B.A Media Studies at UC-Berkeley [UC BERKELEY], Berkeley Fees, Entry Requirement & Application Deadline

Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Media Studies] From University of California

Berkeley, CaliforniaLocation
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Bachelor of Arts [B.A] (Media Studies)

4 years
Full Time
On Campus

Field of Study

$51,204 /Yr


Tuition Fees

Year1st Year Fees
Tuition Fees$51204

Other Expenses

HeadAvg Cost Per Year
Room and Board$17220
Health Insurance$4028
  • The major applies perspectives from liberal arts disciplines in the social sciences and humanities to examine the central role that media plays in the economic, social, political, and cultural life of citizens in modern societies.
  • The emphasis in this major is historical and theoretical, examining media systems, institutions, policies, and practices and offer students the analytical tools available to examine media—old and new, local to global—as well as media consumption and meaning-making processes.
  • The program weds traditions from communication, history, anthropology, sociology, and political science with critical and cultural studies theory to analyze and assess the role and meaning of media in contemporary societies.

Eligibility & Entry Requirement

Academic Eligibility:

  • Students must either be in the final year of secondary school or have already completed secondary school studies to get admission to this program.
  • A GPA of 3.2 (B+ grade) out of 4.0 is required in the last year of the studies.
  • Students whose official language is not English are required to submit IELTS or TOEFL scores.


Scores Required

6.5 / 9

Avg. Score in

IELTS

80 / 120

Avg. Score in

TOEFL

46 / 90

Avg. Score in

PTE

115 / 160

Avg. Score in

Duolingo


Ranking

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Arts 7 out of 601 in Global Ranking
( #5 out of 139 in USA 2025)

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Arts 5 out of 553 in Global Ranking
( #3 out of 85 in USA 2025)

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