U of M Media Studies Degree, Major and Program Information

A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization. Find colleges offering media studies degree.

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Court Reporters
Job Description
Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers. Read more about court reporters in our career profile section.
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Read more about postsecomdary communications teachers in our career profile section.
Reporters and Correspondents
Job Description
Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television. Read more about reporters & correspondents in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Total Employment: 170
- Average Annual Salary: $47,070
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.63
Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 61,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 56,900
- Percent Job Growth: -4.7%
Editors
Job Description
Perform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication. Read more about editors in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Total Employment: 150
- Average Annual Salary: $45,520
- Average Hourly Rate: $21.89
Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 129,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 129,200
- Percent Job Growth: -0.4%
Copy Writers
Job Description
Write advertising copy for use by publication or broadcast media to promote sale of goods and services. Read more about copy writers in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Total Employment: 140
- Average Annual Salary: $51,360
- Average Hourly Rate: $24.69
Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 151,700
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 174,100
- Percent Job Growth: 22.50%
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Job Description
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance. Read more about poets, lyricists and creative writers in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Total Employment: 140
- Average Annual Salary: $51,360
- Average Hourly Rate: $24.69
Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 151,700
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 174,100
- Percent Job Growth: 22.50%

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Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details

Media Studies

	Total	Bachelor	Master	Doctor
Overall
All Students	91	80	7	4

By Gender
Male	45	41	1	3
Female	46	39	6	1

By Race
Non-Resident Alien	1	1	-	-
American Indian	-	-	-	-
Black	30	29	-	1
Asian	2	2	-	-
Hispanic	1	1	-	-
White	57	47	7	3
Unknown	-	-	-	-