BA Media Studies with a minor in Games & Game Design
Geneva, Switzerland
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
CHF 34,635 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
A major in Media Studies will provide you with essential skills in oral, visual and written communications. You will gain proficiency in critical thinking and social media, some of the top skills that employers seek in any career field. The program balances practical media skills with a solid academic path.
Webster's Department of Media Communications recognizes its mission to educate students for citizenship in a society where communication and information are major commodities and the basis of the democratic process. We recognize the complex mosaic of changing career possibilities available in the information environment and prepare students for an employment climate in which the ability to adapt is a fundamental requisite to success.
You will be able to gain valuable work experience through internships, portfolio development, community volunteering and on campus media productions, including the chance to take part in the production of the fully student produced 78 Magazine. The network of Webster campuses will offer you the chance to travel and learn media practices across four continents. With this experience you will begin your transition to professional life as a truly global citizen.
Why Pursue Media Studies at Webster?
- Course options include Digital Media Design and Production, Magazine Production, Journalism, Photojournalism and Editorial Photography.
- Emphasis on storytelling (writing, visuals, traditional and new media channels), which is how media influences in contemporary times.
- A hands-on program, with a perfect blend of production courses and theory courses.
- Gives an understanding of the fast-changing media landscape and its impact on society.
- Taught by profs as well as local working professionals.
- Takes a critical thinking approach (with research methods taught in classes).
- An internship or thesis is built into the program.
- Small classes, with a personalized learning model and outstanding professors (one of our faculty has been granted the Kemper Award: Excellence in Teaching).
Why Study Media in Geneva?
We have external collaborations (previous projects gave students exposure to the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, the Green Cross, CERN and TEDx).
Geneva is the European headquarters for the United Nations and many multinational companies, as well as home to the CERN. Media and communications are vital to these institutions and storytelling is an important part of this because it influences opinions and the way people see the world (in traditional journalism but especially through social media).
Studying in Geneva will offer students the chance to learn about the importance of media communication as it pertains to global advocacy at an institutional and international level.