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Learn the people skills of media, communication and culture.
- credential in Media Studies with a certificate that requires only 10.5 units of study to enrich and expand your career paths
- take an accessible, entry-level course on the foundations of media analysis in the 21st century
- immerse yourself in studies of games, sound and the book
- develop practical skills in community-based media and communication
Our 2025-26 courses
We are offering four Media Studies courses in 2025-26. You do not need to be actively registered in our certificate program to take these courses.
- Media Studies 200, "Media in the 21st Century" (taught by Jentery Sayers): an introduction to media studies that surveys the cultural and material roles media play around the world, with an emphasis on building a common vocabulary for studying media (prerequisite: academic writing requirement satisfied)
- Media Studies 300, "Critical Media Practice" (taught by Tri Phuong): a study of how audio, images, video, and text are produced around the world today, with an emphasis on the values of media practice and applying such knowledge to critical, cultural and community-based work (prerequisite: MDIA 200 and academic writing requirement satisfied)
- Media Studies 350, "Cultures of the Book" (taught by Jacob Maddison): surveys approaches to the book around the world, from oral traditions, clay tablets, and the codex to print, illustrated books, and zines, with an emphasis on experiential learning in UVic's Farallon Book Arts Lab (prerequisite: academic writing requirement satisfied)
- Media Studies 360, "Game Studies" (taught by Sara Humphreys and Jentery Sayers): surveys approaches to games around the world, from board and tabletop games to video games and esports (prerequisite: academic writing requirement satisfied)
- Media Studies 490, "Directed Studies": a supervised study in an area of Media Studies to be determined by the student and the instructor
This summer (May 11 - June 26, 2026), we are also offering an online course: MDIA 325, "Fans and Media Fandoms," with Maya Wei Yan Linsley.
News
- Tuesday, March 3rd: UVic Media Studies is requesting expressions of interest to teach Media Studies 350 in Fall 2026 and Media Studies 200 in Spring 2027. The due date for applications is Friday, May 15th. View the job postings: MDIA350 and MDIA200.
- Monday, March 2nd: We are excited to announce our new online summer course: MDIA 325, "Fans and Media Fandoms," with Maya Wei Yan Linsley.
- Monday, February 23rd: Join us online at 1pm Pacific for Dr. Christine H. Tran's 2026 Lansdowne Media Studies lecture on "Artificial Fun in Real Time."
- Monday, January 5th: Happy New Year! We're offering MDIA200, 300, 350, 360, and 490 this term.
- Tuesday, September 9th: Welcome back, everyone! We've a work study position (210 hours) available this year. Don't hesitate to contact us with questions before you apply.
- Monday, June 16th: We invite applications for Media Studies 200 teaching assistant positions in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Please respond by Friday, August 1st.
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