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Bryant University Professor Amber Day speaks into a microphone while at a podium.
Bryant University Professor Amber Day speaks into a microphone while at a podium.

Media and Cultural Studies

Learn how to think across media forms and cultural contexts by analyzing and creating various types of media.

At a Glance

What You’ll Learn:

  • The content, history, and effects of various media, including television, film, and digital technologies
  • How to analyze media texts and critique the social, historical, and linguistic worlds that surround them

What You’ll Do:

  • Experiment with a variety of media by creating original work and analyzing the work of others
  • Cultivate effective writing and speaking skills to succeed in our mediated world

Where You’ll Go:

  • Careers in film, television, journalism, education, and nonprofit management
  • Graphic design, social media production, and other marketing and communication roles

Program Highlights

Reflect on media forms through a historical and cultural lens through Bryant’s Media and Cultural Studies program. Learn how to analyze media such as television, film, and digital technologies and engage in theoretical debates about their effects on society. You’ll also assess the wider impact of mass media on public life and critique the social and historical contexts that surround media, with an emphasis on international and U.S. multicultural perspectives.

This interdisciplinary program also gives you the opportunity to experiment in the production of a variety of media texts. Learn how to create original work, analyze and appreciate the work of others, and cultivate your communication skills to help you succeed in our mediated world.

Sample Courses

Our curriculum consists of engaging coursework that’s designed to prepare you for your future career. Just a few sample courses include: 

Introduction to Cultural Studies LCS 270
Digital Photography Studio ACI 324
Animation Theory, History, Practice LCS 354
Film Genre Studies LCS 450
Workshop in Creative and Critical Process LCS 491

Learn by Doing

Lessons from a textbook can only take you so far. That’s why experiential learning is at the core of your Bryant experience. You’ll engage in hands-on projects and opportunities beginning your very first year — building skills in critical thinking, learning how to adapt to challenges, and fostering your determination to succeed.