Overview

The Modern Culture and Media program offered by Brown University focuses on creative thinking and critical production: comparative analysis and theoretical reflection, as well as work that integrates practice and theory.

We thus bring together aspects of modern culture that are normally separated by university departmental structures such as film and media studies, fine art, literature, literary arts and philosophy.

Graduates with B.A. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University will:

Understand the foundations of contemporary cultural criticism, including theories of cinema, television, and digital media

Become adept at analyzing media texts and their apparatus

Develop their writing abilities in a sequence of papers

Produce a body of original work that may be creative, critical-theoretical, or a combination of both

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Digital Media

The Production Image

Text/Media/Culture: Theories of Modern Culture and Media

Soundtracks: Sound Production and Visusal Media

Reading Practices: An Introduction to Literary Theory

Dynamic Futures: Speculative Media

Art, Culture, and Society in Tehran

Critical Theories of Mass Media

Representing Sexuality and Gender on Screen

Hitchcock: The Theory

The Contingency of Critique

Tv and/as Popular Culture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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130

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TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Providence, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 906 other Bachelors in Media Studies & Mass Media in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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130

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TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application

Personal statement regarding their interests and/or intended areas of study.

We strongly encourage applicants to submit a scanned image of the transcript at the time of application, which can speed processing; however, a final, official transcript will be required of all admitted students who matriculate. Applicants who have attended international institutions must submit transcripts or certified attestations of study, with certified English translations.

Three letters of recommendation by persons well qualified to speak from first-hand knowledge about the applicant's potential for graduate study. All letters should comment on an applicant’s ability to do research and perform in the program’s required coursework.

TOEFL/IELTS - not required if you have earned a degree from a non-U.S. university where the primary language of instruction is English

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

71700 USD / year

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Out-of-State

71700 USD / year

≈ 71700 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

71700 USD / year

≈ 71700 USD / year

Living costs

Providence

United States

1030 - 1900 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Graduates with B.A. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University will:

Programme Structure

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