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Communication and Media Studies Department

Media studies students Brad Moore and Ashley "Crickett" Cote collaborate at the cms production center. Photo by alumna Andrea Nilosek.
Students collaborate in the production center.
Sarah Baker, Outstanding Communication Scholar Award recipient at the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences' Student Recognition Day. Photo by Dennis Gilbert
Sarah Baker, Outstanding Communication Scholar Award recipient
Students Steven Lee and Alexis Albert edit their Creative Trails video. Photos by Dennis Gilbert
Steven Lee and Alexis Albert Edit.
Associate Dean Adam Tuchinsky introduces Dr. Leonard Shedletsky at the final Russell Chair lecture.
Adam Tuchinsky introduces Dr. Leonard Shedletsky at a Russell Chair event.
Nat Ives, manager of the 21 Durham Street production center, emerges from the green screen.
Nat Ives emerges from the green screen.

The Department of Communication and Media Studies offers two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in Communication and the other in Media Studies. These two degree programs are distinct in several ways. In terms of focus, the Communication degree program takes a broad view of communication including the examination of face-to-face contexts as well as mediated ones. The Media Studies degree program more specifically focuses on media writing, criticism, and production. Another difference in these degree programs occurs at the senior level.

News & Events

Posted May 8, 2012
Media Studies alum Billy Libby will be performing at the CD release party for the Multicultural Program at the Center for Grieving Children's release party for their CD, Inner Strength. Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 6:00 PM at One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine.
Naomi Chiba photo
Posted May 2, 2012
Dr. Matthew Killmeier and Naomi Chiba presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual conference in Boston on 4/13/2012.
Photo of TV COPS by Jonathan Nichols-Pethick
Posted May 2, 2012
Dr. Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, Associate Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Communication & Theatre at DePauw University and a graduate of USM's Communication department, has dedicated his new book, TV Cops: The Contemporary American Television Police Drama, to his mentor, Dr. Kathryn Lasky. Dr. Lasky developed a Media Arts concentration in the Communication department that later evolved into the Media Studies major.

Internship to Employment

Franklin Kendrick at Lone Wolf Documentary Group

Media Studies Students and Alumni at Lone Wolf Documentary Group

USM Media Studies alumni discuss the importance of the internship experience-- and how it led to employment-- at Lone Wolf Documentary Group, an award-winning production company that has produced programs for the History Channel and National Geographic Explorer. Watch the video >>

CREDITS: video produced by Andrea Nilosek '11 and Brad Moore, under the direction of Dennis Gilbert.

Media Studies Interns at Channel 6

Dennis Gilbert introduces Channel 6 interns.

Media studies student interns at Channel 6 discuss the invaluable benefits of the internship program.  Video by alumna Andrea Nilosek and media studies major Brad Moore. Watch the video >>>

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