MA in Media, Culture, and Communication

Format: Full-Time/Part-Time
Credits: 36

Required Course

You are required to take the Media, Culture, and Communication Core Seminar (MCC-GE 2001) your first semester. This core seminar is only offered during the Fall semester and introduces you to the field by examining theoretical approaches that are central to media studies.

You must also take one 3-4 credit designated Research Course.

Area of Study

• Global Communication and Media
• Technology and Society
• Media Industries and Politics
• Visual Culture and Sound Studies
• Interaction and Experience

#10 out of 200 universities worldwide for Communication and Media, QS World University Rankings

Understanding the intersections of media, culture, and communication is critical in our increasingly interconnected world. In this master of arts program, you’ll examine global and digital media and culture in the context of globalization – with significant opportunities to study abroad – and prepare for a career in fields such as media, technology, academia, law, government, and nonprofit work.

While our department's graduate courses are primarily theoretical, the MCC curriculum is highly flexible, allowing numerous electives from across the University to align with your personal academic and professional trajectories.

Media business at NYU Stern, media law at the NYU School of Law, digital design and interactive technology at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and media ethnography in NYU Anthropology are just some of the many elective options made available to you. We also offer graduate study abroad courses in Europe, Asia, and Latin America that examine media in comparative contexts.

Graduates of MCC's media studies master's build careers as astute analyzers of the global media landscape.

MCC Alumni find themselves well-positioned for careers at the intersections of media, culture, and tech — ranging from research to creative, strategy to policy. Those who pursue doctoral study enroll in top-tier Ph.D. programs.

Job Placements after Graduation (< 5 Years)

• Young & Rubicam Group, Global Communications Associate
• Nickelodeon, Senior Digital Analyst for User Experience
• Stanford Arts Institute, Grants Administrator and Programs Assistant
• United Nations, International External Relations Specialist
• VH1/CMT at MTV Networks, Senior Manager of Digital Consumer Insights
• NBCUniversal, National Sales Planner for Telemundo
• L2 Think Tank, Research Associate
• Vogue, Fashion & Accessories Director
• Simon & Schuster, Online Marketing Manager
• Director, IP Development & Marketing at Vox Media
• Vice President at Edelman Mexico
• Head of Games and XR Research at Nielsen