By the end of our program, students are able to:
- Demonstrate a nuanced knowledge of film history, national cinemas and theoretical principles. And apply this knowledge through the creation of motion media and/or composition of cogent and persuasive scholarly writing.
- Identify and explain the perspectives and practices embedded in media products across time periods and cultures.
- Recognize and evaluate the formal elements through which film, television and other motion media produce meaning.
- Implement critical thinking skills in relation to media studies by conducting independent research and analysis.