Department of Communication Studies College of Arts, Media and Design Northeastern University

Master of Arts in Communication, Media and Cultural Studies

The Master of Arts in Communication, Media, and Cultural Studies is inherently interdisciplinary and draws on Northeastern University's strength in faculty and industry alliances to provide an entry point for students to interrogate the relationship between media, representation, the public, and culture. Graduates have gone on to further advanced study, and have enhanced their credentials to establish themselves in a variety of fields, including teaching, production, publishing, writing, law, business, and consulting.

Small seminar classes, close faculty advising, and tailored course-loads make this a flexible program. Areas of specialization have included social uses of popular music, media industries, cultural policy, media and democracy, critical race theory, feminist and postcolonial theory, television studies, media history, critical pedagogy, and independent film and video production.

The program draws on the history, theoretical innovations, research methodologies, and critical practices of traditional and emerging forms of communication. As technology expands and shifts individuals' relationship with media culture, this program responds to the call for active citizenship in an increasingly global society.

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• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Communication, Media, And Cultural Studies Master of Arts (MA)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 1
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Not reported
• Evening/weekend programs available? Not reported
• Distance learning programs available? Not reported
• Terminal master's degree available? Not reported

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Required for some
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• AppliedNot Reported
• AcceptedNot Reported
• Acceptance RateNot Reported
• EnrolledNot Reported
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $50
• Application Fee - International $50
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline February 1st February 1st Yes
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesGRE
• Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL or IELTS

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
• Application deadlines for financial awardsNot Reported
• Types of financial support availableFederal Work-Study, Scholarship and/or loans