Program Overview
The MA in Media Studies at the University of Regina is a thesis-based program that emphasizes current concepts, issues, and trends in film and media history, theory, and methods. Students develop broad expertise and critical thinking skills while focusing on their interests through core courses in theory and methods, seminars, and specialized directed readings. The program prepares graduates for careers in academia, research, or related fields such as festival programming, research, archiving, education, web design, and doctoral studies.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Arts (MA) in Media Studies is a thesis-based program for advanced studies in film and media history, theory, and methods. It emphasizes current concepts, issues, and trends. Students develop broad expertise and critical thinking skills while focusing on their interests through core courses in theory and methods, seminars, and specialized directed readings.
Objectives:
- Develop advanced knowledge and understanding of film and media history, theory, and methods.
- Enhance critical thinking skills and analytical abilities.
- Gain expertise in research methodologies and techniques.
- Conduct independent research and produce a substantial thesis.
- Prepare for careers in academia, research, or related fields.
Description:
The program offers a comprehensive exploration of film and media, encompassing a wide range of topics, including:
- National and transnational cinemas
- Directors
- Genres
- Feminist, post-colonial, and Indigenous approaches
- Dramatic, documentary, animation, and experimental cinema
- Broadcast media
- New media and interactive media
Teaching:
- The program is taught by faculty members who are actively engaged in scholarly and creative projects.
- The Department of Film at the University of Regina is the only university department between Toronto and Vancouver to offer degree programs in both media studies and media production.
- The Media Studies graduate program is part of the legacy of one of the Department of Film’s founders, the legendary German-American editor, film historian, and Oscar winner Jean Oser (1908-2002), who played a key role in the birth of German Expressionism.
Careers:
- Festival programmers
- Researchers
- Archivists
- Educators
- Web designers
- Doctoral studies
Other:
- The Department of Film teaches film and digital media in an interdisciplinary environment.
- The program shapes dynamic graduates by exposing students to a wide range of learning experiences and practices in studies and production.
- The program prepares students to realize their paths as critics, historians, educators, curators, and craftspeople in the media industries.
- The professional placement course offers a practical opportunity for experiential research or case study investigation. Students work on-site at arts and culture organizations, such as galleries, cinematheques, theatres, and government offices.
- All of the professors in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance are recognized scholars, artists, and professionals in their fields, including: Film Studies, National and International Cinemas, Film Production, Media Studies, Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, Indigenous Studies, Interactive Media and Performance, Communication Studies, Curatorial Studies, and Popular Culture.
