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Media, Culture, and Communication

Welcome to the nyu department of media, culture, and communication.

We specialize in the study of media and technology in their cultural, social, and global contexts. Our faculty research and teach on media topics spanning the globe — from East and South Asia to Western Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

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Bachelor of Science Media, Culture, and Communication

The media studies BS engages the history, present, and future of global media, offering significant opportunities to study media abroad in international contexts.

Master of Arts Media, Culture, and Communication

The media studies MA trains agile researchers of a shifting global media landscape.

Doctor of Philosophy Media, Culture, and Communication

The interdisciplinary media studies doctorate foregrounds a diverse array of research methods and theoretical frameworks.

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An Alum's Journey From the MCC MediaLab to Market Research and Video Game Production

Of the biggest driver of her work, and the goal that keeps her going, Media, Culture, and Communication alum Adelaide Han (BS '22) says, “I’m trying to search for something that is in between data and humanity.”

Asst Professor, Media, Culture, and Communication | Indigenous Studies

New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development invites applications for an entry-level tenure-track Assistant Professorship to begin in September 2025.

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An Exhibit Explores The Materiality of Protest

With a new exhibit at NYU's Asian/Pacific/American Institute, Palestinian PhD student Nadine Fattaleh compiles a living archive of her community’s collective struggle for political justice.

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A Beat of Her Own: Alum Amanda Morris (BS '18) Shapes How The Media Reports on Disability

Amanda Morris, a graduate of NYU’s Media, Culture, and Communication and Journalism departments, is a reporter for The Washington Post and considered a trailblazer on the national disability beat.

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African Journalists Reporting on Africa

A new book by Media, Culture, and Communication Assistant Professor j. Siguru Wahutu speaks with, and looks at the reportage of, African journalists depicting their own continent.

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50 Years of Media Studies at NYU Steinhardt

The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication celebrates 50 years since Neil Postman founded the Media Ecology program, launching media studies at the university.

Personal Photography from Kodak to Polaroid to the iPhone

Named a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, Media, Culture, and Communication Professor Marita Sturken will work on a book tracing the history of personal photography.

NYU in Top 10 for Media Studies

New York University claims the 9th spot in the QS Top Universities ranking of media studies programs worldwide.

MCC's Land Acknowledgement

We begin by acknowledging that we are gathered, speaking, and learning on Lenapehoking, the ancestral lands of the Lenape peoples, which settlers call New York City.