Media, Information & Technoculture

MIT is the largest undergraduate program in FIMS with roughly 900 students. Because enrolment is limited to approximately 250 students per year, MIT is a competitive and challenging program that requires students who are thoughtful and engaged, creative and critical, and willing to push the boundaries of media research. As a student in the program, you would benefit from a broad and balanced approach that combines media theory, history, and research and analysis.

Year 1

• Introduction to Media, Information and Technoculture (required to pursue a degree in MIT)
• First Year Foundations (required to pursue a degree in MIT)
• Other courses to make up full course load

Year 2 

• The History of Communication (required)
• Political Economy of Media (required)
• The Meaning of Technology: Exploring the Relationship Between Technology & Society (required)
• Mapping Media and Cultural Theory (required)
• Writing - Let Me Explain it to You: Exposition and Visual Rhetoric (required)
• Other courses to make up full course load

Years 3 and 4

• A student working towards an MIT Major would be able to select from a wide array of electives in 3rd and 4th year. Students following other paths may have required courses in these years.

Electives

• Media, Representation and Identity
• Political Economy of Media
• Social Media, Virtual Gaming and Networked Life
• Social Media & Organizations
• Special Topics in MIT: Looking at Sensationalism
• Special Topics in MIT: Representing the Holocaust: Museums, Memorials, and the Politics of Memory in Poland
• Special Topics in MIT: Psychoanalysis and the Imaginary Life
• Special Topics in MIT: Critical Utopias
• Special Topics in MIT: Innis, Schramm and Chomsky
• Media and the Public Interest Practicum

Requirements

• Certificate of Complete Secondary General Education - Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii
• Applicants must disclose post-secondary attendance on the application form and submit official transcripts to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. 
• Proof of English language proficiency.The minimum score required on the TOEFL is 550 on the paperbased with a 5 on the TWE, and 83 on the internet-based tests with no score below 20.IELTS Academic is required with a minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no part less than 6.0.
• Application Fee $165.00 (CAD) 

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Scholarships

• Entrance Scholarships