MA in Media Studies

Submit a one to two-page résumé/curriculum vitae summarizing your academic qualifications, relevant work experience, published writing, volunteer/community work, professional networking, public speaking, and/or any other relevant experiences that may relate to your field of study, including dates and positions held.

Graduate degree applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited American college or university or the equivalent degree from a foreign college or university. Applicants who will have completed their bachelor’s degree by the enrollment may be considered for admission.

Applicants must upload an unofficial transcript, mark sheet, or academic record for each institution (even if you didn’t receive a degree) in the Academic History section of the online application.

Two letters of recommendation from professional and/or academic references are required. Recommendations must be submitted by recommenders directly via the online application portal.

Discuss your reasons for applying to this program. In what ways will you contribute to the subject matter? How have your specific work or academic experiences shaped your motivation to apply and your intellectual, professional, and/or creative goals? Your statement of purpose should be a thoughtful description of your background as it relates to your intended plan of study or area of inquiry in the field as you now envision it. It should also explain how the MA program (with its mix of theory and production) or the MS or advanced certificate program (with its combination of media-oriented business education and research and critical analysis of media practices, its faculty and courses, its position within The New School and in New York, and its resources) will help you realize your goals. (750–1000-word limit)

An 8-12 page writing sample in English is strongly encouraged. This submission may be a research paper submitted for a course, an excerpt from a senior thesis, or a journal article. The paper should demonstrate your critical thinking abilities and writing skill, and should make proper use of citations. The paper should be relevant to media studies but can address other topics within the humanities and social sciences.