Career Opportunities for a Media Studies Degree

The InsideJobs website states that, “The purpose of a media studies degree is to look at the way media (including print, film, and television) affect society as a whole.”  Students learn how the media influences the way people act in both their personal lives and in business.  Most degree programs include course work in “media ethics, news media and global affairs, and the music business in media.”  The kind of jobs that graduates with a bachelor degree find includes entry-level positions as an editorial assistant or production assistant.  InsideJobs also suggests that one of the best ways to improve your prospects for landing a job in the field is to take an unpaid internship while a student. 

At GSU our Division of Communication, Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) offers an exciting Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies program.  Here, students have the chance to learn in state-of-the-art television studios, media labs and technology enhanced classrooms.  You will explore the various aspects of media planning, management and production in a global, multicultural environment.  Course work includes the study of television and transmedia production, studio and independent field production, social media and emerging media cultures, regional media industry including public media, global and non-western media systems. 

Furthermore, the Media Studies program offers students the chance to participate in seminars with media professionals, internships with regional media organizations, area-focused field research and projects in the public interest.  Students are taught by an award-winning faculty who draw from a range of academic disciplines, the arts and media professions.  Please see the CVPA’s website for information and requirements for the Media Studies degree as well as our other programs. 

Source: http://www.insidejobs.com/articles/media-studies-degree-what-to-expect

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