phd programs in media

Cinema & Media Studies Ph.D.

The Cinema and Media Studies Ph.D. program explores the intricate histories, aesthetics, and cultural impacts of visual media.

The Cinema & Media Studies (CMS) Program at UCLA has played a central role in the development of the field, notably through scholarship grounded in critical theory, cultural studies, close textual analysis, archive-based history, digital and interactive media studies, industry studies, and transnational media studies. The program supports a broad array of critical interests, from the media arts to commercial entertainment, from historical research to contemporary practices, and from formal analysis to the social mapping of media. In the last few years the research profile of the faculty has concentrated on three main areas of research: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity (particularly, Chicana/o, African American/African Diaspora, and Asian), Queer Cinema/Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Critical Theory (particularly, moving image art, aesthetic, affect, computational media, and decolonial).

The Ph.D. program focuses on refining research skills in an individualized study plan, with a mission to produce research of unparalleled quality. Graduates often transition into esteemed teaching and research roles in academic institutions. Backing their research endeavors is the UCLA Library Film & Television Archive, offering vast resources, 35mm classroom screenings, and state-of-the-art digital technology facilities.

World-Class Faculty

Shawn Vancour

Michael Berry

Ellen C. Scott

Requirements.

The Ph.D. program is intended primarily for students who wish to build a career around excellence in university teaching and research. The Ph.D. program requires successful completion of a minimum of seven core courses and at least seven elective courses (not counting those completed at the masters level) and successful completion of the Intellectual Statement, Third Quarter Review, Sixth Quarter Review, Comprehensive Exam, Prospectus Review, Foreign Language Requirement at level three or higher, and successful submission and defense of the Dissertation.

Year One/Academic Year: Four Core Courses

• FTV 495A Teaching Assistant Training (does not need to be repeated if taken during M.A.)
• FTV 210 Common Course
• FTV 211 Historiography
• FTV 215 Theory and Method
• Academic Progress Report
• Begin taking courses toward language requirement

Year Two: Two Core Courses, Written Exams and Completion of the Ph.D. Study Plan

• FTV 274 Research Design A (Bibliography and Exam Prep)
• FTV 274 Research Design B (Exam Prep with advisors)
• Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam
• FTV 274 Research Design C (Writing the Prospectus)
• Continued progress toward language requirement (must be completed by the end of the 3rd year)
• Prospectus Review

Year Three/Academic Year: Nomination of Doctoral Committee and Advancement to Candidacy

• Advancement to Candidacy/Nomination of Doctoral Committee (Fall Quarter, contingent upon language requirement completion)

Ph.D. PROGRAM REMINDERS

Required During Years One-Three: Six additional graduate seminars, at least five of which must be approved cinema and media studies seminars.

Required During Years One-Three: Language Requirement Courses & Petition . Completion of level 3 language training or higher (as determined by Dissertation Committee) must be provided prior to student Advancement to Candidacy.

Recommended During Years One-Three: Colloquium. Students are encouraged to enroll in or attend Colloquium during all quarters to participate in screenings, research presentations and discussions. May be repeated for credit.

• FTV 212 CMS Colloquium

Year 3 and Beyond: Dissertation Research

• Submit an Academic Progress Report (on a yearly basis)

World-Class Students

Jasmyn R. Castro

Nico Garcia

Scott Brockman Varnado

Slaveya Minkova

Doctorate in Communication

With one of the nation's premier doctoral programs in Communication, the Annenberg School is a tight-knit, supportive community of scholars committed to advancing knowledge of our media environment.

Founded through the generosity and vision of publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist Walter Annenberg, the Annenberg School for Communication is devoted to furthering our understanding of the role of communication in public life through research, education, and service. Our five-year doctoral program has a strong reputation as one of the best in Communication, based on Annenberg’s unparalleled combination of world-class faculty , students , and alumni , as well as access to the larger intellectual and cultural resources of the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia .

In an inherently interdisciplinary field, Annenberg researchers are engaged with a spectrum of topics related to health, politics, media systems, networks and digital culture, journalism, race and gender, and more, using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Our Ph.D. program allows students to tailor a curriculum to suit their specific interests, and provides them the financial resources to launch their academic career. 

In addition to a full tuition waiver, our students currently receive an annual stipend as well as a budget for research and travel and health insurance for all five years.

Annenberg is the smallest of the 12 schools at Penn, and it functions as close-knit community of scholars whose doors are always open to one another. Our students also appreciate our staff , who routinely go above and beyond to support them.

Please note that we do not have a standalone master’s degree program at this time. All students are admitted directly into the doctoral program.

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Our graduate faculty is at the heart of the school. Their innovative work, often in collaboration with students, pushes the field of Communication forward.

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Prateekshit Pandey works with the Communication Neuroscience Lab to study how the brain reacts to humor. 

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Annenberg's doctoral students represent a broad spectrum of interests, methodologies, and backgrounds. Here are just a few of our incredible students.

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Azsaneé Truss

Danielle Clark

Neil Fasching

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Department of Modern Culture and Media

Ph.d. program.

The Department of Modern Culture and Media (MCM) is committed to a broad spectrum approach to the study of media and culture.

We study machine-enabled media alongside flesh-based media, media ecologies, elemental media, and media infrastructures. A medium may beany means, mode, or material of making, transporting, transmitting, transforming, producing, preserving, collecting, selecting, or deselecting for sound, image, gesture, affect, text and information broadly conceived. Alongside histories and theories of photography, film, television, print, and digital media, we engage decolonial methods and speculative means for the innovation of livable futures. We are sensitive to entanglements among genres, forms, mediums, and materialities of human and nonhuman. We consider modes of extraction, redaction, abstraction, diffraction, interpellation, and circulation as well as habits, ceremonies, or architectures of access involving a broad range of media practices. Our graduate program is a Ph.D. program aimed at: (1) Preparing students to engage in quality scholarship and teaching in the theory, history, and critical analysis of one or more media, in ways that encompass diverse cultural contexts, practices, and historical periods, within a methodological framework that includes awareness of modern textual, cultural, political, social, and performance theory; (2) Preparing students to seek academic appointments in a market that offers positions to media and culture specialists in media-specific disciplinary units (e.g., Film Studies, Television Studies, Digital Studies); in amalgam fields (Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Visual Studies, Performance Studies); and also in programs with expanded concerns (American Studies, Black Studies, Comparative Literature, English, and foreign language Departments). Plans of study in MCM are individualized, based on the student's own particular areas of interest. Students are encouraged to take courses throughout the University, and many take advantage of courses in the broader Humanities as well as in the Arts, the Sciences and the Social Sciences. Many of our Ph.D. students include faculty from outside the department on their preliminary exam committees and on their dissertation committees.

Coursework and Qualifying Reviews

For students entering the program with a B.A., courses are normally completed in the first three years of the program — six courses are taken in the first year, four in the second year and three in the third year. During this period, the student also fulfills the foreign language requirement. After completion of 8 courses in the second year, there is a qualifying review, and the candidate is awarded an M.A. in Modern Culture and Media.

After completion of all coursework in the third year, the candidate takes a three-hour oral preliminary examination. Passing the preliminary examination authorizes her or him to proceed to the doctoral dissertation, which is written during the fourth and fifth years.

Students entering the program with an M.A. from another institution take courses at the same rate as those entering with a B.A. Such students may apply to accelerate their coursework and, if they receive approval, may take their preliminary examination as early as the end of the fourth semester.

Students entering with an M.A. will have their qualifying review after they have completed 6 courses, which is normally at the end of the second semester.

Teaching is considered a vital part of graduate education in this program. We believe that a variety of pedagogical experiences not only contributes to the candidate's professional qualifications but also to her or his intellectual development. A minimum of two years of teaching is required for the degree, but a doctoral student will normally teach more.

A candidate typically begins holding a teaching assistant position in a large introductory course during the second year in the program and continues teaching in various classroom contexts through the fifth year. We try to provide all senior doctoral candidates with at least one opportunity to teach a small, autonomous class on a subject directly related to their dissertation research.

Brown offers five years of guaranteed support for graduate students, including for international students. First-year students are on fellowship. Students in their second and third years work as TAs (one course per semester), leading a discussion section of a large lecture. Students in their fourth year design and teach their own section of MCM 0900 “Undergraduate Seminars in Modern Culture and Media.” Students in their fifth year usually are supported through a combination of TA-ships (again, one course per semester) and university fellowships.

Job Placements

Most, if not all, of our students in the Ph.D. program go on to work in academia, in positions as professors, teaching and doing research. This does not mean it would be impossible to go into some other profession -- curating or working for a non-profit agency, for instance; however, we train students for work in academia.

An annual collection of data pertaining to the employment of Ph.D. alumni one, five, and ten years after graduating. Read more .

5th Year Master’s Degree

MCM concentrators may continue working towards their master’s degree at Brown after completing the bachelor’s degree.

PhD Media Studies

The doctoral program in Radio-Television-Film emphasizes critical and contextual approaches to the study of media objects, industries, and cultures. With globally recognized faculty specializing in a wide array of media studies subfields, you will study and research in your chosen field and be prepared to enter into a rapidly evolving media landscape. You will be trained in an interdisciplinary array of media studies methods centered in pedagogical and professional development.

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Program of study.

The PhD with concentration in Media Studies is a scholarly degree incorporating coursework, comprehensive exams, and research culminating in a dissertation. Students are expected to present their work at conferences and produce original work that is worthy of publication. Students admitted to this program must have already earned an M.A. degree.

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Teaching and Research Areas

Digital Media

Analyze interactive and emergent media texts and platforms, participatory digital cultures, social media, and algorithmic culture.

Global Media

Study media texts, audiences, industries, and cultures from transnational, national, regional and diasporic perspectives.

History and Criticism

Examine the sociohistorical contexts of film and media and engage in aesthetic and critical analysis.

Identity and Representation

Explore media's impact on culture and identity through interdisciplinary courses that examine the politics of representation through gender, race, sexuality, citizenship, and more.

Media Industries

Engage in topics relating to creative labor, production, distribution, infrastructures, regulation, and exhibition.

Supporting Your Success

• Structured timeline for successful program completion
• Faculty mentorship
• Annual Review with detailed, constructive feedback
• High rate of success in job placement in the academy
• Pedagogy seminars and workshops
• Opportunities to teach stand-alone courses
• Internships with local media industry, festivals, policy institutions and cultural organizations
• Biannual professional development workshops
• Harry Ransom Center Film Research Collections
• Vast RTF resources at UT Libraries
• Editorial and organization roles for department-based journals
• Interdisciplinary and portfolio program  options (in areas such as African and African Diaspora Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, and more) 

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Communication (PhD)

You will acquire the leading-edge theory and research methodologies you need to shape a more ethical and just world. 

Whether you seek a career in academia, the industry, or governmental and non-governmental organizations, you will become a critical educator and researcher of communication through rigorous coursework, independent and collaborative research projects, and teaching opportunities.

You will work side by side with your peers and our distinguished faculty to advance knowledge in the field while creating interdisciplinary solutions to complex societal and organizational problems. At the same time, you will build a professional network of worldwide and lifelong connections with fellow scholars and practitioners.

USC Annenberg’s location at the heart of a top-tier research university and in the dynamic city of Los Angeles provides you with the ideal setting to explore ways to inventively fuse your scholarship and expertise in communication studies with disciplines such as political science, international relations, sociology and information sciences as well as gender, media and popular culture studies.

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Welcome to the Film and Media Studies Ph.D. Program

UC Irvine’s PhD program in Film and Media Studies offers students the opportunity to study and develop original research on film, television, and digital media. Rooted in the Humanities, we focus on interpreting the histories and theories of media and their cultural contexts.

Our curriculum provides a broad foundation in Film and Media Studies while also centering questions of media and power. Our course offerings emphasize post-colonial and decolonial approaches to film and media, queer theory and histories of gender and sexuality, critical race studies, video game studies, and archival research. We seek students who are deeply invested in understanding the perspectives of those who have been pushed to the margins of media technology, industries, and texts and in exploring the relationships between culture, identity, history, and power.

Located near Los Angeles, UC Irvine offers access to the rich cultural offerings and research institutions of Southern California. Students may choose to supplement their Film and Media Studies degree with interdisciplinary graduate certificates in Asian American Studies , Chicano/Latino Studies , Critical Theory , Feminist Studies , Latin American Studies , and/or Visual Studies .

We admit all students, with BAs or MAs, directly into the PhD program in small cohorts with multi-year funding packages. We encourage prospective students to review our faculty profiles and contact the faculty members who work in their potential areas of interest before applying to learn more about their research, teaching, and advising.

Prospective students interested in the Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies, administered by the Department of Art History, can find more information here .

Meet the Film and Media Studies Faculty and learn about their research interests.

The annual admissions deadline is December 1 .

Complete applications will include:

• A Statement of Purpose (1200 words maximum) that describes your research interests and reasons for seeking a PhD. The Statement of Purpose should indicate how your proposed research correlates to our program's emphases and how you will benefit from working with specific core faculty. You can find information about faculty research interests here.  

• A Personal History Statement (1200 word maximum) that describes your educational accomplishments and goals. It is important to communicate whether you have experienced unique or significant opportunities, challenges, and/or obstacles in your pursuit of an education. Please also describe the career paths you plan to pursue after graduation.

• A sample of academic writing that demonstrates original thinking, clear writing and your preparedness to do graduate-level work in film and media studies.

• Length: A minimum of ten pages to a maximum of thirty pages. Any submission longer than the maximum will not be reviewed past the maximum page limit.
• You may submit two pieces of work as long as their combined length does not exceed the page limit.
• In the event you have a longer piece of work to submit, such as a Master's thesis or Undergraduate research paper, please submit a chapter or section of the work within the page restriction.

• Three letters of recommendation, preferably from faculty with whom you have studied.

• Transcripts.

• Results of the TOEFL or IELTS exam for international applicants for whom English is not their primary language.

For academic questions (questions about program requirements, the application review process, funding opportunities, etc.) please contact the Graduate Director, Professor Kristen Hatch ([email protected]). 

For administrative questions (questions about how to apply, paying the application fee, application materials, etc.) please contact the Graduate Coordinator, Amy Fujitani ([email protected]). 

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Course Requirements

Required Core Courses (6 courses)

FLM&MDA 285A: Film Studies: Theory and Methods.

FLM&MDA 285B: Television Studies: Theory and Methods.

FLM&MDA 285C: Digital Media and Game Studies: Theory and Methods.

FLM&MDA 286A: Film and Media Studies Historiography.

FLM&MDA 286B: Media/Power/Culture.

FLM&MDA 286C: Methods and Research Design.

Elective Courses (7 courses)

FLM&MDA 291: Graduate Seminar in Film and Media Studies. Repeatable as topics vary.

FLM&MDA 292: Graduate Seminar in Film & Media Critical Practice. Repeatable as topics vary.

FLM&MDA 295: Directed Reading. Repeatable as topics vary.

Required Practicums in Film and Media Studies (4 courses)

FLM&MDA 287: Practicum in Pedagogy.

FLM&MDA 288A: Practicum in Professionalization I.

FLM&MDA 288B: Practicum in Professionalization II.

FLM&MDA 288C: Practicum in Professionalization III.

Required Supporting Course (1 course)

FLM&MDA 298: Prospectus Writing Practicum.

Students must take three elective courses from within the Department of Film and Media Studies and two outside Film and Media Studies. The remaining two electives can be taken within or outside the department.

Students entering with a MA may petition to have up to three elective courses waived, subject to the approval of Graduate Division. Students who have had three courses waived must take two elective courses from within the Department of Film and Media Studies and one outside Film and Media Studies. The remaining elective can be taken within or outside the department.

During the third through sixth years in the program, students normally enroll in variable-unit courses as follows:

FLM&MDA 296: Reading for the Preliminary Examination.

FLM&MDA 297: Prospectus Research.

FLM&MDA 299: Dissertation Research.

First-Year Review

Students are required to select and confirm their Primary Advisor by the end of the first year.

At the end of the Spring quarter, the Film and Media Studies faculty will review the performance and progress of each first-year student and provide written evaluation of their work. This evaluation will include an assessment of the student’s ability to complete independent research.

A positive assessment indicates that the student is making good progress.

A cautionary assessment will be accompanied by a description of specific improvements that a student must make in order to advance to candidacy in the third year.

A negative overall assessment will place the student on Academic Conditional Status. Faculty will give written feedback with specific areas for improvement and a timeline for future expectations of academic progress. Students who fail to demonstrate improvement may be recommended for dismissal from the program without a degree.

MA Requirements

All students apply for and are accepted into the doctoral program.

Students who enter the PhD program with a prior graduate degree (MA or beyond) in Film and Media Studies or a related discipline may petition to waive up to three electives, subject to the approval of Graduate Division. These students may also petition to waive the MA exam requirement in recognition of their prior degree; normatively, this will be approved. In these cases, students will not complete the MA exam requirement nor earn a second MA en route to the PhD. Film and Media Studies faculty will determine what graduate degree fields qualify as related disciplines. Students entering with an MFA will typically be required to complete the MA exam unless the Graduate Committee determines that the degree is equivalent to an MA.

Students who have not earned an MA in a relevant field prior to matriculating in the Film and Media Studies PhD program must earn an MA degree as part of the PhD program. The program does not offer a stand-alone or terminal MA, except in instances when a student does not continue in the program toward earning the PhD.

In order to earn the MA degree, the student must

1. Satisfactorily complete six foundational courses (FLM&MDA 285A, FLM&MDA 285B, FLM&MDA 285C, FLM&MDA 286A, FLM&MDA 286B, and FLM&MDA 286C);

2. Satisfactorily compete FLM&MDA 287;

3. Satisfactorily complete seven electives, three of which must be within the Department of Film and Media Studies and two outside the Department of Film and Media Studies;

4. Pass the MA Exam; and

5. File the necessary paperwork for conferral of degree with Graduate Division.

For the MA exam, the student will revise one seminar paper written while in the program and submit the revised paper before the start of the Spring quarter in their second year of study. 

The requirements for passing the MA exam are as follows:

• The revised paper must present a substantial and original argument;

• It must reflect substantive revision from the original paper, demonstrating additional research and/or reconceptualization and responsiveness to feedback;

• It must demonstrate a command of the relevant literature;

• It must present adequate evidence to support its claims;

• It must be clearly written in an appropriate academic style; and

• It must be formatted according to MLA or Chicago Manual of Style guidelines with proper citation and bibliography.

Ideally, this revised paper will demonstrate promise toward publication and toward the ability to develop a dissertation; however this is not a requirement at the MA stage.

This paper will be evaluated by a 3-person MA committee, which consists of the student’s primary advisor as chair and two additional department faculty members appointed by the Program Director in consultation with the student and the advisor. The MA committee will evaluate the student’s ability to identify a suitable research project and methodology, develop an argument, respond to faculty feedback, and make revisions. The committee will respond with feedback within three weeks of receiving the paper and may ask for a second round of reasonable revisions, to be completed before the end of the term.

The committee will unanimously decide whether the student has passed the MA exam and if they are eligible to proceed toward the PhD, taking into holistic account the exam (revised paper) results, input from the core Film and Media Studies faculty during the First-Year Review, and the student’s progress during the second year of course work. There are four possible determinations:

Positive: The student will earn the MA degree and qualifies to continue toward the PhD exams. This should be the outcome in the majority of cases.

Cautionary: The student will earn the MA degree and qualifies to continue toward the PhD exams but with areas for improvement communicated in writing to the student and advisor. This occurs when the student’s holistic performance and promise outweigh a borderline exam or vice versa. This should be the outcome only in rare or extenuating circumstances.

MA Only: The student will earn the MA degree but is disqualified from continuing toward the PhD exams. This occurs when the student’s holistic performance and promise do not outweigh a borderline exam.

Negative: The exam is unacceptable. The student will not earn the MA degree and is disqualified from continuing toward the PhD exams.

Students may revise and resubmit the MA paper one additional time in case of a failure to pass.

By the end of their second year, students will work with their advisor to plan their Examination fields for the following year. No later than the end of Winter in the third year of study, students will establish a 5-person Qualifying Exam Committee, at least 51% of whose members, including the Dissertation Advisor, must be core faculty in the Department of Film and Media Studies. At least one committee member must be external to the department.

The student will receive one standardized bibliography and select two specialty field bibliographies on which they will be examined. In the Fall and Winter quarters of the third year, the student will enroll in FLM&MDA 296: Reading for the Preliminary Examination and complete reading the works on these three bibliographies. The three exam areas should serve to help the student define general areas of specialized competence that will aid them in establishing a broad base for the dissertation and in developing college-level courses. Students may not enroll in FLM&MDA 296 until all their other course requirements (with the exception of FLM&MDA 298: Prospectus Writing Practicum) have been completed.

The Qualifying Examination will be administered by the Qualifying Exam Committee and will include both a written and an oral component. The written component will consist of at least one question for each Exam bibliography for which the student has completed readings. Students will write at least one essay for each respective Exam. Faculty may offer a range of questions for each bibliography, giving the student a choice of which question(s) to answer. The written component will be offered as a series of three remote exams to be completed within three respective 24-hour periods; questions and responses will be delivered electronically. The oral component of the exam will take place in conjunction with the Prospectus Defense during the Spring quarter of the student’s third year.

Language Requirement 

Students will consult with the program Director and their principal advisor(s) to determine whether they must demonstrate or develop proficiency in a second language for their research. [1] If the program Director and principal advisor(s) determine that proficiency in a second language is required, the student must demonstrate this proficiency prior to advancing to candidacy. In the event a student does not need a second language to conduct doctoral research, they will not be required to demonstrate proficiency in a second language.

If determined to be required, the language requirement may be satisfied by one of the following means:

1. By passing the Film and Media Studies translation exam. A request must be made to the Film and Media Studies Staff within the first two weeks of the quarter the student wishes to take the exam.

2. By completing, with a grade of B or better, a language course at the 2C level or equivalent, with the exception of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, which must be completed at the 3C level or equivalent.

3. By attaining a proficiency level of 2C on the Russian Exemption Exam or a proficiency level of 3C on the Chinese Exemption Exam offered by UCI's Academic Testing Center.

4. By petitioning the program. Grounds for a petition might include the student’s being a native speaker in a language other than English or having completed an equivalent language requirement at a different institution. The granting of this petition will remain at the discretion of the Graduate Director, although students dissatisfied with this determination may request the petition be considered by the full faculty. Students who have completed the language requirement at a different institution will need to submit transcripts with the petition. Students will inquire with the Graduate Coordinator to complete a petition.

Dissertation Prospectus and Advancement to Ph.D. Candidacy

In the Spring of the student’s third year, the student will enroll in FLM&MDA 298: Prospectus Writing Practicum and complete a prospectus that identifies the scope, approach, and rationale for their proposed dissertation. The student will present an oral defense of the prospectus to the Qualifying Exam Committee. When the prospectus has been unanimously approved by the Qualifying Exam Committee, the student will be advanced to doctoral candidacy. Students should have taken their preliminary examination, defended their dissertation prospectus, and advanced to doctoral candidacy no later than the end of Spring quarter of their third year. If a student will exceed the 3-year normative time to candidacy, they must petition by Spring quarter of their third year for an exception, presenting an approved plan for timely progress to candidacy.

In the event that a student does not pass the qualifying examination, consistent with UCI policy (Academic Senate Regulation 467) the student will be allowed one repeat attempt of the examination. This repeat examination will occur during the quarter following the initial examination.

Dissertation

The dissertation shall be an original research project of substantial length approved by the Doctoral Committee. Members of the student’s Doctoral Committee are noted on the PhD Form I: Advancement to Candidacy PhD Degree. The committee shall typically consist of the Doctoral Advisor and two additional faculty. At least 51% of the Doctoral Committee, including the Doctoral Advisor, must be core faculty in the Department of Film and Media Studies. The remaining members of the Doctoral Committee must satisfy Academic Senate requirements.

Dissertation Defense 

A final examination in the form of an oral defense of the dissertation is required for the PhD. This examination will be supervised by the Doctoral Committee and will be given just prior to the completion of the dissertation. The defense will be open to all members of the academic community. Faculty and graduate students of Film and Media Studies and the Graduate Dean will be given written notice of the date, time, and place of the examination at least five days in advance of the examination.

Time to Degree

The normative time to degree is six years (18 quarters). The first nine quarters are spent in pre-candidacy, the last 9 quarters in candidacy. Normatively, students will complete their course work within the first two years and prepare for and pass the Qualifying Examination and advance to candidacy in the third year. The maximum time to degree is seven years.

[1] Examples of when a second language would likely be necessary include Spanish proficiency for the study of Spanish-language media, Mandarin proficiency for study of media in Mainland China, or the relevant language for a project on non-English language transnational/diasporic media.

All students receive a five-year funding guarantee at admissions. This typically includes a combination of at least one fellowship year and multiple years of Teaching Assistantships. Additional competitive scholarships, fellowships, and summer stipends may also be available.

Students also receive tuition and fee remission, including non-resident (out-of-state or international) tuition during this period. Domestic students coming from outside of California will be expected to establish state residency during their first year; otherwise, they will need to cover their non-resident tuition fees.

TAships may be in Film and Media Studies undergraduate courses or for courses in other Departments or Programs.

Funding beyond the fifth year is not guaranteed, but TAships or other opportunities are often available.

The graduate emphasis in Film and Media Studies prepares students in any M.A., Ph.D., or M.F.A. program to analyze film and media texts, contexts, and industries. The emphasis requires that students complete four seminars, two of which are in the Film and Media Studies PhD core series (FMS 285A-C, FMS 286A-C) and two of which may be Film and Media Studies core or elective seminars (FMS 291, FMS 292, FMS 295).

Students who are currently enrolled in any MA, Ph.D., or M.F.A. program at UCI are eligible for admission to the Graduate Emphasis in Film and Media Studies.

Students who are interested in pursuing the graduate emphasis should contact the Graduate Director to indicate their interest in applying for the emphasis. Application materials include:

• an explanation of how their research and/or teaching will benefit from completing the Film and Media Studies Graduate Emphasis;
• current CV;
• brief letter of approval from the student’s primary advisor or program director;
• names of Film and Media Studies core faculty with whom they have worked or plan to work. Applicants who are not yet acquainted with Film and Media Studies core faculty may name the Graduate Director.

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To be considered for the Film and Media Studies Graduate Emphasis, please submit an application . 

Questions? Please contact Amy Fujitani , Graduate Coordinator.

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PhD in Media Study

The Department of Media Study’s PhD is one of a small set of innovative doctoral programs in experimental media theory and practice-led research in the United States. This program responds to the rapid development and transformation of media due to advances in digital technologies and to the growing number of artist-scholar-researchers working in technology-based art forms.

A new community of artist-scholar-researchers has emerged in the spaces between media art practice, the humanities and the sciences. This work is not easily categorized and often spans disciplines that traditionally have little overlap. Students of this program become experts in the hybrid set of conceptual and technical abilities that this field requires while they engage with the aesthetic, political and social challenges of media making. The department offers courses in film and video production, interactive media, digital media, physical computing, media networks and web-based media.

Learning Environment

This doctoral program is designed to create a framework for practice-led and scholarly research into media arts. Commensurate with the traditional PhD framework, most of the credits are earned in research and independent study. Consequently, students are free to organize their course of study around specific research trajectories. Coursework gives students opportunity to showcase and critique their work with peers. Students work closely with members of the faculty who share their research area. The dissertation combines both written and production components in a proportion and manner appropriate to the student’s area of research. The program only requires that the conversation between these two components be substantial and original. This PhD is most obviously appropriate for artists who plan to conduct their research in an academic context. However, the PhD is equally appropriate for media artists who want to explore the theoretical implications of their work or for ‘scholarly’ researchers who want to move from the purely discursive to explore practice-based research. This program is designed to be completed in five to six years. 

Program Requirements

Seventy-two credit hours are required, and students are expected to create a substantial and original media project to accompany their doctoral dissertation.

The PhD Requirements Manual offers a more comprehensive explanation of degree requirements. 

See Media Study advisor for forms.

Description of required coursework follows:

Production (9 credits): PhD students must be literate in media creation. (This category was previously Methods of Making.) Students should discuss with their  faculty advisor whether any particular courses in this category would benefit them.

Media Theory and History (18 credits):  The required course DMS 570, Media Theory, provides a graduate-level introduction to media theory and research methodologies. Additional media theory and history courses prepare students to take their qualifying exams and eventually to contribute original research to the field. The preliminary media theory course should be taken in the first semester, the other two media theory courses should be taken in the semester prior to the qualifying exam.

PhD Seminars and Research Ethics (6 credits):  Students are encouraged to take these courses (I and II) in semester 1 and semester 4. PhD Seminar I focuses on research methods and practices; PhD Seminar II focuses on research strategies and preparation of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Students will identify appropriate professional journals, publication venues and conferences for the presentation of their doctoral research. Students must also pass a research ethics course, either by taking a 2 credit seminar (PHI 640 or RPN 541) or by completing the online Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) with a passing score of 80% or higher. Students taking the CITI course must submit documentation of their successful completion of the course with their Application to Candidacy.

Directed Electives (30 credits):  Students may choose any UB graduate courses that support their doctoral research, chosen in consultation with their faculty advisor. Students must keep records (course work and syllabi) of all course activities performed outside of DMS. This information will become important when applying for candidacy. Some directed electives (at least 8 credits) must be taken in additional media theory classes.

Dissertation and Project Guidance (9 credits):  Thesis and project work is usually credited by registering for DMS 598 project supervision during one of the last three semesters, and DMS 702 Dissertation guidance in the final two semesters, in any combination of credits suited to the work.

Required Coursework outside DMS:  Students must take at least 3 classes outside of DMS as part of their requirements for the major. Usually these courses will be used for electives and will be chosen in concert with the student’s faculty advisor. Use of these courses for PhD requirements, other than as electives, must be approved by the DGS. Students are required to keep documentation (syllabi, semester papers, etc.) for these courses. All credits must be in graduate level courses External Courses (counted under electives or other categories)(500 level and above).

Requirements for Student Starting Prior to Fall 2021

Production (8 credits)

Media Theory and History (12 credits)

PhD Seminar I and II (8 credits)

Research Ethics (0 credits, or counted under electives)

Directed Electives (38 credits) Includes at least 8 additional credits of Media Theory and History

Dissertation and Project Guidance (6 credits)

[Includes at least 3 classes outside of DMS]

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Phd funding opportunities.

• UB’s stipend levels are competitive among public Association of American Universities (AAU) member institutions.
• Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program : To be eligible for a Schomburg Fellowship, candidates must demonstrate high academic achievement and have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. The Schomburg Fellowship is intended to support high-achieving doctoral students. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible.
• Presidential Fellowships:  To be eligible for Presidential Fellowships, candidates must meet the criteria listed on the Presidential Fellowship page. Both domestic and international students are eligible, if they meet these criteria. For any questions regarding funding for academic year 2025–2026, contact the director of graduate studies or department chair.

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Film & Media

The graduate program in film & media, about the film & media ph.d. program.

Students in the Film & Media Ph.D. Program are encouraged to situate moving images within the larger theoretical and analytical frameworks of a range of other disciplines. They integrate the traditions of History, Law, Literature, Religion and Political Theory to the newer disciplines of Film Studies and Digital Media, applying the tools of Post-Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, New Historicism, Frankfurt School, Feminist Theory, Queer Theory, Post-Colonialism and Deconstruction. Many combine their degree study with a campus Designated Emphasis (graduate “minor”) in New Media, in Critical Theory, or in Women, Gender and Sexuality.

The Film & Media Ph.D. emphasizes film and media history and theory, but also includes a digital-media production component that can be interwoven with the student’s other areas of study. Through a cooperative effort with the Department of Art Practice and the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, the Department of Film & Media has helped to found the Digital Media Labs Consortium, a humanities-based initiative that pools production resources and coordinates courses of instruction to widen the possibilities in advanced digital-media production. Art Practice also offers an MFA that includes production in digital media and new genres. Other production degrees on campus include the Graduate School of Journalism’s M.A. in documentary film production.

During their first two years, graduate students in the Film & Media Ph.D. take a course in Film Theory, a course in Film Historiography, a Proseminar that orients new students to the professional field of Film & Media Studies, and other seminars chosen from a range of electives (see sample topics in the “Courses” section). Beginning in their fifth semester, students begin to prepare in greater depth for their doctoral Qualifying Examinations and dissertation research. Because the Department of Film & Media at Berkeley is committed to interdisciplinary research, students are required to work in significant ways with faculty in other departments as well as with Film & Media Faculty.

The Film & Media Ph.D. has about 25 graduate students. Students are admitted to the program in the Fall semester only.  The application deadline for admission in Fall 2025 is December 3, 2024, 8:59 p.m. PST. Start the online application at:  Applying for Graduate Admission.  Please note that the Department of Film & Media admits students for a Ph.D. only. Although an M.A. degree is awarded after partial completion of the requirements for the Ph.D., there is no M.A. program as such with its own curriculum.

Graduate Advisors

Kathleen pera jangar, weihong bao.

Weihong Bao is Pamela P. Fong and Family Distinguished Chair in China Studies and an Associate Professor of Film and Media & East Asian Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley. She has published widely on comparative media history and theory, media and environment, early cinema, war... Read more about Weihong Bao

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Graduate Programs

Modern culture and media.

The Ph.D. program prepares students to engage in rigorous and innovative scholarship and teaching in the theory, history and critical analysis of one or more media in ways that encompass diverse cultural contexts and historical periods.

The Department of Modern Culture and Media is committed to the study of media in the context of a broader examination of cultural, social, and political formations. Modernity is understood as intimately interwoven with technical modes of production and reproduction. Those in the department study: print, insofar as it is connected to mass dissemination; photography; sound recording; cinema; video; television; and digital media. We examine media not in the narrow sense, but as immanent to the phenomena they produce and record.

Plans of study are individualized according to students' interests. Students may emphasize the scholarship of one medium or of several media and their interrelationships, but coursework and exams will also include a component in textual, cultural, and/or social theory. This combination enhances both disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary flexibility.

Additional Resources

The Malcolm S. Forbes Center for Research in Culture and Media Studies supports a range of activities, including public events (e.g., film festivals on contemporary French and Francophone cinemas, Turkish diaspora cinema in Germany, and African–Africana cinemas, and digital performance events) and scholarly conferences (e.g., on television and nationality, modernism and modernity, the archaeology of digital multimedia, and Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project). The Brown Film Archives is a pedagogical and research collection of film and video material in a variety of formats, including approximately 800 16mm film prints. The Department has a history of collaboration with other University units, such as the departments of Africana Studies, American Civilization, Comparative Literature, English, and History of Art and Architecture; the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women; etc.

Application Information

Application requirements, gre subject:.

Not required

GRE General:

Writing sample:, dates/deadlines, application deadline, completion requirements.

A minimum of 13 courses, including at least one seminar offered by the department in each of the following three areas: theory (of textuality, subjectivity, culture, the social, and/or a specific medium in relation to any of these), textual analysis (addressing a single medium or genre conceived as a textual object, a mode of cultural production, or a form), and historical/cultural locations (how the production, circulation, and reception of media forms operate in specific social contexts, periods, geocultural sites, and/or communities). Additional requirements include one foreign language, at least two years of teaching experience while in the program, a qualifying review after eight courses, an oral preliminary exam after completion of coursework, and a dissertation. The preliminary exam will be in three areas: the history and theory of a medium, an area of modern cultural theory, and an elective field.

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PhD in Emerging Media Studies

New media poses challenges for society and complexities for researchers. Are you ready to tackle both?

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The Boston University PhD program in Emerging Media Studies is the nation’s first doctorate program in emerging media and its critical, daily role in modern life.

COM’s unique program prepares its doctoral students to become sophisticated researchers and critical thinkers who are ready to advance the fields of communication, sociological, and media leadership. Designed for students with a master’s degree, this program helps candidates gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of emerging media in society and organizations and hone their research skills through independent, innovative, and mentored research.

Recent and upcoming dissertation topics address a wide array of topics, such as social perceptions of robots, the effects of television binge-watching, and media framing of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

Meet COM’s First Doctoral Recipient, Sarah Krongard

It seems there’s always something to celebrate at COM, and the 2019 fall semester marked one particularly noteworthy achievement — PhD…

Learning and Teaching

EMS graduate students are taught and mentored by some of the leading researchers and thinkers in the field.  The faculty make full use of the most advanced theories and methods to examine communication phenomena — from social media, streaming content, and AR/VR to Big Data and AI. Under their guidance, students learn how to conduct and analyze social science research concerning all types of emerging media. 

 As a doctoral student, you’ll serve as a teaching fellow while enrolled in the program. On average, you should expect to serve as a teaching fellow a minimum of two times during the program.

Resources for Research 

COM graduate students get ready for careers by rolling up their sleeves for hands-on research.

All Emerging Media Studies students contribute to COM’s annual #ScreentimeBU conference, an opportunity to present their research in the field of digital communication and society as well as exchange their views with peers and field leaders concerning important contemporary issues. By showcasing the fruits of your research, you’ll share their ideas with the general public and industry leaders. Additionally, the conference provides an opportunity for you to develop your public communication capabilities and receive input from industry experts in a professional setting.

CENTER FOR MOBILE Communication Studies

Laptops, smart phones, and tablets have been transformed from novelties to necessities. But we’re only beginning to understand how they have transformed us.

EMS students also take advantage of research opportunities at COM’s Communication Research Center , COM’s primary research hub, and the state of-the-art technology offered at the Zimmerman Family Social Activation Center, that puts in-depth social media analytics at your fingertips.

Funding Support

Because the doctoral program is immersive and requires full-time participation for a number of years, all PhD students in Emerging Media Studies are funded for the duration of their study, up to a maximum of five years. Funding includes a full tuition scholarship, health insurance credit, and stipend in return for teaching and research obligations. Students with their own funding for the program (through the Fulbright Commission, government funding or other source) will still be required to serve as a teaching fellow for at least one semester. Compensation will be provided.

Benefit from Boston

One of BU’s greatest resources is its location. Consistently ranked among the most livable cities in the world, Boston is “America’s college town,” a city rich in history while remaining on the forefront of culture and innovation. Boston is a Top 10 U.S. media market, and home to some of the world’s best creative agencies, media companies and leading employers — offering boundless opportunities for internships and careers.

More than 80%

of our graduate students receive scholarships.

Purpose Driven

COM stands out from our peers. Our faculty offers a mix of researchers and practitioners who endorse a cross-discipline, hands-on approach to learning. Our location lies at the heart of an electric, media-savvy city.

But it may be COM’s shared values that matter most. We believe that communication requires diversity, critical thinking, and creative expression. We believe that communication must be grounded in truth, authenticity, effectiveness, and purpose. We believe that communication builds understanding among people and across society.

Emerging Media Research

Agenda setting in the wizarding world: computationally examining attribute agenda and….

Abstract: This study investigates the complex dynamics of public discourse on Twitter/X concerning the transgender-related controversy surrounding the video game…

Physiological response to political advertisement: Examining the influence of partisan and…

This study investigates voters’ physiological response to real political advertisements that are issue focused and sponsored by three different political…

Does world system theory rein in social media? Identifying factors contributing…

This article examined how social media content has shaped the representation of countries for publics around the world. Based on…

The Robot Rights and Responsibilities Scale: Development and Validation of a…

The discussion and debates surrounding the robot rights topic demonstrate vast differences in the possible philosophical, ethical, and legal approaches…

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Chris Chao Su

Assistant professor, emerging media studies.

Chris Wells

Associate dean of faculty development; associate professor, emerging media studies.

Daniel Park

Visiting assistant professor, emerging media studies.

Feld Professor of Emerging Media Studies

James Cummings

Associate professor, emerging media studies.

Maria Elizabeth (Betsi) Grabe

Dalton family professor, emerging media news, com’s new dalton professor knows disinformation from personal experience.

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Joan Donovan, Nationally Recognized Expert in Misinformation and Disinformation, Joins COM Faculty

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Media and Communication PhD

Doctor of philosophy in media and communication.

Immerse yourself in a rigorous curriculum that has strong ties to the humanities and social sciences, with the Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Communication from the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple. Explore the relationship between media and people through a variety of lenses, including cultural, economic, historical and social-psychological. Receive the academic support of an R1-classified research university as you successfully propose, create and defend your dissertation.

The advanced, multidisciplinary Media and Communication PhD provides access to individualized courses of study, faculty guidance and other opportunities that enable you to

work with active scholars who boast international reputations;

present at conferences and publish work in respected academic journals; and

obtain experience in undergraduate teaching.

Comprehensive coursework in communication theory and research characterizes the Media and Communication PhD program, endowing students with the breadth and depth of knowledge needed to make significant contributions in the academic and professional field of mediated communication. You will collaborate with mentors, develop your own research agenda, and graduate with a strong foundation in theory and methodologies that covers several areas of interest, including the following.

Communication effects and psychological processes

Emerging media and technology

Global media, social change and activism

Journalism studies

Media, identity and representation

The media industry, laws and policies

Political communication

Popular communication

Graduates of this PhD program pursue administrative, research and teaching careers in universities and colleges. They also pursue research jobs in media industries, as well as senior-level policy and communications roles in government and nonprofit sectors. If you are hired to teach or conduct research, you will have access to the Temple University Graduate Student Association , the first recognized graduate employee union in Pennsylvania. You will also have the opportunity to request a travel award that provides funds to help cover the cost of presenting your research at scholarly symposiums.

Program Format & Curriculum

The 48-credit Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Communication is held on Temple’s Main Campus, and can be completed over four years of continuous, full-time study. 

The following courses are required.

Communication Theory I and II

Doctoral Colloquium I and II

Researching Communication I and II

Teaching in Higher Education: Communications

The program also requires the completion of preliminary examinations and a doctoral dissertation. Learn more about requirements for the Media and Communication PhD .

Related Graduate Degrees

Communication for Development and Social Change MS

Media Studies and Production MA

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Cultural Analytics

Disability Studies

Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

Teaching in Higher Education

Tuition & Fees

In keeping with Temple’s commitment to access and affordability, this Doctor of Philosophy offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.

Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more. These tuition costs apply to the 2024–2025 academic year.

Pennsylvania resident : $1,221.00 per credit Out-of-state : $1,634.00 per credit

You can view the full Cost of Attendance breakdown on the Student Financial Services website .

Faculty advisors can help you navigate your program and discuss research opportunities, teaching assistantships and more.  Learn more about Klein College of Media and Communication faculty .

Contact the following faculty or staff members with questions about the Media and Communication PhD.

Geoff Baym is the program director. Phone : 215-204-4607 Email :  [email protected]

Nicole McKenna is the graduate office director​. Phone : 215-204-1497 Email : [email protected]

Supplement your Media and Communication PhD coursework and enhance your graduate education experience through student clubs and organizations. You’ll meet and network with other like-minded students, gain invaluable knowledge and skills, and become involved with a community that helps you bring your personal and professional goals to fruition.

Students in the Media and Communication PhD program are encouraged to join the Media and Communication Graduate Student Association  (MCGSA), an organization that represents and advocates for the collective interests of students within the Media and Communication Department. The MCGSA also facilitates connections between students and faculty across disciplines, and works to optimize the personal and professional development of graduate students.

Learn more about student clubs and organizations available to Klein students . 

Temple University’s departments and programs are accredited by the  Middle States Commission on Higher Education .

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Communication and media are among the most powerful forces shaping the world today. In our Communication and Media Studies PhD program, you’ll work with some of the world’s top media and communication experts to research and contribute to this crucial field. Our school is one of the nation’s oldest accredited schools of journalism and communication, housed within an Association of American Universities R1 research institution.

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Launch a trailblazing career in media research.

In our doctoral program, you’re more than just a student. You’ll work as a co-author, scholar, and teacher and become part of a welcoming and inclusive community influenced by perspectives from across many disciplines and cultures around the world. You’ll also conduct impactful research that contributes to the field and your research portfolio under the guidance of SOJC faculty advisors.

Our faculty are internationally recognized experts in many mass communication and media research topics, including science, health, and environmental communication; technology and society; game studies; global media; critical/cultural approaches to communication; persuasion and media psychology; media and public life; and more.

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Take flight with a Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Degree

Students in our media studies graduate program develop the knowledge, skill, and research portfolios to claim teaching and research posts at top universities and think tanks around the world. But their analytic and research skills set them apart in any field. 

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Take flight   with a Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Degree

Students in our media studies graduate program develop the knowledge, skill, and research portfolios to claim teaching and research posts at top universities and think tanks around the world. But their analytic and research skills set them apart in any field. A communication and media studies degree offers a solid foundation that can springboard you into academia or a career in media, government, law, or nonprofit work.

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Named for renowned journalist Eric W. Allen , who founded the SOJC over 100 years ago, Allen Hall sits at the heart of the verdant University of Oregon campus. During your studies in Eugene, you’ll enjoy expert guidance, hands-on experience with the latest technology, and opportunities for collaboration.

You'll also have access to our state-of-the-art  Experience Hub —part production studio, part research center, part hands-on learning lab—a place where students and faculty collaborate to develop innovative content and examine the media from every angle.

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Fully funded phd.

You bring the intellectual curiosity, we’ll take care of the tuition: Our doctoral candidates are fully funded for four consecutive years*, including health benefits and a stipend. We also offer resources for conducting research that contributes to the field while preparing you for a career in higher education or meaningful work in the public and private sectors.

*Eligibility for continued funding requires maintaining satisfactory academic progress.

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Student research

Our doctoral candidates work with internationally renowned SOJC faculty experts to do groundbreaking research on today’s most pressing communication and media realities.

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Whitney Phillips     Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Ethics

Whitney Phillips uses her research and teaching to help students and consumers of media navigate the potentially treacherous terrain of what she’s coined the “information hellscape.” The modern media landscape is fraught with political biases, implicit messages, and harmful communication, but it is also a powerful tool. So Phillips challenges and inspires her students to incorporate self-care and mindfulness into their media-consumption regimens.

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Seth Lewis     is an expert on the digital transformation of journalism. →

Gabriela Martínez     is a gender studies researcher and award-winning documentary filmmaker. →

Maxwell Foxman     researches how play manifests in nongame contexts. →

Janet Wasko     is an expert in the political economy of media and all things Disney. →

Meet Our Faculty

Whitney Phillips    Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Ethics

Seth Lewis    is an expert on the digital transformation of journalism. →

Gabriela Martínez    is a gender studies researcher and award-winning documentary filmmaker. →

Maxwell Foxman    researches how play manifests in nongame contexts. →

Janet Wasko    is an expert in the political economy of media and all things Disney. →

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Master of Arts Media, Culture, and Communication

The MA degree trains agile researchers to think critically from diverse perspectives about changing industries, technologies, and cultures. You will work closely with our diverse and renowned media studies faculty. Our research and curriculum foreground the study of global media and culture, digital media and new technologies, media history and theory, visual culture, race, and politics.

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Official degree title.

Master of Arts in Media, Culture, and Communication

Your Academic Experience

Careers and alumni, is this program right for you.

While our department's graduate courses are primarily theoretical, the Media, Culture, and Communication curriculum is flexible, allowing electives from across the University to align with your personal academic and professional trajectories.

Situated in the heart of Greenwich Village, we capitalize on New York's media and cultural eminence. With frequent guest lectures and public events, MCC serves as an intellectual hub for visiting scholars, artists, activists, and media experts.

Graduates of MCC's media studies master's build careers as astute analyzers of the global media landscape. Alumni find themselves well positioned for careers at the intersections of media, culture, and tech — ranging from research to creative, strategy to policy. Those who pursue doctoral study enroll in top-tier PhD programs.

• You'll benefit from the MCC Alumni Network as a student, and be part of this vast community after you graduate.
• Our active MCC Alumni Council will invite you to events throughout the year.
• As a student, you can apply to our MCC Alumni Mentor Program .
• And in our MCC Alumni Masterclass series, you'll learn from alums of the program about the industry applications of your intellectual studies.

The MA in Media, Culture, and Communication offers a theoretical foundation for examining global media within political, social, and cultural contexts. We do not provide practical training in media production, publicity or marketing. MCC MA students can use some of their electives to enroll in such classes elsewhere at NYU, but those seeking a purely practice-based degree should consider applying to the School of Professional Studies' MS in Integrated Marketing  or MS in Public Relations , or Tisch's MA in Interactive Media .

Review our  FAQs  to learn more about our media studies degree program. 

Areas of Study

The MA program offers five research areas, which operate as guiding frameworks for intellectual inquiry across the Department.

Frequently Asked Questions

Read answers to questions commonly asked by prospective students of the Media, Culture, and Communication MA program.

Student Experience

Learn about the MA graduate student community in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication.

MCC Internship Program

Media, Culture, and Communication undergraduates of Junior or Senior standing and MA students are eligible to intern for credit. Search our internship database of available positions.

Media, Culture, and Communication faculty research and teach on media topics spanning the globe — from East and South Asia to Western Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

Alumni Mentor Program

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The Manship School is home to the nation’s only doctoral program in media & public affairs. We have a broad view of media and public affairs, with research on political polarization, digital technology, crisis communication, wartime propaganda, gender and sexuality, media effects, health communication, native advertising and the representation of minority groups, among others.

We fund all of our doctoral students for four years ($25,000 per year) and admit only a small class to ensure personal attention and mentorship from faculty. Our acceptance rate is about 15%. Our doctoral program graduates work at a variety of institutions: research-intensive, teaching-centered, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and international institutions.

Cutting-Edge Research Facilities

The Manship School prepares scholars to study the ever-changing world of mass media with three research laboratories and infrastructure for a wide range of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research media messages and their effects.

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The Manship School uses endowed professorships to support collaborative research groups of faculty members and students. The funds allow the teams to collect original data, hire research assistants, travel to archives and host mini-conferences.

Excellent Funding

The Manship School admits a small cohort of doctoral students each year on a highly competitive basis. Our doctoral funding includes a $25,000 9-month stipend, for each of four years, provided the student remains in good standing, and a tuition exemption (students must pay some mandatory student fees). We support doctoral students to present research at two conferences per academic year, with additional funds available from the LSU Graduate Student Association. We also fund doctoral research through our distinguished Hamilton Fellowship awarded annually, funded research groups and dissertation awards.

Degree Requirements

The total number of hours required for Ph.D. in Media & Public Affairs degree is 88 hours.* A comprehensive guide to our Ph.D. program can be found in our Ph.D. in Media & Public Affairs Policies and Procedures Handbook . 

*This does not replace the Graduate School catalog .

I. Core Courses (31 hours)

• MC 7000: Proseminar in Mass Communication and Public Affairs (1)
• MC 7001: Research Methods in Mass Communication (3)
• MC 7002: Mass Communication Philosophy and Principles (3)
• MC 7005: Public Opinion and Public Affairs (3)
• MC 7018: Legal Problems of the Mass Media (3)
• MC 7019: Emerging Media: Theory, Application & Effect (3)
• MC 7021: Mass Communication Theory (3)
• MC 7036: Seminar in Media and Public Affairs Theory (3)
• MC 7201: Advanced Research Methods in Mass Communication and Public Affairs (3)
• MC 7209: Public Communication Practices (3) MC 7210: Public Communication Administration (3)

II. Required Externship & Dissertation (27 hours)

• MC 8009: Public Affairs Externship (9)
• MC 9000: Dissertation Research (18)

III. Mass Communication Electives (12 hours)

IV. Two additional advanced Statistics or Methodology courses (6 hours)

V. Four courses concentrated in a single outside program or concentration of four courses drawn from at least two supported fields (12 hours)

• If you wish to declare a University recognized minor, you must complete the outside minor program’s full requirements in addition to the required 88 hours to complete the doctoral program.

The Manship School doctoral program accepts applications for fall admission. Applicants submit a statement of purpose, resume, writing sample, transcripts from all prior universities or colleges attended and standardized test scores (e.g., GRE and TOEFL for international applicants) online. We also require recommendation letters from three people familiar with your academic work. For full consideration, you should submit your application by January 25 to be reviewed for admission and funding decisions for the following fall.

Minimum Requirements

You must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA, undergraduate and master’s. You must have earned a completed master’s degree or a terminal graduate degree (for example, an M.F.A. or a J.D.) We prefer to see GRE scores above 156 verbal & quantitative and above 4.5 analytical writing. For TOEFL, we prefer scores above 100 on the internet-based test.

For 2024 international degree requirements, please visit https://www.lsu.edu/graduateschool/admissions/international_admissions.php . 

We accept applications by January 25 for fall admission (no spring admission for Ph.D.).

After initial screening, finalists for admission to the doctoral program are invited to LSU and the Manship School for a campus visit and interview at our expense. Applicants living outside the U.S. are invited to participate in the interview process via Skype. Final offers for admission are made after the campus visit, typically the first or second week in March

Want to learn more about our doctoral program?

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Games and Playable Media, MS

The Games and Playable Media (GPM) Professional Master’s program is an intensive five quarter (18 month) project-based immersive educational experience designed by industry veterans to prepare students for a career in game design and development. The degree explores state-of-the-art and novel experiences across genres, audiences, and platforms through a curriculum that focuses on professional methods, theoretical perspectives, and technical skills. Students learn how to create new game ideas, brainstorming and playtesting with a diverse and inclusive cohort. Each year, over 50 industry professionals come to campus to lead seminars, share experiences, and provide feedback for GPM Capstone Projects . By developing integral technical and soft-skills, GPM graduates are well prepared for a successful career in the games and games-adjacent industries.

Natural Language Processing, MS

Natural language processing combines the academic disciplines of computer science, linguistics, and AI to develop computer programs with the ability to understand and generate natural language. Our selective Natural Language Processing master’s degree program is taught intensively over 15 to 18 months by a world-class faculty team with high-impact research and industry experience in NLP, linguistics, machine learning, and data science. Our specialized program design combines theoretical learning with hands-on practice to equip students with the skills needed for a successful career in the fast-growing NLP and AI industry. 

Close collaboration with an advisory board of senior industry scientists from Silicon Valley R&D ensures that the program has both academic rigor and real-world context. NLP Industry Advisors provide guest lectures in NLP classes and mentor students as they develop NLP Capstone projects . Through this collaboration, students learn directly from industry leaders and gain insights about the future of AI and NLP while building in-demand technical expertise and essential skills.

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) embraces a multidisciplinary approach incorporating computer science, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and the humanities to thoughtfully design a more equitable future with technologies. The Master of Science in HCI is a four-quarter (15 months) program that guides students into the User Experience (UX) profession, including careers in product design and UX research. Students learn and apply design methodologies, prototyping and technical build skills, user research, and collaborative teamwork and stakeholder communication. Drawing from UC Santa Cruz’s strong tradition in social justice, students will think critically and address unconscious bias, include underrepresented users, and identify potential harms in the design process and research.

Our curriculum balances cutting edge research from faculty experts with current practices from our industry Mentor Coalition, culminating in a two quarter UX Capstone Project which pairs student teams with industry sponsors and faculty. This collaborative experience provides the ideal learning platform to master industry methodologies and gain practical expertise.

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Application Deadlines

When applying to one of the graduate programs at the Baskin School of Engineering, please keep in mind the following application deadlines. Applications for Fall Quarter will be accepted beginning October 1st. Please note - We do not offer Winter or Spring admission.

Please refer to the Division of Graduate Studies Admissions website for our current application due date .

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Computational media (cmpm), computer science & engineering (cse), electrical & computer engineering (ece), games + playable media (gpm).

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Applied Mathematics (AM) MS and PhD

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Computational Media (CMPM) MS and PhD

Computer Engineering (CMPE) MS

Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) MS and PhD

Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) MS and PhD

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) MS

Natural Language Processing (NLP) MS

Scientific Computing & Applied Mathematics (SciCAM) MS

Statistical Science (STAT) MS and PhD

You should consult the graduate programs’ pages to learn about their requirements, faculty, and research emphases in order to decide which program will best allow you to pursue your research goals.

The evaluation process for applications is extremely complex, taking into account all the material submitted with the application. Grade point average (GPA), GRE scores (if required, please refer to the individual program pages), TOEFL or IELTS (for international students), letters of recommendation, research, industry experience, and statement of purpose all play a role. To be considered for admissions, applicants must have submitted all of their completed application materials by the application deadline. International applicants to most graduate programs within the School of Engineering must have an IETLS minimum overall score of 7 or a TOEFL minimum overall score of 570 on the paper-based, 230 on the computer-based, or 89 on the internet-based test. Applicants to the Human and Computer Interaction (NLP) M.S. program are required to have a minimum overall score of 83 on the internet-based TOEFL exam. Historically, analytical and quantitative GRE scores of admitted students have been in the 90th percentile or above.

No, but it certainly helps. To be considered for acceptance into any of our graduate programs, students usually have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field of study although students with non-STEM degrees have been admitted provided they had supplementary STEM knowledge through coursework, research, or industry experience.

Do I need to have research experience to be admitted to one of your graduate programs?

Research experience, although not required, can be helpful in evaluating an application, especially for those applying to a Ph.D. program. If you have worked on a research project, please tell us about it and ask at least one of your recommenders to comment on it. If your work was part of a joint project, the recommender should indicate your specific contribution to the project. Include URLs of abstracts or reprints of any papers you have published in journals or presented at conferences on your resume with your online application.

We expect admitted students to have an undergraduate level of understanding in their program of choice. Many of the graduate level courses required for the completion of our graduate programs have prerequisites that must be met before a student can enroll in the courses. Please see the Graduate Program Requirements page for more information.

Students with no STEM background will most likely face difficulties in being admitted to most programs. It is recommended that all students develop at least basic knowledge of computer programming before beginning graduate study at UC Santa Cruz's School of Engineering.

It is the policy of the UC Santa Cruz campus to prohibit the pursuit of duplicate advanced degrees. However, applicants may petition the graduate dean for an exception to this policy if the degree sought is in a field of study distinctly different from the field in which the original advanced degree was attained.

All programs accept Fall admissions only. Please see the Application Deadlines above for details.

For detailed information on each program’s application deadline, please see the Application Deadlines above.

For questions regarding the graduate programs you can contact the Jack Baskin School of Engineering by emailing us at [email protected].

TOEFL/IELTS Requirement (International Applicants)

Applicants whose primary language is not English must take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test. TOEFL test scores are valid for two years from the day the test was taken.

For those choosing to take the TOEFL:

• 89 for applicants to the Applied Mathematics, Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics, Computational Media, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Natural Language Processing, and Statistical Sciences programs.
• 83 for applicants to the Human Computer Interaction program.
• Paper-based: 570
• Computer-based: 230

For those choosing to take the IELTS, a minimum overall score of 7 from the IELTS test is required for admission.

If you declare English as your second language, the TOEFL/IELTS examination requirement will show up on your application. TOEFL/IELTS waivers for admission purposes only may be granted to applicants who have received a degree from an English-speaking institution or have lived in the United States for more than four years.

If you meet the above criteria, you do not need to request a waiver from the department. If you qualify for such a waiver, the department will automatically process one on your behalf if you are admitted. Nonetheless, you must select a back-up method of examination on the admission application in case the TOEFL waiver is not approved. Indicate a future testing date and explain your desire and qualifications for a waiver of this requirement on the English Language Competency section of the online application. Please note that the waiver is only for admissions purposes only, and does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for Teaching Assistants.

Special Requirements for Teaching Assistantship Opportunities:

Any international students who wish to be considered for Teaching Assistant opportunities must score a 26 or higher on the Spoken Word portion of the TOEFL internet-based test. For those choosing to take the IELTS exam, a speaking score of 8 or higher is required in order to be considered for Teaching Assistant opportunities. Applicants with a Master's degree earned in the United States, at an accredited university, and with experience as a Teaching Assistant at that university may be eligible for an exemption of the English language prerequisite for Teaching Assistant (TA) purposes only (not admission). A final transcript indicating that the degree was awarded, as well as a letter from the TA supervisor confirming the applicant's position, their level of responsibility in the classroom, and their proficiency in English are required to apply for this type of waiver. The letter should be uploaded to the online application in the English Competency section.

Alternative TOEFL Editions:

Scores from the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition can be submitted as part of a Fall 2022 application. We do not accept scores from the TOEFL ITP® Plus for China Solution or Duolingo English Test.

Financial Questions

How much does it cost to attend graduate school at UC Santa Cruz?

Please visit the Financial Aid and Scholarships page for detailed graduate student costs.

Do Master's students receive funding for UC Santa Cruz's Baskin School of Engineering programs?

Only Ph.D. students at UCSC's School of Engineering are offered funding. Master's students are expected to be fully self-funded for the duration of their graduate study at UCSC.

What type of funding are Ph.D. students offered at the Baskin School of Engineering (BSOE)?

Funding for Ph.D. students is on a merit basis only. Our applicants are considered for financial assistance in the form of teaching assistantships and/or graduate student researchships. The final amount is based on the ranking of the student academically. Please see the BSOE Financial Support page for more detailed information.

Does a request for financial aid affect my chances of being admitted?

Admissions and awarding of need-based financial aid are handled independently of one another. Awards made at the time of admissions are made on the basis of merit only.

The Financial Aid office can assist if you intend to apply for need-based support after your admission to a BSOE graduate program.

Financial Aid Office 201 Hahn Student Services Building University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 831-459-2963

Application Questions

What application materials do I need to submit in my application for admissions to a graduate program in the School of Engineering?

A complete application consists of:

• Submitted online application
• Application fee
• Transcripts (official or unofficial) from each college-level institution attended
• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of Purpose
• Personal History Statement
• TOEFL/IELTS scores (International applicants only)
• Electronic Portfolio (Required for CMPM, and HCI applicants only)

Please see the links provided above for more information on application materials.

Who do I contact if I have questions about the online application, the MyUCSC portal, and/or my application materials?

Questions regarding university policy, receipt of application materials, and CruzID log-in help should be directed to the Division of Graduate Studies:

• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 831-459-5905

Questions related to the online application, system issues, technology challenges (e.g. login problems or browser problems) should be directed to the Division of Graduate Studies' Tech Support team:

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• Telephone: 831-459-2281

Will my application still be considered if I do not submit all of my application materials by the application deadline?

Every applicant is urged to confirm that all parts of the application are completed when it is submitted. Applications cannot be submitted after the application deadline, and applications cannot be edited once they have been submitted. Incomplete applications will not be automatically rejected, but will be negatively impacted proportionally to the weight of the application materials that are missing.

Can I submit application materials after the application deadline if I submitted the application on time?

No, we cannot attach application materials to your application after the application has been submitted nor after the application deadline.

Can I submit new test scores after I submit my application?

As long as the official test scores are received by the application deadline, you can submit new test scores to be reviewed with your application. We cannot guarantee that scores submitted after the application deadline will be reviewed with your application.

What is the university/department code?

The code for the Baskin School of Engineering is the same as the code for UCSC: 4860 .

Are official transcripts required for my application to be considered complete?

Unofficial transcripts are accepted for the application process. Upload your unofficial transcripts in the online application. Official copies are not required for the application. Please note: Official transcripts are required for accepting an offer of admission.

Please see the Graduate Division Transcripts page for more information and guidelines regarding transcript submissions.

How much is the application fee?

The application fee is $135 for domestic applicants and $155 for international applicants.

Can my application fee be waived if I have financial hardship?

A waiver of the application fee due to financial hardship is possible. Please be aware that fee waivers are extremely limited and only apply to US citizens and permanent residents with financial hardship . You may qualify for application fee waiver in one of two ways:

• If you are currently receiving financial aid (you should ask your Financial Aid office to complete the 2nd page of the Request for Application Fee Waiver form).
• If your present financial situation makes it impossible to pay the application fee (you should send a letter accompanying the 1st page of the Request for Application Fee Waiver form indicating you itemized monthly family budget, all income and all expenses, and stating reasons necessitating your request. Do not send copies of income tax returns or FAFSA applications).

Please see the Graduate Division Application Fee page for more information on the application fee waiver.

Admissions Questions

Do the graduate programs at the Baskin School of Engineering offer probationary or conditional admission?

No. We do not offer probationary or conditional admission into any of our School of Engineering graduate programs.

I've already applied to my program of choice and am waiting to hear back. When will I know if I'm accepted?

Most admissions offers are mailed before April. Denial letters are sent before the end of April. Please note that the April 15th resolution only applies to offers of financial support so unfunded offers may be sent after that date.

Who makes the admissions decisions for the graduate programs at the School of Engineering?

The Dean of Graduate Studies at UCSC is responsible for the final admissions decisions. Faculty committees in the School of Engineering departments evaluate the applications to their programs and make admissions recommendations to the Dean. These recommendations are usually followed.

5 Year Contiguous Pathway Programs

What programs have a 5 year contiguous option for current UCSC undergraduate students?

Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics (BMEB), Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), Scientific Computing & Applied Mathematics (SciCAM), Statistical Science (STAT) and Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) offer a 5 year contiguous pathway option for current UCSC undergraduate students.

Do I have to formally apply to the School of Engineering graduate programs for the 5 year contiguous options?

Yes, all students interested in a 5 year contiguous pathway program must formally apply to the corresponding MS program during the Fall application period according to the standard application process. The graduate application can be accessed using the links provided with the application deadlines listed above.

Do students applying to the 5 year contiguous pathway get automatic admissions to the graduate program?

No, all applicants are measured against the full applicant pool during the admissions decisions process.

Can I submit my application to the 5 year contiguous pathway late if I missed the deadline?

No, students who miss the application deadline will need to apply during the next admissions cycle if they wish to be considered for the 5 year contiguous pathway programs.

Are there any special requirements for applicants to the 5 year contiguous pathway programs?

Yes, below are the additional requirements listed by program:

BMEB - Students working toward a BS in Biomolecular Engineering and Bioiniformatics may apply to the MS program through the normal graduate admissions process in the Fall of the final year. If admitted into the graduate program, they are automatically included in the BS/MS pathway. The GRE test is not required for admissions to the BMEB MS program. Please see the Contiguous 5 year path for BMEB page for more information.

CSE - Undergraduate students who are completing an undergraduate major at BSOE may apply for admission to the CSE 5-Year Contiguous Bachelor's/Master's Pathway by formally applying to the Computer Science and Engineering Masters program when the application opens. The application deadline is usually in January.

Interested students must also complete the CSE Contiguous 5-Year Pathway Program's Eligibility Form at the time of applying to the CSE MS program to verify their eligibility for the Pathway. To be eligible for the CSE Contiguous 5-Year Bachelor's/Master's Pathway Program, undergraduate students must meet the following expectations: 1) be declared in any major within BSOE; 2) completion of the undergraduate degree the academic year prior to the proposed MS admit term (no gap years are permitted); and 3) maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher until the completion of the undergraduate requirements. For more information, please review the BSOE Contiguous Pathways website and contact the Graduate Advising Office .

SciCAM - The requirements for admission into the 4+1 contiguous pathway are (1) completion of an undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Robotics Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or Astrophysics at UCSC; (2) a GPA in the major of 3.5 or more, and (3) to have taken, or to have a plan to take, at least two of the three SciCAM foundational courses before the end of the senior year. The GRE test can be waived if the 3.5 GPA requirement is met. Note that some of the foundational courses are waived or substituted depending on the student’s major. Interested students should set up a meeting with the SciCAM advisor to discuss their curriculum plan and fill the application forms. Students interested in the SciCAM contiguous path must meet with the program's graduate director to formally apply for the pathway by December 1st of their final year. If the application to the pathway is approved, the student should then complete the application to formally apply to the Master's program. Please see the SciCAM program page for more information.

STAT  - This 4+1 pathway is open to students from a wide variety of majors, including Computer Science, Technology Management, Economics, Mathematics and Physics.  Sample planners for selected majors can be accessed here .  Students must declare their interest in pursuing this contiguous pathway no later than their ninth quarter of study at UCSC, and more typically at the end of the sixth or seventh quarter of enrollment. You can find more information about the Statistical Science contiguous pathway on   the UCSC catalog . To apply to the pathway, schedule an appointment with the  Statistical Science Graduate Advisor .

Where can I learn more about the Contiguous Pathways offered by BSOE?

grad.soe.ucsc.edu/contiguous_pathways

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What we offer.

The Master of Arts degree is awarded in two areas of emphasis: Critical-Cultural Studies and Industry Studies. Each of these programs is comprised of two years of course work and culminates in either a written thesis, comprehensive exams, or a capstone course.

• 2-year degree plans with specialized tracks
• Graduate Assistantships (RA or TA)
• Solid foundation for Ph.D. programs or a career in a variety of media industries
• Thesis or Exam option
• Experiential learning opportunities with the  Youth Media Lab  or campus radio ( KNTU ) and TV ( ntTV ) stations
• Internship, research, & career opportunities in the 5th largest media market in the U.S.

Media Studies Tracks

The  Critical-Cultural Studies  area of the department employs working methods drawn from the humanities focusing on the study of cinema, television, and new media. This program encourages students to critically engage with current debates in historical, ideological, and cultural discourses and produce high quality academic writing on chosen topics. Students in this area examine media culture in relation to topics such as race, class, gender, sexuality, audiences/fandom, technocultures, social media, cultural history, globalization, convergence, and production cultures. The Critical-Cultural studies area is designed for students who wish to develop their critical thinking and writing skills with a view to either proceeding to a PhD, or increasing their professional skills.

The  Industry Studies  area of the department encompasses managerial, technological, economic, political, and social dynamics of various media. The goal of the industry studies emphasis at the graduate level is to prepare students for professional and academic careers in management and media research. It is designed for students with interests in production cultures, media economics, franchise/remakes, entrepreneurship, law and regulation, transmedia storytelling, programming, as well as new media and audience research. This program prepares students for a PhD program or advanced media industry positions.

Program Breakdown

• MRTS 5100 – Intro to Graduate Studies in Media Arts
• MRTS 5120 – Critical-Cultural Media Theory
• MRTS 5121 – Digital Media Studies
• At least 9 additional credit hours of Critical/Cultural Studies courses
• 6 credit hours from graduate courses in other departments at UNT as approved by the graduate advisor
•  3 credit hours practicum OR 3 hours internship (must enroll pass/fail)
• 3 credit hours special problems
• Capstone: completion of a thesis (6 credit hours) or exam (3 credit hours)
• MRTS 5125 – Media Industry Studies
• MRTS 5121 – Digital Media Studies OR MRTS 5120 – Critical-Cultural Media Theory (both is allowed, one will be an elective)
• At least 9 additional credit hours of Industry Studies courses

Sample Electives

• Women in FIlm
• Gender, Race, and Digital Media
• Cinema Beyond the West
• Teaching Media Arts Practicum
• Hitchcock Films
• Fans & Transformative Works
• Gender & Sexuality in Horror Film
• Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Film & Video
• Documentary Film History
• Cinema/Video Verité
• History and Theory of Film Remakes
• Media Law & Regulation
• Audience Research
• Mobile Media
• Global Media 
• Media Economics
• Broadcast Programming
• Media Entrepreneurship

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How to Apply to the Ph.D. Program

Ph.d. application + admission process.

Applicants who wish to be considered for Fall admission to the Ph.D. in Economics should submit their application by the following deadlines:

December 1 for all International Applicants

January 15 for all Domestic Applicants

Ph.D. Application Steps

To apply, you must complete the University Graduate School’s online application. You must provide the following information in the online application:

Statement of Purpose:

A written statement (1-2 standard printed pages) outlining your goals and interest in pursuing graduate study at Indiana University must be included with your online application.

Current Resume:

Please upload your most recent C.V. or resume in the online application.

Departmental Questions:

Applicants must include all coursework taken in Mathematics and Economics for their application to be considered complete. Please list this information in the section provided within the online application. Additionally, please respond to the questions regarding funding interest.

Three Letters of Recommendation:

The contact information (including names, street addresses, phone numbers and email addresses) of three people who will submit your letters of recommendation via the online application system. The online system will then email your contacts with instructions on how to upload their references online.

Writing samples are not required. However, we do welcome them, and they will be considered as part of your application materials. They may be uploaded in the online application.

Recommended: Your online application to IU should be submitted at least 2 weeks before the actual deadline in order for your recommenders to have the opportunity to respond to their notifications by the appropriate deadline.

Applications with late materials cannot be guaranteed consideration for financial aid packages.

The cost for submitting the graduate application is $70. The application fee is non-refundable. FreeApp provides an application fee waiver for domestic high-achieving and URM candidates.

Please have official transcripts sent directly from all undergraduate institutions attended, as well as from any graduate programs (if applicable).

International applicants

Please have your official academic records in the original language from every postsecondary school you have attended, whether or not you obtained a degree, sent to OIS. If the original is not in English, also include a certified, literal translation. Records must be issued by the registrar or record-keeping official from the institution at which the work was completed.

Notarized copies of academic records are not acceptable. If you studied in the United States or Canada, have official transcripts sent directly to International Admissions from the issuing institution’s records office. All transcripts must be sent to the Office of International Services (OIS), even if you have attended an institution in the United States. OIS will not accept electronic transcripts.

Please have your sealed, official transcripts (with English translation, if applicable) mailed to:

Ferguson International Center Office of International Services 330 N. Eagleson Ave. Bloomington, IN 47406 USA Attn: Graduate Admissions

Phone: 812-855-9086

Domestic applicants

Please have your sealed, official transcripts mailed directly from the institution(s) to:

Department of Economics Wylie Hall 105 100 S. Woodlawn Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405-7104 USA Attn: Graduate Admissions

If you are in the process of completing a bachelor’s degree when you apply, a transcript showing your current enrollment in your course of study is acceptable. If admitted to Indiana University, you will be required to submit a final, official transcript directly to Indiana University prior to your matriculation, verifying the completion of your degree and the date your degree was awarded.

Please have ETS send official GRE score results electronically to Indiana University Bloomington at Institution Code is 1324.

Note: We do not accept GMAT scores.

The Department of Economics cannot waive the requirement to provide proof of English language proficiency if an applicant’s native language is not English. The department will accept current TOEFL and IELTS scores.

For applicants whose native language is not English, either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) -- preferred, or the IELTS are required to be considered for the Ph.D. program in Economics.

While Indiana University prefers to receive TOEFL scores, applicants who wish to submit a current IELTS score should have the official scores sent to OIS for verification:

A current, official TOEFL or IELTS score report is required for all international applicant files.

• If TOEFL or IELTS scores are older than 2 years and/or have a total score that is less than 90 on the TOEFL iBT or less than 7.0 OBS on the IELTS, please be aware that you may be required to take the Indiana Academic English Test (IAET) if you are admitted to Indiana University. Students are required to enroll and pass any English courses prescribed from the results of this examination. Tuition fees for English proficiency courses are the same as for other courses; however, the credit hours earned in English proficiency courses will not be counted toward degree requirements.
• To be eligible for an associate instructorship position in future years, students must also meet additional English language requirements, which includes becoming certified by passing the Test of English Proficiency for International Associate Instructor Candidates .

After you apply: International applicants will receive an email from OIS providing them with their Atlas login information within five days of receiving your completed electronic application. Please view Supporting Documents for Graduate Students for detailed information about the required documents which are necessary to submit in addition to your online application. You will be able to provide these in Atlas.

International applicants must provide a Declaration of Financial Support Form upon notification of acceptance to Indiana University, if you have not been awarded a financial support package. Please fill out and submit this information to the Office of International Admissions directly, either by mail to the above address, by email to newtoiu@indiana.edu , or by fax to (812) 856-5378.

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The evidence of financial support will not be part of your academic admission decision, as this information is held in confidence by the Office of International Admissions. Applications received without any evidence of financial support can be processed for an admission decision. However, admission will be delayed if the Office of International Services does not have this information on file. OIS provides details regarding the next steps after admission and provides resources for living in the U.S.

Frequently Asked Questions

A: No. Indiana University will not extend conditional offers of admission.

A: No. The PhD program in Economics at Indiana University is an in-residence program which requires full-time enrollment to complete the required course of study.

A: No. While Indiana University is practicing some online components to PhD courses to keep students and faculty safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not an online degree.

A: Indiana University has established a website to keep students, faculty and staff informed on IU’s planning and response to COVID-19.

A: The average number of complete applications we have received in recent years is 135. Our matriculating class varies each year, ranging between 15 – 20 students.

A: The following are the average scores of applicants who have matriculated in recent years: GRE General Test: Quantitative: 164 Verbal: 153 Writing: 3.5 TOEFL iBT: 98

A: Yes. The admissions committee can begin reviewing your application with your unofficial transcripts which you upload with your application. However, Indiana University cannot make an offer of admission prior to receiving the official transcripts. We ask that you submit official transcripts as soon as possible.

A: Yes. International applicants should plan to have their official transcripts arrive to OIS no later than the end of December and domestic applicants should plan to have their official transcripts arrive to the department no later than the end of January.

A: Yes. Notify the admissions team in each department to let them know which other programs you are applying to. You will be required to submit applications to each program. If you are also applying to a Kelley School of Business PhD program , you will need to submit an additional application to them directly.

A: No, test scores are electronically reported by ETS to Indiana University’s Student Information System. The scores can be matched to your application electronically based on your name and identifying information. Department codes do not impact this matching process. If you submit multiple applications, each program at Indiana University to which you applied will have access to your official test scores.

A: Yes. We prefer TOEFL exam scores. If an applicant wishes to submit an IELTS score, the minimum OBS score for graduate study should be 7.0 and official scores should be sent to the Office of International Services for evaluation.

A: You can request the TOEFL requirement be waived if you have or are attending a college or university within the U.S. for four or more years.

A: No. The GRE exam is required by a department, a waiver is not possible.

A: We will begin the review process using unofficial self-reported scores, but we must have the official scores by the materials deadline (see next question).

A: Due to various document processing, the deadlines for international applicants and domestic applicants are different. International applicants must submit applications no later than December 1. Official transcripts, test scores and letters of recommendation should arrive no later than December 31. Domestic applicants must submit applications by January 15. Official transcripts, test scores and letters of recommendation should arrive no later than January 31.

A: Applicants are responsible for entering recommender information into the Indiana University Graduate CAS. When the application is submitted, the recommenders will then receive an electronic request via email to provide their recommendation, along with an opportunity to upload a PDF of their recommendation letter to the application.

A: Yes. Recommender links will remain active even after the application deadline.

A: Applicants should log into their online application to view the most up to date information available. We will contact you via email through the application portal during the review process if further information is needed. Applicants should not email to request an application status update.

A: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not arranging in-person visits. In the meantime, we invite you to a virtual visit of our beautiful campus. The Department of Economics is located in Wylie Hall, one of two brick buildings in the Old Crescent.

A: The admission committee for the PhD program normally holds interviews between late January and late March. This year, interviews will be held on Zoom. You will be contacted directly via email in the application portal by the admissions coordinator if the committee wishes to interview you.

A: It will vary. Applicants are notified once the admissions committee makes a final decision on your individual application. We anticipate all decisions to be final by April 15.

A: The standard application fee is $70 per program. Applications are not reviewed until the application fee has been paid.

A: Under certain circumstances. The department cannot waive application fees, but the University Graduate School offers application fee waivers to applicants who meet eligibility requirements . If these eligibility requirements are not met, we cannot waive an application fee.

A: No. We do not offer refunds for any reason, except if a technical error occurs during the transaction process.

A: No. Simply indicate your preference to be considered for financial aid from Indiana University on your application.

A: No. Offers of admission which do not explicitly outline funding are offers of admission only and are not a financial commitment from Indiana University.

A: Most students will be awarded a Student Academic Appointment (SAA). These appointments require that a student work no more than 20 hours per week as a Graduate Assistant (GA), a Teaching Assistant (TA), or an Associate Instructor (AI). First year students are typically assigned as Graduate Assistants (GAs). The department selects a few top applicants for a College of Arts and Sciences Fellowship in their first year, which will not have a work requirement.

A: Financial packages are most often five-year funding commitments. Fellowships and Student Academic Appointments include a 100% tuition fee remission, health insurance (includes vision/dental); and a stipend. The stipend will vary depending on the package (whether Fellowship or SAA) and assignment (GA/TA/AI).

A: Decisions regarding financial offers are made throughout the admission process and you will be notified once the admissions committee determines if a financial offer can be extended to you. As a member of the Council of Graduate Schools, Indiana University supports the CGS Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistants . All financial offers must be extended and responded to by the April 15 deadline.

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Human Development, Ph.D.

December 3, 2024

June 30, 2025

• In-State - $12,540
• Out-of-State - $26,490

The Human Development, Ph.D. program prepares you for research careers in educational psychology and developmental science. Through an apprenticeship model, you'll engage in collaborative research with faculty and peers, participate in colloquia and seminars with international experts, and receive professional development on various topics. The program offers specializations in educational psychology or developmental science, each with unique course requirements, ensuring a comprehensive and customized academic experience.

Key Features

• Interdisciplinary Approach : Connect with faculty in the Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation program, other departments in the College of Education, and research institutions globally.
• Specializations : Choose between Developmental Science and Educational Psychology, each offering unique coursework and research opportunities.
• Professional Development : Participate in seminars and workshops on conference preparations, dissertation projects, grant writing and career pathways.
• Conduct rigorous research in educational psychology and developmental science.
• Critically analyze and evaluate developmental and educational issues.
• Develop and advocate for policies that promote equity and effectiveness in educational institutions.
• Apply theoretical knowledge to address real-world problems in education and human development.
• Collaborate with a diverse community of scholars and practitioners.

Information on admissions and application to this program can be found on the University Graduate Admissions website. 

Admission Requirements           Guide to Applying

Before applying, you should first reach out to one of the faculty members listed below.

In addition to the Graduate School requirements, this program has the following mandatory and optional requirements.

• Letters of Recommendation (3): Recommendation letters may come from professors, school administrators, supervisors, and/or any other person who can effectively comment on your potential for success in a research-based PhD program in Human Development with a focus on Developmental Science and Educational Psychology. We recommend that letters of recommendation be from those that know you/your work well and comment on what you have done so far.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)**
• Open Response: In 200-300 words, describe your quantitative and/or analytical skills, knowledge, and prior experience. These may include college and/or AP level mathematics and statistics courses, experience with mathematical and/or statistical software packages, quantitative experience in past research activities, and/or work experience. The research-based Ph.D. program in Human Development is mathematically and statistically rigorous to facilitate students’ learning and use of advanced quantitative methodologies. Therefore, evidence of applicants’ quantitative proficiency is required. 
• Writing Sample: Submit an article, report, or manuscript in which you were the primary author (e.g., peer-reviewed journal publication or conference presentation paper in which you were the primary author, or alternatively, a master’s or undergraduate thesis, or school report/literature review). We encourage you to submit something you have already written; though, you may write something new.

*All applicants should contact a potential faculty member(s) in the department regarding their availability, fit, and interest in serving as a mentor prior to submitting their application. Please indicate a faculty member of interest and if contact was made then applicants can state that in their Statement of Purpose.

**Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not considered as a criterion for admission into the program. GRE scores that are submitted are made available to potential faculty advisors.

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not considered as a criterion for admission into the program. GRE scores that are submitted are made available to potential faculty advisors.
• All applicants are recommended to seek advice from a faculty mentor or academic advisor for how to construct a strong admissions application.
• All applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a potential faculty member(s) in the department regarding their availability, fit, and interest in serving as a mentor in the graduate training program. Applicants may state that this contact was made in their application.

You are required to submit all required documents before submitting your application:  Purpose Statement, recommendation letters, transcripts, GRE scores (optional) and TOEFL/IELTS/PTE for international graduate students . The Educational Testing Service is offering the GRE General Test online .

Patricia A. Alexander, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology

The doctoral curriculum requires 72 semester hours of graduate credit and continuous registration every semester. Most students admitted to the program already have a master's degree. If you do not have a master's degree, an advisor will develop an individualized plan that aligns master's level and doctoral level coursework.

Full details can be found in the program handbook.

EDHD Doctoral Handbook        

Specializations

• Developmental Science Train in social, cognitive, emotional, and biological aspects of human development. Engage in research apprenticeships, coursework in core and advanced seminars, and professional development seminars organized by the Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture. Investigate topics such as peer relationships, emotional development, developmental neuroscience, and cultural influences on development.
• Educational Psychology Focus on learning processes across the lifespan and competent functioning in educational settings. Work closely with faculty on research related to cognitive development, motivation, self-regulation, and social influences on learning. Participate in bi-weekly research seminars and gain advanced training in quantitative methods, cognitive neuroscience, and social influences on learning.

For more information, please contact:

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For graduate advising in HDQM, please contact:

Jannitta Graham Graduate Coordinator [email protected]

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Integrated Design and Media (MS)

Research and outreach, video and portfolio submission, program description.

The Integrated Design & Media (IDM) program fosters creative practice, design research, and multidisciplinary experimentation with emerging media technologies. As a research-active program within NYU Tandon School of Engineering, faculty collaborate in research that integrates digital media and society. The IDM MS curriculum combines project-based learning with the study of historical, cultural, ethical, and philosophical aspects of emerging media and technology. We emphasize the development of skills applicable to a broad spectrum of media through individual and collaborative work. Guest lectures and conferences supplement our curriculum and maximize students’ personal contact with leaders in various sectors of the following fields: business, advocacy, service, entertainment, and education. The program culminates in a self-directed project that combines theory and practice showcasing students’ creative and technical abilities.

Our faculty include leading artists, designers, developers, and performers who passionately engage in professional work and research at the intersection of engineering and creative practice.

Graduate students in IDM participate fully in research initiatives through our partnerships with other programs and schools at NYU Tandon, the  Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) , NYU, and other NYC institutions. 

• The ABILITY Project  supports research in client-centered, assistive technology and adaptive design for people with disabilities.
• The Mobile Augmented Reality Lab  supports research into design modalities where digital experiences meet the physical world.
• The Laboratory for Living Interfaces aims to understand how the design decisions of architects, city planners, and material scientists affect the ubiquitous living component of the spaces we inhabit: the environmental microbiome.
• The Low PWR Lab focuses on climate-resilient, rugged and low-power computing for community-owned solutions, infrastructure & services.

Some of our top research areas include:

• Assistive Technology
• Augmented Reality
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Motion Capture
• Real-Time Performance
• Social Activism
• User Experience

Internships and Careers

From industry giants to fast-paced startups, the most competitive companies in the world seek NYU Tandon School Of Engineering graduate students. Below is a small sample of some of the places our IDM students have interned or worked at:

• ABC Network
• American Express
• Apple Corporate
• Bank of America
• Facebook Inc.
• LG Electronics
• Major League Gaming
• New York Stock Exchange
• Simon & Schuster Incorporated
• Wunderman/Y&R Advertising
• Multimedia Artist
• Video Editor
• Graphic Designer
• Sound Designer
• Web Designer/Developer
• Game Developer
• Mobile Application Developer
• User Experience (UX) Designer
• Creative Director

To apply for admission to any Tandon graduate program, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions .

Upon applying for admission, submit a portfolio of your creative work as a PDF. If you have materials online that you wish to use, please provide a PDF with a URL to your website.

The one-minute video required for application to IDM is an opportunity for you to give us a stronger sense of who you are as a person. We’d like to hear specifically what you might expect to do with your time at NYU. This may include faculty you want to work with and why, which of our courses are exciting to you, a project you're currently passionate about that you'd like to explore, or what labs or research activities spark your interest. This video should be as unique as you. Think of it as a extension of your portfolio and use your own voice. We get many videos of people reading our website back to us, this is an opportunity for your personality to come through.

Post to Youtube or Vimeo and share the link for viewing. We strongly encourage you to post this privately and share the password with us. There are many IDM application videos on the web, and yours should not look like any of the others out there.

If you require accommodations for either the portfolio or video requirements, please contact Eric Maiello at  [email protected]  to discuss.

Program Requirements

Students must complete 30 credits in a minimum of four semesters, but no more than ten to obtain a Master of Science in Integrated Design and Media. Students must enroll in DM-GY 9963 MS Pre-Thesis in Digital Media: Research Methods and DM-GY 9973 MS THESIS IN DESIGN MEDIA in their final two consecutive semesters (not simultaneously).

Elective Courses

Electives, which may include Special Topics Courses or an internship, in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), motion capture, user-experience design (UX), live performance, sound, cinema, interaction design, game design, and web to raise your expertise level in a particular area.

Special Topics courses, taught by regular and adjunct faculty, are selected each year from a group of possible courses based on the interests of the first-year class. For example, if the entering DM class is specifically interested in UX/UI or Mobile Application Development (based on its project work in the first-semester seminar), the faculty will “commission” an elective on that topic.

Students can take graduate courses offered by other departments at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, including Computer Science & Engineering and Technology Management & Innovation and others. After the first semester of study, students can also take up to 3 elective graduate courses offered through other NYU programs in accordance with Tandon policies, and the host school's registration policies. Pass/fail coursework and coursework from the School of Professional Studies (SPS) is not permitted. Consult with your academic adviser regarding any questions pertaining to Tandon policies and registration.

Sample Plan of Study

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

• Develop conceptual thinking skills to generate ideas and content in order to solve problems or create opportunities. Students will develop a research and studio practice through inquiry and iteration.
• Develop technical skills to realize their ideas. Students will understand and utilize tools and technology, while adapting to constantly changing technological paradigms by learning how to learn. Students will be able to integrate/interface different technologies within a technological ecosystem.
• Develop critical thinking skills that will allow them to analyze and position their work within cultural, historic, aesthetic, economic, and technological contexts.
• Gain knowledge of professional practices and organizations by developing their verbal, visual, and written communication for documentation and presentation, exhibition and promotion, networking, and career preparation.
• Develop collaboration skills to actively and effectively work in a team or group.

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Tandon policies.

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages .

Additional academic policies can be found on the  Tandon academic policy page . 

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Are you passionate about protecting Queensland’s environment? Are you a recent graduate with a degree in environmental management or similar? The Environmental Officer Graduate Program is an opportunity to translate your academic experience to an operational career with our department.

Environmental Officers work within our Environmental Services and Regulation (ESR) division. In ESR, we provide targeted, consistent and transparent regulation that facilitates sustainable development in Queensland. We proactively manage and monitor environmental risks through a modern and innovative regulatory framework that includes assessment, compliance, investigation, and enforcement programs.

As a graduate officer, you may work with others to assess environmental risks in mineral or coal mining, petroleum and gas, or the industry and development sectors. You may undertake compliance inspections on high-risk sites, respond to environmental incidents, or help license holders to understand their environmental obligations.

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Our Environmental Officer Graduate Program will support you to launch a meaningful career in environmental regulation.

Our graduates are appointed to permanent Environmental Officer roles in various locations throughout Queensland. You'll be guided by experienced colleagues in your team and learn from dedicated experts in technical and specialist fields. You’ll build enduring relationships with your graduate cohort as you explore a range of career pathways together.

The extensive 12-month program will develop your leadership and specialist capabilities as you contribute to exciting environmental projects across our diverse work in ESR and across Queensland.

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To be eligible for appointment to our program you must hold a recent university degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) from a recognised tertiary institution in one of the following disciplines: environmental management, chemical, forensic, physical, geological, hydrological, environmental, applied or biological sciences, environmental engineering. Other closely related disciplines may be considered.

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The Environmental Officer Graduate Program will next be offered in 2026. We expect to open for applications in late 2025.

To receive updates about our program and other opportunities across Queensland Government, register your interest via the Graduate Portal .

In the meantime, we are accepting applications to our Environmental Officer continuous applicant pool . This is an opportunity to submit your application and resume for temporary or permanent Environmental Officer (PO2) positions that may become available in ESR across the state. Your preferences (location and assessment or compliance function) and application pack will be provided to hiring managers for vacancies as they arise.

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Indian PhD student gains recognition after street food biz goes viral on social media

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Tarul Rayan, an enthusiastic PhD student from Chennai, India, has gained recognition on a global scale following his appearance in a video that went viral quickly. 

The content produced by well-known American vlogger Christopher Lewis, who discovered Rayan while researching the street food culture of other countries, is responsible for Rayan’s recent surge in popularity.

At a respected university in Chennai, Rayan is presently immersed in his challenging studies to pursue a doctorate in biotechnology. In addition to his academic endeavors, he runs a street food cart and serves up one of the most popular dishes in the area, ‘Chicken 65’, to show off his culinary prowess. 

This dish has gained a lot of popularity and attracts foodies worldwide because of its spicy and flavorful Indian cuisine.

During his culinary explorations in Chennai, Christopher Lewis first set out to find the renowned Buhari Hotel for its traditional cuisine before he stumbled across Rayan’s food cart. 

However, he was surprised to learn from Rayan that the street food vendor wasn’t just an old cook but an exceptionally educated individual. This made their encounter a joyful surprise.

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The video that featured Rayan not only showcased the cooking process but also highlighted his passion for both science and street food.

Lewis explored Rayan’s preparations with adoration and humor, emphasizing the differences between Rayan’s dynamic character as a street food vendor and his crucial function as an aspiring biologist.  

This remarkable contrast struck a chord with viewers on many levels, drawing considerable interest from foodies, scholars, and general viewers alike.

Rayan’s tale has touched many people as the video has gained popularity on sites like Facebook and X, igniting conversations on the variety of career routes people choose and how an entrepreneurial spirit may enhance education. 

The video’s virality has made Rayan an international celebrity, increased “Chicken 65’s” visibility, and fostered an appreciation for the authentic street food that defines Indian cuisine.

This unanticipated fame emphasizes Rayan’s resilience and will to work for his academic and professional objectives.

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