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As a Communication & Media Studies student, you will gain a strong foundation in the field, and will also be able to customize your program to your needs. The foundation is provided by the required courses at the first and second year levels that all students will take. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These courses will introduce you to key perspectives in the field of Communication & Media Studies, and provide rigorous training in research, writing, and critical thinking. You will also be able to choose from a wide range of other courses that will enable you to develop your knowledge and skills and engage with the issues that most interest you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, you will take courses outside the department, giving you the opportunity to experience York\u2019s wide range of programs in Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and elsewhere. You can even do a joint major with another department, or a major in Communication & Media Studies with a minor in another field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three thematic areas comprising Communication & Media Studies are Media, Culture and Society, Politics and Policy and Critical Technology Studies. You can always take courses across the thematic areas, but these help you to organize your program of study, and to orient yourself to future careers, some of which are suggested here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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