潜入我们所听到的故事的表面之下，并在我们的文化中告诉自己，以发现意义的产生方式。学生们将以挑剔的眼光审视文化信息，而这绝不会错过一个极为复杂的社会的细微差别。您将学习阅读和分析从贾斯汀·比伯（Justin Bieber）的着装到新闻广播的组合方式所产生的含义。培养文化词汇将使您能够批判性地与现代媒体环境互动，并解释我们所消费信息的政治和意识形态取向。传播与文化研究专业为这两门课程的研究生学习提供了出色的准备。我们的学生将继续从事媒体，广告和公共关系等领域的工作，这些领域都需要出色的分析和修辞技巧。
Dive beneath the surface of the stories we hear and tell ourselves in our culture to discover the way meaning is made. Students will examine cultural messages with a critical eye that doesn't miss the nuances of a profoundly complex society. You'll learn to "read" and analyze the meaning manufactured by everything from what Justin Bieber's wearing to how the newscast is put together. Developing a cultural vocabulary will allow you to engage with the modern media environment critically, and interpret the political and ideological orientations of the messages we consume.The Major in Communication and Cultural Studies is excellent preparation for graduate studies in either subject. Our students go on to careers in the media, advertising, and public relations or any field where superior analytic and rhetorical skills are valued.