Analyze the World with a Media Studies Major
Take a deep dive into the cultural phenomena that fascinate you while building a unique career path around your passions. With a media studies major, you’ll develop the future-proof skills employers want most: critical thinking, analysis, data literacy, collaboration, and problem solving. Forge deep connections with passionate peers in a program that’s designed to foster community while offering the flexibility to follow where your fascination leads you. Become a cultural expert who helps organizations parse cultural debates around social justice and the ethics of emerging media, from police body cams to internet privacy to social media algorithms.
Employers across all industries want critical thinkers who can research, analyze, and collaborate. Our media studies major prepares students for graduate study in the humanities, social sciences, or law, as well as for a wide range of careers, from online content creator and social media coordinator to public servant or content producer. You’ll develop transferable skills that that can help organizations in any industry adapt to an evolving communication landscape.
Get a Minor in Media Studies
Nearly any student would benefit from a media studies degree. Our program is flexible so you can weave it into your education in a way that works for you. We offer a media studies minor for UO students outside the SOJC.
Learn about the Media Studies Minor
Meg Rodgers ’18 loves TV—especially its strong female characters. Her media studies major helped her turn her passion into a research project. As an undergraduate, she scored two grants to help fund her inquiry into TV’s antiheroines—women who buck stereotypically female traits like patience and humility. Her thesis topic? Why do TV audiences give more grace to antiheroes like Tony Soprano than to antiheroines like Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw?
Hands-On Learning, Real-World Experience
Students in our program do real research—and not just in the library. Build your portfolio and deepen your understanding of media's role in society as you:
- Study Ghana's emerging media presence in the Media in Ghana program.
- Present your work at an academic symposium.
- Gain hands-on experience as an intern at media outlets around the state, the nation, or the world.
