Choose Communication. Be Heard.
What is the Communication and Media major's misson?
The mission of the Communication and Media major is to study and teach about the mass media and emerging media: Their evolution, their effects, their uses by everyday people, and their regulation and industry practices. We cultivate thorough-going media literacy among our students, and produce cutting-edge scholarship about the media’s impact on individuals and society.
What are the crucial reasons for studying media today?
- Enormous influence on our culture and those around the world
- Role in shaping our individual and collective identities (including our attitudes toward others)
- Centrality to every day life, politics, the economy, and public policy
- Impact on democratic institutions
Why study with the U-M Department of Communication and Media?
- Classes taught by world-renowned faculty
- Small, upper-level seminars examining a range of issues like impact of mobile communications, gender and media, media and public opinion, health and media, media and globalization, media effects on individuals and society
- Emphasis on critical thinking and writing
- Opportunity to include study abroad, research, or transfer credit towards major
- A Senior Thesis and Honors Program that provides support to students pursuing their own research
- Combining classroom training with internship opportunities in a variety of media-related fields
- Opportunity to learn about careers and network with alumni through our Career Exploration events and Shadowships
