Welcome to the SIUC College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

The SIUC College of Mass Communication & Media Arts offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of Mass Communication and Media Arts. The Department of Cinema & Photography and The Department of Radio-Television offer the BA degree. The School of Journalism awards the BS degree. The MCMA Graduate Studies Program offers four degree programs (MA, MS, MFA, and a PhD Program).

WSIU Public Broadcasting operates Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television stations and National Public Radio (NPR) radio stations. The annual Big Muddy Film Festival is an international event with competition screenings, documentary and narrative feature screenings, panel discussions and guest presentations of independent, non-traditional films. The Daily Egyptian, one of the premiere daily college newspapers in the country began in 1916. The Global Media Research Center hosts visiting postdoctoral fellows as well as a regular speaker series and screening series to foster ongoing interaction between academic research and both creative and professional media practice.

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Department of Cinema and Photography



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Offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the history, theory, criticism, and production of cinema, photography, and digital arts. Our educational orientation is a holistic, arts and humanities based understanding of media as social and cultural practice.

Department of Radio-Television



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Offering a combination of theoretical and practical hands-on opportunities such as radio stations, broadcast television, and alt.news.

School of Journalism



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The SoJ combines a broad exposure to the liberal arts with a detailed understanding of journalism in modern society.

Graduate Studies



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The MCMA Graduate Studies Program is a flexible, college-wide program that emphasizes a cross-disciplinary approach where intellectual and creative diversity are recognized as integral to artistic and scholastic excellence.