{"id":11942,"date":"2023-02-24T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/?post_type=program&#038;p=11942"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:00:22","slug":"media-cinema-and-digital-studies","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-phd\/media-cinema-and-digital-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tMedia, Cinema, and Digital Studies\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s joint MA\/PhD program in Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies starts from the assumption that media in the 21st century must be studied comparatively. Cinema has been intermedial since its inception in its rich intersections with the literary, performing, and visual arts, as well as with science&nbsp;and popular culture. With the advent of digital technologies, the interrelation of all media has only intensified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in our interdisciplinary program&nbsp;work across major media forms such as film, television, video&nbsp;games, and tactical and&nbsp;social media. Our&nbsp;faculty and students employ rigorous&nbsp;historical, theoretical, and political&nbsp;methodologies to develop innovative research projects both within and across media, cinema, and digital studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-tabs\" data-tabs-prefix-class=\"uwm-p-tabs\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-tablist\" data-hx=\"h2\"><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-aqim-core-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Core Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-aqim-plan-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Plan Requirements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent\">\n<div id=\"tab-aqim-core-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>Admission Requirements\u00a0<\/h2>\n <h3>Application Deadlines<\/h3> <p>Application deadlines vary by program, please review the <a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/program-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">application deadline chart<\/a> for specific programs. Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/onestop\/dates-and-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">One Stop calendars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Admission<\/h3> <p>Students in the 51ÁÔÆæ Master of Arts degree program in English must pass an M.A. exam and be recommended for admission into the Ph.D. program by their M.A. committee. An application for the Ph.D. program also must be submitted to the Graduate School.<\/p> <p>Applicants with master\u2019s degrees from other institutions are evaluated on the basis of standard application materials:<\/p> <ul> \t<li>GPA<\/li> \t<li>Statement of Purpose<\/li> \t<li>Three Supporting Letters<\/li> \t<li>A Sample of Academic Writing<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Such applicants are admitted to doctoral study provisionally and are required to complete an Academic Review within six weeks of finishing 12 credits.<\/p> <p>For more specific information about departmental requirements for admission, please visit the English Department\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/graduate\/admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graduate Admissions Web page<\/a>.<\/p> <p>The Academic Review is a one- to two-hour meeting with three faculty members of the English Graduate Faculty. At least two members come from the student\u2019s concentration. The Review covers the student\u2019s academic progress in doctoral coursework, two unrevised course papers, and a list of 20-25 books chosen by the student in consultation with the reviewers. See the English Graduate Program Handbook for further details regarding the Academic Review. Applicants should contact the Graduate Program Office for additional information and deadlines.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-aqim-plan-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB 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class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0742<\/td><td>Media Studies<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0743<\/td><td>Film Theory and Criticism<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0876<\/td><td>Seminar in Media Studies:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0877<\/td><td>Seminar in Film Studies:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0887<\/td><td>Seminar in Digital Studies:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areasubheader undefined\"><td colspan=\"2\">6 credits in 700- or 800- level courses in English or related programs<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areasubheader undefined\"><td colspan=\"2\">Proseminar (take 2 credits)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">2<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0747<\/td><td>Proseminar in Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areasubheader undefined\"><td colspan=\"2\">Electives<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">31<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd lastrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">31 credits of electives at the graduate level (may include ENGLISH\u00a0700 &amp; ENGLISH\u00a0701 and up to 2 additional credits of ENGLISH\u00a0747)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">54<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody> <\/table>  \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a 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class=\"is-style-size-p-md uwm-u-mt-10\">Questions about research opportunities, department funding opportunities, or issues specific to the discipline should be directed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gradeng@uwm.edu\">the English department<\/a>.<\/p> <h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Interested in this Plan?<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">\r\n   For more information about the Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies plan, contact \r\n   Associate Professor Tami Williams at <a href=\"mailto:tamiw@uwm.edu\">tamiw@uwm.edu<\/a>.\r\n        <\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    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