Media Studies Concentration

The department offers a concentration in Media Studies for students completing an MA or PhD in Cultural Studies. The requirements for the concentration will include the regular degree requirements for the M.A. in Cultural Studies: 9 classes of 4 units each, including 2 required classes in Introduction to Cultural Studies, plus a final research paper or equivalent, and an approved methods class. 

Two of the required classes for the concentration will be hybrid graduate/undergraduate classes taught by the IMS faculty at the Claremont Colleges. Two other required classes will be offered by the Cultural Studies department at CGU. Students will also be required to produce either a paper of publishable quality or an equivalent form of cultural production that includes an analytic component (e.g., performance and interpretation, exhibit or analysis). Except for students with extensive experience in the media industry, the classes must include a four unit internship.