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.

Degrees

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.

Master of Arts / Master of Science

Media, Culture and Global Cities

Dual Degree

This dual degree graduate program with the London School of Economics (LSE) is designed for media studies students who want to critically engage with how media shapes and is shaped by two global media capitals: London and New York.

Bachelor of Science

Global Public Health / Media, Culture, and Communication

As future public health practitioners, Global Public Health/Media, Culture, and Communication majors/co-majors develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the sociological, political, and cultural intersections of global media and health policy.

Minor

Disability Studies

This interdisciplinary undergraduate minor introduces students to the historical, social, and legal circumstances that shape the experience of disability.

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Department News

Mara Mills Awarded $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

The three-year grant will support Mills and the NYU Center for Disability Studies in running the Access for Small Arts Partnerships program.

Nicole R. Fleetwood Awarded Second Grant from Mellon Foundation

The $600,000 grant supports the continuation of Fleetwood’s groundbreaking project, Marking Time.

NYU Steinhardt Hosts Book Discussion Event with Facebook Co-Founder

Chris Hughes is the author of “Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy.”

Curated by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Exhibition Spotlights Black Community Photographers

A new exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the history of Black community photographers working across Texas from 1942 to 1984.

Artist and New Faculty Member Curry J. Hackett Joins MCC

The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication welcomes Clinical Assistant Professor Curry J. Hackett, a transdisciplinary designer, visual artist, and educator exploring Black relationships to land, media, and memory.

From Academia to Atelier: A Scholar's Journey Into Fashion

After studying Chinese art and material culture, Media, Culture, and Communication alum Alvina Ding (MA '15) founded the womenswear brand SHUMINGYU.

Five NYU Steinhardt Alumni Win 2025 Emmy Awards

At the 77th annual Emmy Awards on September 14, NYU Steinhardt alumni won Outstanding Talk Series, Outstanding Variety Special (Live), and more.

How To Be Disabled in a Pandemic

A new book co-edited by Media, Culture, and Communication professor Mara Mills tells the story of how disabled people in New York City experienced the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who’s Buying the Free Press? A Q&A with Rodney Benson

The professor of media, culture, and communication explains the spectrum of media ownership—public to market and everything in between—and how these forms support or threaten today’s journalism.