Program of Study

The following are important degree requirements that you should know about as you begin your MCC M.A. degree and refer to throughout. All M.A. students in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication must complete these degree requirements in order to graduate.

Note: Students who receive B- and below in the Core Seminar would need to take the gateway exam in the spring. If the student fails the exam, the student would have to retake the core course in the following fall and be placed on warning until successful completion of the exam requirement. 

Master of Arts in Media, Culture, and Communication

Total Credits Required: 36 credits

►  Required Core Course (4 credits)

MCC-GE 2001 Media, Culture, and Communication Core Seminar (offered every Fall)

►  Research Course (3 - 4 credits)

MCC courses designated “Research Course” or a research methodology course offered by another NYU department.  If the Research Course has an MCC area of study designation, the course may simultaneously be allocated as a Research Course AND as a course within an area of study.

►  Area of Study Courses (12-16 credits)

At least 12 credits must be within one area of study. The remaining credits must be MCC (MCC-GE 2xxx) courses. 

The areas of study are:

• Media Institutions and Politics

• Interaction and Social Processes

• Visual Culture and Cultural Studies

• Technology and Society

• Global and Transcultural Communication

 ►  Electives (0 - 12 credits)

Electives can be any combination of the following:

1. Internship credit

2. Courses outside the department, by advisement

   ►  Required Culminating Experience (0 – 4 credits)

Choose one:

1. Comprehensive Exam

2. Thesis/ Thesis Seminar (0 – 4 credits)

3. Professional Writing Course (0 – 4 credits)

4. Media Projects Seminar (0-4 credits)