Media Studies – University California, Berkeley

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.

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
Appeal Application
- Application Periods:
  - January 12, 2021 – January 29, 2021
  - February 22, 2021 – February 26, 2021

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.

Spring 2021 GSI & Reader Positions

The Major

Media Studies at UC Berkeley is an interdisciplinary program that introduces students to various media theories and practices in the broadest sense, including the history of media technologies, institutions, and the politics of media and its significance for democratic citizenship. Media literacy, critique and competency, along with research skills in media studies, are core components of our Major. Media studies also provides tools for critical analysis and interpretation of various media.