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Offering courses relating to a wide array of moving-image media, from film and television to all electronic media sources.

Learn how to make media and develop the tools necessary to think more critically about what you see and hear in your daily life.


Exploring, analyzing, and creating content from both sides of the screens.

Why Media Studies?

Majors have opportunities to study and produce narrative and documentary film, social advocacy and interdisciplinary media productions, fictional and non-fictional television, and video journalism.

Upcoming EVENTS

February 5, 2026

Alum and Filmmaker Fulfills a Promise of Impact for Media Studies Students at UNCG 

Acclaimed South Korean filmmaker and producer Changhee Chun fortifies media studies with strategic initiatives to enhance student ex…

January 25, 2026

48 Hours. One Film. Infinite Voices. 🎬 Join the Alphabet Soup Film Festival!

Are you ready to turn your creative vision into reality in just one weekend? Spartan Media Productions at the UNCG Department o…

December 11, 2025

Minerva Awards — Media Studies Minerva Media Festival FALL 2025

The Minerva Media Festival is a significant event that celebrates the creative work of Media Studies students at UNCG. It showcases …

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