BA in Media Studies in San Marcos United States | California State University San Marcos

The Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies equips students with both theoretical and practical frameworks to analyze media, its technologies, and its impact on local and global cultures. Through this program, students examine diverse media forms using critical approaches, developing awareness of how power dynamics shape media production, distribution, representation, and consumption. Participants engage in a vibrant, socially aware academic community that fosters personal growth and broadens cultural perspectives. This comprehensive program covers traditional, alternative, historical, and emerging media across cultural, social, economic, and political dimensions. Graduates emerge as discerning media consumers and skilled interpreters of media content—essential abilities for thriving in our rapidly evolving media landscape.