Bachelor of Arts - Media and Cinema Studies

Program Description

The College of Communication, located at the Loop Campus, offers a variety of courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Cinema Studies. The BA in Media and Cinema Studies strategically combines faculty expertise, cutting-edge facilities, and a variety of course offerings within Communication, the School of Cinema and Interactive Media (CIM) (e.g., Digital Cinema), and other University units to provide students with the critical frameworks, creative opportunities, and technological expertise to become socially responsible leaders in the growing and converging areas of media studies.

The major combines a rich course selection in four areas of study: film, radio, TV, and new media. Coursework combines theory and critical analysis with production courses taught at both the Lincoln Park (e.g., radio) and Loop campuses (e.g., television/video and cinema studies).​​​

Learning Outcomes

​Students will be able to:

• Analyze media texts for their formal and representational meanings, and/or for audience reception practices.
• Examine media representations and access across registers of nation, citizenship, migration, diasporas, class, religion, gender, race, and ethnicity.
• Explain the potential relationships between and/or ethical issues regarding media, social movements, and local, national, and/or global cultures.
• Interpret media cultures within the contexts of technology, economics, and/or industry.