Media, Information & Technoculture

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 18.7 k / Year(s) Deadline: Mar 1, 2025
201–250 place StudyQA ranking:15097 Duration:4 years

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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
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Study mode:On campus Languages: English
Foreign:$ 11.9 k / Year(s)
131 place StudyQA ranking: 11317