M.A. The M.A. in Media Studies at William Paterson University offers an innovative curriculum for practitioners in a wide range of professions that incorporate communication issues, skills, and technology, such as teaching, public relations, media production, professional writing, management and research. It also offers excellent preparation for advanced study in doctoral and professional programs, such as law.
Students receive a foundation in both theory and history of communication and media.
The curriculum provides advanced study in international aspects of media, culture, and ethics and examines a role of media in society, politics, economics, and human relationships. As the communication profession becomes increasingly globalized, the M.A. in Media Studies is designed to give future leaders the background and analytical skills they need to excel as professionals. The central focus of the Media Studies program is to describe, analyze, and critique the defining roles of communication and media systems in the creation and diffusion of culture in the global community. Students examine the power of such systems to frame and define the terms of public discourse. An essay articulating the prospective student s goals and expectations, and their relationship to the program.