Announcements
Remote Advising
Media Studies Faculty Advisors–Drs. Ian Davis, Josh Jackson and Meeta Rani Jha–and Student Academic Advisors (SAA)–Laura Demir and Katie Schramm–are available for remote advising.
Email Student Academic Advisors at mediastudies_advising@berkeley.edu.
Submit forms needing a major advisor’s signature to mediastudies_advising@berkeley.edu.
Read COVID 19 Updates for information regarding how temporary P grade modification policies apply to the Media Studies major.
Summer 2021 Courses
The list of Summer 2021 courses is now available.
Media Studies Application Packet
The Spring 2021 Media Studies application packets are now available:
- Standard Application*
- Application Periods:
- January 5, 2021 – April 30, 2021
- June 1, 2021 – August 17, 2021
- Application Periods:
- Appeal Application
- Application Periods:
- January 12, 2021 – January 29, 2021
- February 22, 2021 – February 26, 2021
- Application Periods:
Students who are eligible to apply in spring 2021 are encouraged to apply the first application period in January 2021. Please make sure to read both the Overview and Prerequisites pages before submitting your application, as well as make note of the deadlines listed above.
*If you downloaded the Standard Application above 1/6/2021 or earlier, please re-download it as a correction has been made.
Course Substitutions Forms
Students wishing to have any other course reviewed will now submit a course substitution form:
- Intended Majors Course Substitution Form (major not declared yet)
- Declared Majors Course Substitution Form – Last Name A-G
- Declared Majors Course Substitution Form – Last Name H-O
- Declared Majors Course Substitution Form – Last Name P-Z
The Major
Advising
Meet our Student Academic Advisors and Faculty Advisors.

Laura Demir
Student Academic Advisor
- demir@berkeley.edu
- 235 Evans Hall (Currently Remote)

Katie Schramm
Student Academic Advisor
- kschramm@berkeley.edu
- 237 Evans Hall (Currently Remote)

Ian Davis
Faculty Advisor
- iankdavis@berkeley.edu
- 270 Evans Hall (Currently Remote)

Josh Jackson
Faculty Advisor
- joshjackson@berkeley.edu
- 261 Evans Hall (Currently Remote)

Meeta Rani Jha
Faculty Advisor
- meetarani65@berkeley.edu
- 261 Evans Hall (Currently Remote)
Forms & Downloads
Additional Resources
The following destinations provide more information about Media Studies resources.
GSI Jobs
Graduate Student Instructors (GSI) and Reader Positions listed here.
Donate
Donate to Media Studies through the Give to Berkeley Website.
Commencement
Get up to date information on the Media Studies Commencement Ceremony
Katie Schramm
237 Evans Hall (currently remote advising)
mediastudies_advising
@berkeley.edu
Laura Demir
235 Evans (currently remote advising)
mediastudies_advising
@berkeley.edu