Department of Media Studies

Department of Media Studies

Department of Media Studies
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Declare the Media Studies Major by January 16th

If you're starting your 6th semester this Spring, declare your major by Friday, January 16th! 

Declaration of Major and Minor - Form and Instructions
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UPDATE: Declaration Deadline: January 16, 2026
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UVA's Department of Media Studies analyzes media culture, technology, labor, literacy, policy, infrastructure, and inequity. Our goal is to provide students with the tools to evaluate and shape media. With global reach, our faculty and students examine media from a variety of perspectives that include media history, aesthetics and form, audience analysis, media uses, the impact of media on public opinion, and the relations between media and the law.