Courses in the department guide students in media theory and ethics and the use of media to promote effective message distribution to a multicultural audience. Students learn to plan, produce, and interpret mediated messages through a program that focuses on practical experience.?The Media Studies Department provides hands-on opportunities in mediated communication. These practicum opportunities include Dixie Sun News, a student-produced newspaper, website, and TV broadcast; 91.3 ?The Storm? and KXDS radio stations; the Community Education Channel, a local television station; DOCUTAH, an annual international documentary film festival; and DSU Films, an organization that produces a variety of film projects. The department allows students to graduate with a bachelor?s degree and a polished portfolio of achievements.?The study of Media explores how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, and channels. The field promotes the effective and ethical practice of mediated interaction. Media Studies students are usually those who are creative, intelligent, and highly motivated. Media Studies majors receive the preparation and hands-on training required for lifelong careers in one of hundreds of desirable jobs that shape the nation?s culture.
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