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College Of Arts And Sciences

Media Arts

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Why Study Media Arts?

The Media Arts minor is designed primarily, but not exclusively, for residents of Douglass College, who wish to add an academic dimension to their residential experience. The minor in this Living Learning Center provides for a coordinated set of courses that examine media technology, theory, and practice. Students taking the Media Arts minor are provided with an overview of the range of media and explore their effect on contemporary culture. There are two tracks that students choose in consultation with the director of the minor: Mass Media and New Media. The Mass Media track not only provides students with an understanding of the history and theory of broadcast media, but the opportunity to gain practical experience in the production and broadcast of radio and television. The New Media track is a project-based curriculum in digital media that introduces students to numerous visual, animation, and audio programs, while giving them the opportunity to explore the rapid cultural and social changes brought about by this revolutionary medium. Students select courses appropriate to the chosen track in consultation with the director of the minor.

AREAS OF STUDY:

  • Theatre
  • Business
  • Music
  • Journalism

Ready to take the next step?

SAMPLE COURSES:

  • Media: Analysis and Culture
  • Television Studies
  • Sex and Politics in Italian Cinema
  • Media Law and Ethics

ADMISSION INFO:

The MDA minor is open to all undergraduates and takes 4 semesters (fall/spring) to complete and students are encouraged to declare before the start of their sophomore year. Completion of the minor requires 21 credits.

After Graduation

Your college decision isn't really about the next four years. We get it. It’s about what doors are opened by your degree and whether those opportunities are what you had envisioned for yourself. Nearly 95% of SBU grads are employed or go to professional or graduate school. Here's a snapshot of what life after graduation looks like for some of them.

CAREER OPTIONS:

  • Corporate Art Consultant
  • Casting Director
  • Arts Administrators
  • Press Agent
  • Public Relation Specialist

RECENT EMPLOYERS:

  • Comcast
  • Gatehouse Media
  • Mass MoCA
  • Liberty Media
  • YouTube

Interested in this Minor?

Department of Theatre Arts

Chair: Norm Prusslin

Office: 3046 Staller Center for the Arts

Phone: (631) 632-7300

College Of Arts And Sciences

Media Arts

Back to all Programs

Why Study Media Arts?

The Media Arts minor is designed primarily, but not exclusively, for residents of Douglass College, who wish to add an academic dimension to their residential experience. The minor in this Living Learning Center provides for a coordinated set of courses that examine media technology, theory, and practice. Students taking the Media Arts minor are provided with an overview of the range of media and explore their effect on contemporary culture. There are two tracks that students choose in consultation with the director of the minor: Mass Media and New Media. The Mass Media track not only provides students with an understanding of the history and theory of broadcast media, but the opportunity to gain practical experience in the production and broadcast of radio and television. The New Media track is a project-based curriculum in digital media that introduces students to numerous visual, animation, and audio programs, while giving them the opportunity to explore the rapid cultural and social changes brought about by this revolutionary medium. Students select courses appropriate to the chosen track in consultation with the director of the minor.

AREAS OF STUDY:

  • Theatre
  • Business
  • Music
  • Journalism

Ready to take the next step?

SAMPLE COURSES:

  • Media: Analysis and Culture
  • Television Studies
  • Sex and Politics in Italian Cinema
  • Media Law and Ethics

ADMISSION INFO:

The MDA minor is open to all undergraduates and takes 4 semesters (fall/spring) to complete and students are encouraged to declare before the start of their sophomore year. Completion of the minor requires 21 credits.

After Graduation

Your college decision isn't really about the next four years. We get it. It’s about what doors are opened by your degree and whether those opportunities are what you had envisioned for yourself. Nearly 95% of SBU grads are employed or go to professional or graduate school. Here's a snapshot of what life after graduation looks like for some of them.

CAREER OPTIONS:

  • Corporate Art Consultant
  • Casting Director
  • Arts Administrators
  • Press Agent
  • Public Relation Specialist

RECENT EMPLOYERS:

  • Comcast
  • Gatehouse Media
  • Mass MoCA
  • Liberty Media
  • YouTube

Interested in this Minor?

Department of Theatre Arts

Chair: Norm Prusslin

Office: 3046 Staller Center for the Arts

Phone: (631) 632-7300

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