses from 400+ European universities.
• eScholarship University of California "eScholarship® provides scholarly publishing and repository services that enable departments, research units, publishing programs, and individual scholars associated with the University of California to have direct control over the creation and dissemination of the full range of their scholarship."
• Global ETD Search (NDLTD) The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
• OATD - Open Access Theses and Dissertations "OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions."
• PDTQ Open Open access collection within ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses.

E-Books on Theses and Dissertations

• Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities by Lynn P. Nygaard; Kristin Solli ISBN: 9780367204075 Publication Date: 2020-10-13 " Drawing on current research and informed by extensive experience of working with and running workshops for PhD candidates who write article-based dissertations, this book gives readers an idea of what writing a thesis by publication entails." Particular emphasis is put on how to put the individual articles together to create a coherent thesis that clarifies the student's individual original contribution.

For additional e-book titles published before 2019 please see " Need help with the dissertation process? (Electronic Resources )."

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Course content

The master's thesis is an independent written work that can be compared in scope and depth to a scientific article. The master's thesis must show that the candidate can define and investigate a media studies argument in a way that constitutes a new contribution to research in the field.

Early in the semester students will receive written feedback on their first draft of the MA thesis, which was one of the compulsory assignments in MV3100. On the basis of this feedback they work out a revision plan for the rest of the thesis.

Learning outcome

Upon successful completion of the course the student will have:

• in-depth knowledge of theories and concepts with relevance for their self-selected topic within media studies
• an overview of and insight into historical and contemporary debates within a specific media studies research field

Upon successful completion of the course the student will know how to:

• execute a thorough, research-based written work (master's thesis)
• use relevant theories and methods in an appropriate way
• justify their choice of sources, specialist literature, and methods of presentation in relation to a formulated argument
• reflect critically on their own professional practice and adjust this under supervision
• communicate their reasoning in adequate professional language, and according to academic standards
• make assessments of relevant research ethical problems

Learning methods and activities

Individual supervision, seminar. Early in the semester, students will receive written feedback on their first draft of the MA thesis, which was one of the compulsory assignments in MV3100. In light of the feedback, the student and the supervisor draw up a revision plan which forms the basis for the work to complete the master's thesis within the stated deadline.

Compulsory assignments:

• Revision plan, approx. 1000-2000 words, developed on the basis of feedback received on the first draft submitted as part of MV3100.

The scope of the master's thesis must be approx. 10,000 words. The number of words does not include the bibliography and appendices. The number of words must be listed in the assignment, and it is the student's responsibility that the number of words listed is correct. The topic for the master's thesis must normally be approved within the framework of the project development course MV3100, which is taken before MV3200. When submitting the master's thesis, all students must write a summary of the master's thesis consisting of 1/2 - 1 page. The summary must be written in Norwegian and English. Students are obliged to keep informed of current messages from the department or teacher via Blackboard. The standard number of supervision hours for master's theses at the Faculty of Humanities is described in the following link: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Masters+agreement+-+Faculty+of+Humanities .

Compulsory assignments

• Revision plan

Further on evaluation

The final assessment of the master's thesis is adjusted by an oral exam. The oral exam consists of a discussion of the project with the examiners, which lasts up to 60 minutes.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required: Film and Media Studies (MFMV)

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the master’s programme in Film and Media Studies, with the chosen direction of Media Studies. Requires that the student has passed the preparatory course MV3100.

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M.A. Media Studies

Master of arts in media studies is an academic program that involves students in the systematic study of mass media.

The objective of the program is to enable students to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the systems, processes, networks, cultures and information associated with mass media. Programs of study are carefully tailored to individual student objectives. M.A. student capstone research and theses projects connect theory with practice.

Program Preparation

The program prepares students for doctoral study in mass communications and for professional positions in business and government requiring a comprehensive understanding of the historical, social and political implications of the media in society and advanced research skills to critically evaluate the processes and effects of the media.

Students graduating from this program will be especially well qualified to organize research projects, to critically evaluate research reports and to directly influence mass media practices by the application of research findings.

Degree Requirements

• Discussion and approval of the general program plan
• Demonstrated understanding of a broad range of theories and issues connected to the study of media
• A minimum of 36 credits (In some cases, students may be required to take additional credits in order to make up deficiencies in undergraduate coursework)
• A minimum of 18 credits at the 500-600 level
• A minimum of 15 credits in communications coursework
• At least three credits of coursework in communications research methodology
• No more than six credits earned in independent study (596). (Normally 596 should not be used for work directly related to thesis research and writing. 600-level credits should be used for that purpose.)
• Approval of the thesis proposal
• A total of six credits of COMM 600 (Thesis Research) within the minimum 36 credit hours
• An oral examination in defense of the thesis
• Submit a bound thesis to college graduate office

Degree Completion Time

In most cases satisfactory completion of coursework and thesis requires two years.

Master’s in Media Studies Program Outline

• COMM 515 MA Proseminar in Mass Communications
• COMM 506 Quantitative Research Methods
• AND/OR COMM 511 Qualitative Research Methods
• Often, in practice, students’ faculty committees recommend both methods courses.
• The remaining credits are selected in close consultation with their adviser and committee as part of a carefully crafted program plan.
• Courses outside of Comm may—in many cases, should—be incorporated into program plans.
• Related courses from other academic areas may be included at the discretion of the student’s committee. These courses may be subject to space availability, the permission of the instructor and prerequisites or their equivalent.

Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate Degree

The Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications offers academically qualified students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program in the Bellisario College the opportunity to earn both the B.A and the M.A. upon completion of five years of study. The Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate Program in Media Studies facilitates the advanced study of communications research and thesis development through a carefully organized selection of undergraduate courses, graduate seminars and directed research projects.

JD-MA Joint Degree

Penn State Law and the Bellisario College offer a joint degree leading to a Juris Doctor (J.D.); and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Media Studies. Students must apply to Penn State Law and the Bellisario College Media Studies program separately and must meet each school's admissions requirements.

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Master's thesis topics, 2023 graduates.

Master’s Student: Ellen Alley

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Anita Vangelisti

I CAN SEE HOW YOU FEEL: FRAMEWORKS FOR EMOTION RECOGNITION AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Master’s Student: Dewi Rosfalianti Azizah

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Stacey Sowards 

IN AND BEYOND THE GATE OF PESANTREN:  ISLAMIC FEMINISM AND FEMALE ULAMA CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISLAMIC DISCOURSE IN INDONESIA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Master’s Student: Faith Osterberg

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey Treem 

UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS OF WORK THROUGH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS' NOTIONS OF WORK, CALLING, AND SELF-ADVANCEMENT IN FULLY REMOTE ROLES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Master’s Student:  Karissa Marie Hernandez

PARENTS, PRIVACY, PARENTIFICATION: EXPLORING PARENTAL DISCLOSURES OF FAMILY SECRETS, PARENTIFICATION, PRIVACY MANAGEMENT, AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Master’s Student:  Vanessa Lopez

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nik Palomares & Dr. Roselia Mendez Murillo (Co-Chair)  

HOW HISPANIC ACCENTS MAKE ONLINE DATING PROFILES MORE SOCIALLY ATTRACTIVE:  DOES INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY PLAY A ROLE?         

Master’s Student:  Katherine McChurch 

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Rene Dailey 

SURVIVORS' DISCLOSURE AND THEIR ABILITY TO RECALL AND COPE WITH THEIR SEXUAL ASSAULT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Master’s Student:  Margaret E Solice

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Johanna Hartelius 

PRIVILEGING HISTORIES: AN HOSPITABLE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST ALL-WOMAN STATE SUPREME COURT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Master’s Student:  Yating Yang

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF OPEN COMMUNICATION ON COUPLES' RELATIONSHIP AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING DURING MENOPAUSE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE MEDIATING EFFECTS OF COMMUNAL COPING WITH AN ACTOR-PARTNER INTERDEPENDENCE MODEL                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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The Master of Arts in Emerging Media Studies (EMS) offers instruction concerning social and emerging media from the perspectives of technology studies and social science. Students will learn about the latest research and insights about Big Data, analytical techniques for social media, and human behavior to support optimal deployment of new communication technology.

The EMS master’s program is normally a 10-month (three semesters), 40-credit program, and includes a final project and participation in a three-semester collaborative research project seminar. Students may also choose to complete an internship or write a master’s thesis.

Required Courses (28 credits)

• COM EM 700 Introduction to Emerging Media Studies
• COM EM 747 #Trending Insights: Social Data Analysis and Visualization
• COM EM 757 User-Producers 2.0: Developing Interactivity
• COM EM 777 Master’s Collaboratory in Emerging Media (to be taken three times: fall, spring, summer)
• COM EM 797 Connecting Humans: Networks, History, and Social Media

Electives (12 credits)

Three electives are required for completion of the program. In addition to the approved electives in other programs, students may especially wish to consider electives offered by the Division, such as:

• COM EM 755 Measuring Media Effects: Experimental Design & Measurement
• COM EM 793 Psychology of Emerging Media
• COM EM 795 Gamification and Motivational Design of User Experiences

Please note:

• Students may find the current list of approved electives on the EMS website . For all other courses, EMS faculty approval is required.
• Students are encouraged to choose courses across COM, BU, and the Boston-area consortium that enhance their research and/or professional interests. Students should pay close attention to prerequisites for any course they seek to take.
• A thesis (COM EM 909) or an internship (COM EM 911) may count as an elective toward the program.
• The thesis (COM EM 909) and the internship (COM EM 911) electives may require the student to extend the duration of the program an additional one to two semesters.

In addition to the Bulletin, master’s students should refer to the College of Communication Graduate Handbook for a comprehensive guide to policies, academic regulations, and resources.

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With roots in philosophy, history and discourse analysis, the two-year Research Master's in Media Studies explores pertinent theoretical approaches to the study of media in contemporary culture.

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An interdisciplinary approach to Media Studies

The two-year Media Studies Research Master's programme offers an interdisciplinary, humanities-oriented approach to media. It considers media as cultural discourses and practices, technological infrastructures, as well as powerful political-economic actors.

With roots in philosophy, history, and literary studies, as well as science and technology studies, sociology, and political science, this discipline has developed pertinent theoretical approaches to the study of media in contemporary culture. The programme teaches students to engage with crucial theoretical concepts and current issues and to develop their own research practices culminating in the Research Master's thesis.

A tailor-made programme

Closely connected with the one-year Master's programmes in Media Studies, the Research Master's allows students to specialise in Film Studies, Television & Cross-Media Studies, New Media & Digital Culture, or Archival and Information Studies. In addition, the programme gives students ample opportunity to develop their own customised programme by taking electives, master classes, summer and winter schools, and, most prominently, tutorials, which are taught in small groups and are focused on specific areas of research.

Research Master's students are encouraged to profit from Amsterdam’s pioneering art and media scene, with its many festivals, exhibitions and installations, as well as conferences, lectures, and workshops. 

Tailor-made programme

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Possibility to study abroad

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Degree certificate.

The Research Master's programme Media Studies is an accredited degree programme. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a legally accredited Master’s degree in Media Studies and the title Master of Arts (MA). 

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• BA in Film & Television Studies
• BA in Media & Writing
• BA in Film & Media Production: Screen Production
• BA in Film & Media Production: Digital Media & Informatics
• BA in Film & Media Production: Multimedia Production
• FAM1001F - Media and Society
• FAM1000S - Analysing Film & Television
• FAM2000F - Writing and Editing in the Media
• FAM2003S - Media, Power & Culture
• FAM2004S - Cinema: Histories and Movements
• FAM2013F - Introduction to Screen Genres
• FAM2014FS - Screen Production I
• FAM2017FS - Multimedia Production I
• FAM3000F- The Media in South Africa
• FAM3001S - Advanced Media Studies
• FAM3003S - Advanced Film Studies
• FAM3005F - Film in Africa
• FAM3016FL/P - Screen Production II
• FAM3017FS - Senior Research Project: Screen Production
• FAM3018FSL/P - Multimedia Production II
• FAM3019FS - Multimedia Production III
• Honours in Film & Television Studies
• Honours in Film Theory & Practice
• Honours in Media Theory & Practice
• Honours in Political Communication
• MA in Documentary Arts
• MA in Film & Television Studies
• MA in Film Studies

MA in Media Studies

• MA in Media Theory & Practice
• MA in Political Communication
• Twinned MA degree in Global Media (LSE and UCT)
• PhD in Film Studies
• PhD in Media Studies
• FAM4007F - Narrative Journalism
• FAM4012H - Media Creative Project
• FAM4000W - Video Project
• FAM4001W - Research Essay/Project
• FAM4004S - Avant-Grade Film
• FAM4008F - Media Theory & Media Research
• FAM4009H - Media Research Project
• FAM4010F - Media and Brand Management
• FAM4011F/S - Media Internship
• FAM4013F - Political Communication
• FAM4014S - Political Journalism
• FAM4017F - Advanced Television Analysis
• FAM4018S - Crisis Communication in Africa
• FAM4031F/S - South African Public Rhetoric
• FAM4033F/S - Writing for Television: Honours
• FAM4036S - Film and Environment
• FAM4037F - Approaches to Film & TV
• FAM4038F - Authorship in Cinema
• FAM4039F - Documentary Film: Forms & Theories
• FAM4040F - Writing for Film: Honours
• FAM4041S - Media and the Public Domain
• FAM5006W - Minor Dissertation
• FAM5011S - Media and the Public Domain
• FAM5012W - Media Creative Project
• FAM5013F - Advanced Media Methodology
• FAM5014F/S - Media, Development and the Environment
• FAM5015W - Making the Critical Documentary
• FAM5017F - Political Communication
• FAM5018S - Political Journalism
• FAM5019F/S - Media Internship
• FAM5020S - Advanced Brand Management
• FAM5039F - Approaches to African Cinema
• FAM5045F - Documentary Film: Forms & Theories
• FAM5046S - Film and Environment
• FAM5047F/S - Contemporary Moving Image Theories
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Professor Adam Haupt

Admission requirements

(a) Faculty Rule FM3, FDA1-6 and University General Rules apply.

(b) Applicants must have the required academic background and submit an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available. Research degrees are encouraged where the field of research is clearly defined, and the student wishes to concentrate on a specific research topic and has demonstrated the ability to do so.

Degree structure

Examination is by dissertation/thesis alone. A Master’s dissertation should not exceed 50,000 words in length.

Application procedure

Contact your preferred supervisor with a research proposal and complete an  application to UCT online here.

Media Studies, M.A.

Program overview.

Media Studies is a young and interdisciplinary field of research. In the Media Studies master's program at Technische Universität Berlin you can take advantage of Berlin as an exciting media capital to explore different possibilities in media.

During your studies, you learn to examine and address every type of communicative phenomena using relevant theories and methods. Aside from classical media such as film, television, print, and radio, the curriculum also focuses on the current transformation process taking place with Internet as the new leading medium and how this transformation is significantly changing mass media communication structures. You examine different subfields such as media history, network theory, augmented reality, and the reorientation of internal corporate communication. Students have opportunities to apply theory to practice using current application examples and in projects with non-university organizations.

Admission requirements

The formal admission requirement for the Media Studies master’s program is a first university degree in the humanities, education, linguistics, cultural studies, social sciences, law, business and economics, natural sciences, human sciences, technology, engineering, agricultural and forestry studies, art studies, design, or medicine.

The Media Studies master’s program is taught in German. If you are applying with a foreign school-leaving certificate, you must provide proof of German skills at a specific level. This is a prerequisite for admission. As some courses and professional literature are in English, you must submit proof of English skills at CEFR level B2.

Program structure

The Media Studies master's program consists of a compulsory component (54 credit points), a broadly-based compulsory elective component (18 credit points), and an elective component (18 credit points). The compulsory elective component allows you to choose your own areas of focus, for example in media informatics, sociology, communication studies, audio communication, or economics. Students complete the program by writing a master's thesis (30 credit points).

There is a proposed course schedule for the degree program. This is a recommendation for how to complete the degree program within the standard period of study of four semesters. While this proposed course schedule is ideal on paper, it is not mandatory. It is simply an example of how to successfully schedule and shape your studies. You can find the course schedule in the study and examination regulations.

Study and examination regulations:

• Medienwissenschaft M.A. 2014 (pdf, 833 KB, German)

Content and modules

The master’s degree program consists of modules combining curriculum content on a specific topic and includes various study and teaching formats such as seminars, lectures, practical tutorials, and projects. Students are required to earn a specific number of credit points and complete certain coursework and assessments in each module.

You can find a module list which offers a current overview of all the modules in TU Berlin’s module transfer system (MTS). The MTS also provides an overview of which modules are mandatory for your degree program and which are elective. Detailed module descriptions provide information on the content, learning outcomes, participation requirements, workload, assessment methods, and much more.

The module catalogue is based on the study and exam regulations. The most current version of these regulations applies to new students.

Internships

You can complete a five-week internship during the elective component of the program.

Stays abroad

The degree program is designed to enable you to incorporate a stay abroad into your studies while remaining within the standard period of study. The study abroad officer in the faculty will assist you with selecting a university and creating a course schedule.

Acquired skills

Graduates of this degree program are trained to identify fundamental problems in media studies. You are familiar with important periods in the history of the development of communication media as well as media and communication theories crucial to the investigation and evaluation of media and communication situations. You possess a broad understanding of the core concepts of media, cultural, and discourse analysis and advanced knowledge of digital media as well as of the resulting social processes of change. You are a specialist and are familiar with tools used to analyze and understand the variable media landscape. Furthermore, all graduates gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the discipline. As a graduate, you are able to analyze from a historical perspective and grasp the relationships between the specific leading media in a period and the respective social complexity as well as the differentiation of different social areas. You integrate your disciplinary knowledge into a comprehensive breadth of knowledge, which enables you to see the bigger picture. The program places particular value on giving consideration to the social importance of media content.

After your studies

Graduates can work in a variety of fields including press and public relations and social media management as well as in software companies, cultural organizations, and administration.

Further fields of work include media-specific project management; media organizations such as (newspaper) publishers, television and radio production, and news agencies; organizational and editorial roles; consulting in media; and research and consulting in scientific institutions.

Further information & downloads

Guidance and choosing the right degree program: Academic Advising Service

Questions about the degree program: Course Guidance

General questions: Student Info Services

Application and enrollment: Office of Student Affairs - Graduate Admissions

Recognition of previously acquired credits: Examination Board

Further information about applying to the program can be found on the degree program website

MEVIT4091 – Master's Thesis in Media Studies

Course description, course content, learning outcome, admission to the course, examination.

The Master’s Degree thesis is a independent academic study where you investigate a theoretical or empirical research question. The study is carried out under supervision, usually by one of the Department`s employees.

The Master’s Degree thesis is a research project which gives you a deeper insight in and understanding of issues and methods in the field of media studies. You will practice your skills of using several research methods, develop independent thinking, critically evaluate existing research and arguments, as well as develop, present and defend your own opinion.

The Master`s thesis is an important excercise allowing you to develop your analytical skills and ability to structure your own time. This kind of skills and abilities are important for your future carrier irrespective of whether you apply for a job in the governmental or private sector.

A completed Master`s degree qualifies for Ph.D studies in Norway and internationally.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures .

This course is only open for students who are admitted to the Media Studies (master's two years) (being phased out) at the University of Oslo.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

It is a prerequisite that students have passed MEVIT4000 - Master’s thesis seminar for media studies .

The supervision on the master`s thesis is mandatory, and can be given both individually or/and in groups. Supervisors are usually appointed by the Department every February. See also Ground rules for MA-supervision .

Obligatory meetings (2nd and/or 3rd term)

During the third or fourth semester of the master`s program, students are to participate in a mandatory seminar focusing on the writing process and evaluating the work on the thesis so far. Information about the dates and contents of the meeting is sent to the students by email, and announced through message board on the Program`s website.

Compulsory activities

Students have to pass a compulsory activity by giving a presentation of her/his thesis. This presentation is normally held just before the oral examination and has to be approved by the committee evaluating the thesis.

Read more about master thesis presentation .

Your thesis is examined by a commision, whereas at least one examiner is external (not employed by the UiO).

Master thesis submission

The Master’s Degree thesis should contain between 80 and 100 standard pages. 

Please make sure to read and follow the routines for submission of Master`s Thesis at the Department of Media and Communication.

Your master thesis must be submitted in full text to DUO. Read more about DUO

IMKs internal submission deadlines are 10.05 for spring term and 10.11 for autumn term. The final deadlines are 01.06 for spring term and 01.12. for autumn term.

As from spring 2019, the Department uses an electronic plagiarism detection system for all submitted master theses.

An oral examination which last up to 60 minutes, is held after the submission. The exam may adjust the grade given for the thesis.

Read more about examination of your thesis and oral exam .

A master’s thesis that is not passed may be resubmitted only once, and then within the agreed time and in revised form. A master’s thesis that is passed may not be resubmitted in revised form.

If you  withdraw from the exam  after the deadline, this will be counted as an examination attempt.

Language of examination

You may write your master's thesis in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system .

Resit an examination

You can apply for a postponed submission deadline if you have a documented illness. Contact [email protected]

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO .

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Master Theses

Master Theses (since 2013)

Please note that the majority of the titles shown here have been translated from German into English for informative purposes only. The original thesis could have been written in German language.

Here you can find master theses that have been supervised by the Division Media Analysis/ Research Methods (since 2013):

• Thora-Kristina Panicke und Jennifer Selig: Survey of Master Graduates in 2020 - Evaluation of the Master Program Media and Political Communication at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies of Freie Universität Berlin
• Steliyana Doseva: Objectively Overcoming the Crisis? On the Issue of Quality in the Coverage on the COVID 19 Pandemic by Public Service Television
• Linda Heggen: Who sets the Tone? How Politics and Media raise the Issue of Climate Crisis. A Quantitative Content Analysis of Media Coverage and Political Publications on the Climate Issue and Fridays for Future
• Jessica Klinger: Virtual Reality in Journalism - A Secondary Analysis on the User Experience during the Virtual Performance "Project Syria"
• Laura Laugwitz: Quality Criteria for an Automated Content Analysis. On the Integration of Machine-Learning Procedures into Communication Studies
• David Böhme: Members of the European Parliament and European Media Use? An Analysis of the Media Use of Members of the European Parliament
• Mandy Haugg: Parental Acceptance of the Use of Tablet Computers in Day Care Centers - A Quantitative Analysis in Consideration of Parental Media Literacy and their Educative Behaviour regarding Media Use as Key Determinants
• Dorothea Kerényi: Challenges of Traditional Enterprises due to Changed Consumer Behaviour induced by New Communication Technologies
• Anna Kessler: The Development of Medial Integration of People with a Migration Background during the so-called Refugee Crisis - A Qualitative Content Analysis of Soap Operas in German TV Stations
• Nina Yvette Knoppik: Gender Specific Coverage on the Election Campaign for the German Bundestag in 2017? A Content Analysis of the Press Coverage on the Top Candidates of the Political Parties CDU, SPD, Die Grünen, AfD and Die Linke
• Fabian Lebus: Hate Speech in User Comments - A Quantitative Analysis of Deleted Posts of Online Users
• Ronja Marten: Fly High. Pay Low. Communicate Well? A Quantitative Analysis of the Community Management in Social Media Exemplified by the Complaint Management of Low Cost Carriers vs. Network Carriers on Facebook.
• Ina Zhikova: A Variety of Frames in Climate Coverage - A Content Analysis of Berlin Quality and Tabloid Press
• Vivien Benert: Between Video Blog and Advertisement - An Experimental Online Survey for the Recognition and Evaluation of Product Placement in Social Media - Exemplified by the Video Platform YouTube
• Yin Tsui Cheung: Motivations for Using Smartphone Dating Application - A Quantitative Survey Study of Tinder users in Hong Kong
• Maria Elisa de Almeida Franke: Political Communication on Social Media - Conversationalists, Virtual Citizens, and Lurkers: A Typology of Brazilian Political Communicators on Social Media Platforms
• Özgül Demiralp: The Coverage of Women in Media - A content analysis on the portrayal of women in the Harvey Weinstein revelations, in The New York Times and The New Yorker, in 2017
• Gwendolin Gurr: A Matter of Habits? A Typology of Habitualized Media Use for Political Information
• Laura Müller: East German and West German Stereotypes in German Regional TV Programs - A Content Analysis of Entertainment Shows of the Central German Broadcasting (MDR) and the West German Broadcasting (WDR)
• Malena Reimelt: Crisis Communication in the Travel Sector
• Dina Salieva: Climate change coverage in the US: comparing Obama's and Trump's presidencies
• Nicole Akakpo: The Representations of Ethnic Minorities in US Fictional TV-Shows
• Nicole Hubert: Factors for Success in Election Campaigns - A Case Study of Besti Flokkurinn [Best Party] in Iceland's Municipal Elections in 2010
• Elke Kögler: Forecasting Methods regarding the Election Results of the German Bundestag - Forecasts based on Comparative Surveys, Stock Exchange and Models
• Verena Michaeli: Islam on German TV - A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Coverage in the Years 2014 to 2016
• Christopher Randall: Emotion in Politics - How Emotional Language has replaced Factual Policy Debate in the 2016 US-American Presidential Election
• Ina Wylenga: The Representation of Migration and Integration in the Mass Media. A Quantitative Content Analysis of Fictive and Non-Fictive Entertainment Shows in Germany.
• René R. M. Bosch: Comparison of French and German Media regarding the Coverage of the Ukraine-Crisis
• Maria Elena Campos Delgado: Coverage of the Mexican Drug War: Impact on the National Image
• Titilayo Kumilonje Dzabala: The Coverage of the 2015 Migrant Crisis by South African and European Media
• Daniel Gräßer: Political Reporting on Swiss and German TV
• Jenny Kareitis: Refugee Crisis in 2015. Opportunity and Risk for the Europeanized Identity of Germany?
• Jan Kietzmann: Cold, warm, warmer, hot!? TV Coverage during the Final Phase of Election Campaigns for the German Bundestag - A Secondary Analysis of News Coverage before the Elections for the German Bundestag in 2005, 2009 and 2013
• Lee Turner Kodak: Examining News Selection Factors between Serious and Satirical Newspapers
• Aileen Lehmann: CSR Communication in Social Media - Study on CSR Communication of the Electricity Companies E.ON and ENBW on Facebook
• Katja Neuendorf: Pegida in the Press: An Analysis of German Daily Newspapers
• Marie Luca Pein: Between "Refugee Crisis" and "Welcoming Culture" - Refugees in the Current Media Coverage
• Felix Plum: The Journalism Cultures in Germany and Switzerland. A Multiple-Scale Content Analysis of TV News
• Ida Reihanishalmani: Comparison of the Media Coverage of Iran's Nuclear Program in Iranian and American Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Legitimization and De-legitimization Arguments of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in Iranian and American Press
• Leonie Schulz: Quantity before Quality? Reporting on Online Surveys in German Print and Online Media
• Isabel Wellniak: Framing in the Coverage of the Current Refugee Crisis in Germany - Alteration of Frames due to Key Events
• Pourang Zarif Karimi: Coverage, Opinion Making and Propaganda in Iranian Media

Anne Beier: Terrorism in German Mass Media 2011/2012. A Secondary Analysis

Mirco Kuzelak: The Construction of Visual Frames: The Example of Federal Presidential Elections

Judith Regenhardt: Evaluation of Internal Corporate Communication [...]

Friederike Schiller: News on Private Television: Between Diversity and Focus

Lisa Schimmelpfennig: Social Perception and Opinion Making by Media Use - A Survey on Media Use and Attitude towards Immigration to Germany

Kathrin Baumann : The Formation of Collective Memory through Media - A Qualitative Analysis of the Anniversary of the Erection of the Berlin Wall: Reference Points for Interdisciplinary Memory Research

Anja Haufe : Radio in a Digital Environment: How Can Radio Assert itself against the Internet? A Qualitative Analysis of User Motives

Marie Przibylla: Public Service vs. Private Broadcasting: Scrutinizing News Formats. An Analysis of Journalistic Selection Criteria based on the Theory of News Values

Marianne Riechers : Key Events as Turning Points in the News Coverage of the Bundeswehr Deployment in Afghanistan

Ann-Christin Wehmeyer : De-Medialisation through Digitalisation? The Communication Strategies of the SPD during German National Election Campaigns in 2013

Susanne Wein : The German National Election Campaign 2013 on Facebook: A Qualitative Analysis of Self-Portrayal Strategies of Leading Politicians

• Nadja Jung: Private Information of Political Actors in Social Networks and Online Media

Sabrina Markutzyk : German Nuclear Phase-Out made in Japan? A Quantitative Content Analysis of the Role of “Fukushima” as Key Event in the German Debate on Nuclear Energy

Aaron K. Roth : The Campaign „Kein Täter werden“ – A Media Impact Analysis

Franziska Teubert : The Justification of the Bundeswehr Deployment in Afghanistan 2001 in German, British and U.S. News Coverage: A Comparative Frame Analysis

Uta Miryeong Weiße : Can We Still Have our Green Tea? Tsunami, Fukushima and Nuclear Phase-Out in German News Coverage

Here you can find master theses that have been supervised by the Division Research Methods/ Applied Communication Research (until 2011):

• Janine Greyer : Political Participation, Identity, and Media Usage – An Online Survey with German Emigrants in Australia

Alexander Sängerlaub : Personalisation in the News Coverage on Election Campaigns. Does the Method Determine the Outcome?

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International Media Architecture Master Studies (IMAMS)

The International Media Architecture Master Studies (IMAMS) program offered by the University at Buffalo and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is a two-year Masters program providing students with an international perspective on the emerging field of Media Architecture.

Program of study for University at Buffalo Students

The Double Degree Master’s Program in Media Architecture provides students an opportunity to study Media Architecture across two internationally recognized programs at the University at Buffalo, SUNY and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar . Students will normally spend one academic year at each institution and will be awarded two separate, nationally recognized Master’s degree certificates (BUW (M.Sc. Master of Science in Media Architecture) / UB (M.S. Master of Science in Architecture)) after successful completion of the program with a minimum of 2 Academic years.

General Study plan:

Students start with their 1st semester at their home university. The next two semesters they study at the partner university. The final semester with the Master thesis they study at their home university again. General course language is English. The Master’s thesis is written and presented in English language.

1st Semester: Foundation

The foundation semester provides an introduction to the theory and practice of Media Architecture. Basic concepts in the design and analysis of architectonic and medial space are introduced through structured projects developed in the context of the design studio. Coordinated seminars and workshops address core competencies and skills, both intellectual and practical. This semester is designed to give students entering the program with different academic backgrounds a common platform for their studies in Media Architecture.

2nd Semester: Expansion

Following the foundation semester, students cross the Atlantic and continue their studies at the respective partner institution. This semester provides the student with the opportunity to both broaden and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the field through a combination of studio projects, coordinated seminars and workshops. The intention of the expansion semester is to diversify the perspectives by which the student apprehends the field.

3rd Semester: Pre-thesis

During the Pre-thesis semester, students conduct research on a specific topic that they will pursue for their Master's Thesis. Research is organized around seminars, workshops and independent study. Student progress reviews are conducted periodically throughout this semester by a committee consisting of a faculty member at the current institution together with a faculty member from the home institution via videoconference. This semester focuses on the development of a Thesis Proposal and culminates with the presentation of this proposal.

4th Semester: Thesis

Students then return across the Atlantic to their home institution and the program culminates with the production of a Master’s Thesis project during the final semester. Students work independently with a dedicated faculty member at each institution. Coursework includes seminars and workshops complementing the Thesis investigation. The semester culminates with a public presentation and defense of the Thesis with 2 faculty members (1 from each partner institution) participating via remote telematic sessions.

Students spend one year at each institution and are awarded two separate, nationally recognized degrees: the Master of Science in Architecture (MS) from the University at Buffalo and the Master of Science in Media Architecture (MS) from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Located two hours from Berlin by train, the Bauhaus offers courses in a variety of subjects including Media Art, Media Culture, Media Design, Media Systems, Media Architecture, Public Art and New Artistic Strategies, among others. Building on the robust tradition of the Bauhaus movement of the 20th century, the school has a long-standing reputation for supporting an eagerness to experiment, openness, creativity, a close link to industrial practice and an international perspective. Courses are offered predominantly in English, and an intensive German language course for non-native speakers is available to all students participating in the program.

A limited number of scholarships covering travel expenses between Buffalo and Weimar are available on a competitive basis.

Interested in a IMAMS Dual Degree?

Would you like to learn more.

Contact: Kevin P. Donovan Director of Graduate Recruitment 129 Hayes Hall 716-829-5224 [email protected]

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How To Apply

The university's application for admission is available online . 

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester: Domestic - Spring Semester: Domestic -  No summer admissions

Admission Requirements

Must meet University Requirements , as well as the requirements listed below: 

• Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
• GRE/ TOEFL scores
• Three (3) letters of recommendation, preferably by academics
• A 500 word personal statement
• Official transcripts
• Minimum GPA of 3.00
• Must have an undergraduate background in political science

International students:

Transcripts/documents that are issued in a language other than English must be accompanied by a literal English translation. In addition, transfer applicants who completed any postsecondary work (college or university) at an institution not in the U.S. are required to submit an evaluation of that academic work. The evaluation must include a course-by-course assessment, with grades or marks and credits or hours equated to the U.S. system. Click here for a list of evaluation services.

Curriculum Requirements

During the first semester in the program, each student must develop a plan of study in consultation with the Graduate Director. Thereafter, students consult with the Graduate Director who provides technical and procedural advising as well as substantive advice. However, students are also encouraged to discuss their research interests with individual members of the faculty. An orientation session for new and continuing students is provided at the beginning of the academic year. In addition, monthly professional workshops discuss topics of interest to graduate students.

Total Minimum Hours: 36 credit hours Common Core – 12 credit hours Major Field or Concentration 9 credit hours Electives – 9 credit hours minimum Thesis/Non-Thesis – 6 credit hours

For instructional purposes, the graduate curriculum in Political Science has been divided into four fields: Field 1 Comparative Politics (courses with a CPO prefix) Field 2 International Relations (courses with an INR prefix) Field 3 American Government (Courses with a PUP, POS, or URP prefix) Field 4 Political Theory (courses with a POT prefix)

Common Core Courses -12 credit hours POS 6735 Foundations of Political Inquiry (3)

Disciplinary Seminar Requirements - Select two: POS 6045 Seminar in American Government (3) POT 6007 Seminar in Political Theory (3) INR 6007 Seminar in International Relations (3) CPO 6091 Seminar in Comparative Politics (3)

Required Research Methods Sequence - Select one: POS 6746 Quantitative Analysis I (3) POS 6707 Qualitative Analysis (3)

Students may either choose a Major Field of study, or the concentration in Africana Studies. Major field - 9 credit hours

In addition to the core course in major area, three additional courses in the core area are chosen from American Government, Political Theory, International Relations, or Comparative Politics.

Concentration in Africana Studies - 9 credit hours AFA 6932: Topics in Africana Studies (3) AFA 6120: Social Theory and Social Thought (3) AFA 6108: Social Construction of Race and Racism (3)

Electives - 9 credit hours minimum. Electives include, but are not limited to: AFA 6207: African American Historiography AFA 6805: African Historiography AFA 6355: African American Community Research AFA 6387: Seminar on Genocide and Human Rights AFA 6932: Special Topics AFA 6905: Independent Study AFA 6910: Directed Research CPO 5934: Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (3) POS 6933: Selected Topics in Political Science (3)

Electives have to be approved by the Graduate Director. Other graduate courses may also be taken as electives, with approval by the Graduate Director.

Thesis/Non Thesis - 6 hours minimum Thesis POS 6971 6 Thesis: Master’s AFA 6971 6 Thesis: Master’s

Students must enroll in either POS 6971 or AFA 6971 (Africana Studies Concentration students) Thesis: Master’s for a minimum of 6 credit hours. In their thesis, students must provide new insight into a relevant topic in political science or international studies. As students approach the thesis stage, they need to compose a thesis committee consisting of a major professor, who must be a member of the Department of Government and International Affairs, and two readers. One of the two readers can be from another department, but that person must first be approved by the Graduate Director. The thesis committee must approve proposals before students embark on their projects. Students must prepare a written thesis and defend their work in a formal oral presentation before their committee.

Non-Thesis: Elective 3 Structured course approved by the Graduate Director and one of the following: POS 6909 3 Independent Study (for students in a major field) AFA 6905 3 Independent Study (for students in the Africana Studies Concentration)

Students who choose a non-thesis option will be required to complete an additional 6 hours of course work at the 6000 level. The student is required to demonstrate competency by successfully completing a substantial literature review of approximately 50 pages in his or her major field, or in the Africana Studies Concentration.

Comprehensive Examination For students in the thesis option, successful completion of the Thesis serves in lieu of the Comprehensive Exam. For students in the non-thesis option, the extensive literature review determines competency and serves as the equivalent of a comprehensive examination.

Students may take a maximum of 3 credit hours of Independent Study (POS 6909) and 3 credit hours of Directed Research (POS 6919)

For the full requirements, please visit the Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Catalog. 

Forms and information

General Information Course Offerings (Please verify the requirements based on the catalog from the year you were admitted) Research Proposal Example SIGS Graduate Resources   MA in Political Science Tracking Sheet   MA in Political Science/Africana Studies Concentration Tracking Sheet Independent Study/Directed Research Contract Graduate Catalog Listing Office of Graduate Studies Forms Plagiarism Information (Office of Graduate Studies) Thesis and Literature Review Forms Thesis, Dissertation, and Proposal Guidelines and Tips MA Thesis Checklist Graduate Student Supervisory Committee Appointment Form Request to Schedule Thesis Defense Form Certificate of Approval Form for Thesis & Dissertation Doing a Literature Review General Guidelines for the Literature Review (MA Student Non-Thesis Option)

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Taught by faculty with social work experience, our bachelor’s degree program covers the foundations of social work, enabling you to practice professionally and ethically in a variety of community settings.

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Meaningful practicum experiences and a flexible path to graduation are just two of the strengths of our nationally-ranked MSW program. Our clinical and community practice curriculum prepares graduates for both micro- and macro-level practice.

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Offered at the IU Indianapolis campus, our PhD program offers students opportunities to engage in meaningful research in a supportive learning environment with a rich history of scholarly inquiry.

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From its home in the School of Social Work, IU’s Labor Studies program attracts students from diverse backgrounds and covers topics that include organized labor, labor and social movements, the impact of global markets and changing institutions.

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Department of Biology

Graduate Studies

The application deadline for the  2024-2025  cohort is February 1, 2024. There is no application fee.

The Portland State Biology graduate program offers M.S.T, M.A., M.S, and Ph.D degree options. Admission into our program is highly competitive. Our multi-disciplinary faculty offer admitted graduate students the opportunity to conduct cutting edge research, gain professional teaching experience, and pursue an academically rigorous program which fosters professional research development. Our students graduate with the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to be successful contributors to the scientific community.

Our campus is located in the heart of Downtown Portland, and our program draws top graduate students from around the world. Our research faculty expertise spans a broad range of disciplines within the field of Biology. Research is conducted in state-of-the-art laboratories and in field locations, from the glaciers of Antarctica, to the jungles of Central and South America, to the bamboo forests of central China. Regional collaborators include public, state and federal agencies as well as other regional institutions including, but not limited to, the Oregon Zoo, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI), Oregon Health & Science University, and Oregon State University.

Degree Requirements

• Biology M.A./M.S.
• Biology M.A.T./M.S.T.
• Biology Ph.D.

Graduate Thesis or Dissertation

All Biology graduate students must defend a thesis or dissertation to complete the degree program. The first part of the graduate defense is a one-hour seminar that is open to the public followed by a closed-door review of the student's research with the student and the student's graduate committee.

PDXScholar maintains a  complete list  of all theses and dissertations submitted to the University.  

How to Apply

Applications to the Biology Graduate Program must be made through the Graduate School ; please do not send any application materials directly to the Biology Department.

Applications are reviewed only for admission for fall term. There is no application fee. 

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