Purchasing Resources for Media And Entertainment Education And Training

Academy of Photogenic Arts

The Academy of Photogenic Arts, an Australian international film school, was formed in 1985 in order to provide relevant training for people wishing to enter the film and television industry.

http://www.apa.edu.au/

Art Center College of Design

Located in California, and recognized for art and design education, it has assumed a leadership role in the development of new digital media.

http://www.artcenter.edu/

Art Institute of Chicago

The Institute conducts comprehensive programs of education including preparation of visual artists, teachers of art, and designers. Also provides education services in written, spoken, and media formats.

http://www.artic.edu/

Bowling Green University

Department of Telecommunications. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio.

http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/tcom/

Bradley University - College of Communications and Fine Arts (IL, USA)

Located in Illinois, the College provides students with the opportunity to major in the communication disciplines of speech, radio and television, public relations, advertising, photo-journalism and journalism and in the arts disciplines of art, music, an

http://www.bradley.edu/academics/cfa/cfa.html

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College provides a education in the liberal arts and sciences. The college offers a wide variety of programs, both in the liberal arts and in professional and career-oriented areas, leading to baccalaureate and master's degrees and to undergradu

http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/film/

California State University, Sacramento - Department of Communication Studies

Located in Sacramento, California, the department offers degrees in human communication, media communication, media production, the Communication Studies journalism and mass media.

http://www.csus.edu/coms/

Calvin College - Department of Communication Arts and Sciences (MI, USA)

Located in Michigan, the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Calvin College believes that human communication is best understood and practiced from the standpoint of the Christian faith.

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/

Carleton University

School for Studies in Art and Culture - Film Studies. The Film Studies program offered by the School for Studies in Art and Culture at Carleton focuses on the history, criticism and aesthetics of the cinema.

http://admissions.carleton.ca/

Cedarville College - Department of Communication Arts

Located in Ohio, the College focuses on offering students an education in communications consistent with biblical truth.

http://www.cedarville.edu/dept/ca/index.htm

Chapman University

Chapman University is a independent university located in Orange County, California. It is comprised of eight schools and colleges, including a school of film and television that offers the following degree programs: (Bachelor of Fine Arts: Production, S

http://www.chapman.edu/ftv/

Columbia Academy - Vancouver,Canada

Columbia Academy is a private post-secondary training institution serving a diverse student clientele. Columbia Academy's purpose is to provide a learning environment which maximizes a student's opportunity to become proficient and confident through a re

http://www.columbia-academy.com/

Columbia College - Hollywood

Trains talented filmmakers for the worldwide entertainment industry. Since 1952, Columbia graduates have attained success in their chosen callings all over the world.

http://www.columbiacollege.edu/

Columbia College - Interactive Multimedia

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Columbia's interactive multimedia program is designed for students who want to work in team interactive multimedia production environments.

http://www.colum.edu/undergraduate/IM/index.html

Columbia College - Television

Core curriculum provides a firm foundation along with a comprehensive offering of courses in the study of Television Arts.

http://www.colum.edu/undergraduate/television/index.html

Cyberspace Film School

HFI totally demystifies the Hollywood System with easy-to-understand crash courses. No cheerleading or motivational speeches; just hard facts, giving you the knowledge to succeed instantly. HFI gives information, real information that prepares you to s

http://www.webfilmschool.com/

DePaul University - Department of Communication

The Department is located at the Lincoln Park Campus, classes are taught at LPC, the Loop and Naperville. Students who complete the communication program are capable of analyzing and developing solutions to significant human problems and of providing crit

http://www.depaul.edu/~comweb/

Digital Media Editorial Center

Student participants edit and are given a visual screen credit on a previously unreleased motion picture. Film Camp™ participants also edit with a real Director.

http://www.dmec.com/

Documentary Institute - University of Florida

Purpose is to create a worldwide center of excellence for the production of television documentary, to provide state-of-the-art instruction in the production of documentary, and to serve as a clearinghouse for issues dealing with the production and teachi

http://www.jou.ufl.edu/documentary/index.htm

Downtown Community TV

Non-profit media center in New York City for teaching people, particularly members of low-income and minority communities, to produce insightful and artistic television.

http://www.dctvny.org/

Edinboro University - Department of Speech and Communication Studies

Located in Pennsylvania the Department of Speech and Communication Studies offers two undergraduate degrees (Speech and Hearing Disorders and Communication Studies) and two master's degrees (Speech-Language Pathology and Communication Studies).

http://www.edinboro.edu/cwis/speech/sp_comm.htm

George Mason University - Department of Communication

Located in Virginia, the Department of Communication studies the centrality of communication to human behavior. The faculty examine the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication. The department seeks to integrate historical perspect

http://www.gmu.edu/academic/catalogs/undergrad/cas/comm.html

Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Literature, Communication and Culture

Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Communication and Culture participates in a fundamental reconfiguration of the role of humanities education in an increasingly technological, multicultural environment.

http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/

Harvard University - Dept. of Visual and Environmental Studies

Visual and Environmental Studies Department that seeks to provide students in a liberal arts college with an opportunity to gain an understanding of visual quality and expression through both study and practice. The aim of the department is to achieve an

http://fas-www.harvard.edu/~ves-www/

Hollins University - Screenwriting and Film Studies

Screenwriting and Film Studies Program is designed both for students who wish to study screenwriting intensively and for those whose primary interest is the academic study of film.

http://www.hollins.edu/film/screenwriting.htm

Hope College - Department of Communications

Degrees offered in Communications cover Business and Organizational Communication, Communication in the Mass Media and Communication and Social Influence.

http://www.hope.edu/academic/communication/

Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute

Film institute that seeks to establish the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival as the premier documentary film festival in the world, to advance the documentary genre as a meaningful art form and to provide unique educational and cultural opportunities.

http://www.docufilminst.org/

Idaho State University - Mass Communication

Program includes education in professional communication skills, as well as the skill needed for the advertising and public relations field.

http://www.isu.edu/academic-info/majors/masscom.html

Kutztown University - Communication Design

Students at Kutztown University's Communication Design BFA program learn to develop innovative visual messages for specific audiences.

http://www.kutztown.edu/acad/commdes/

Lehigh University - Department of Journalism and Communication

Department of Journalism and Communication offers major and minor undergraduate programs in Journalism News and Public Relations concentrations and Science Writing and an interdisciplinary communication minor. There is no graduate program.

http://www.lehigh.edu/injrl/public/www-data/injrl.html

Library of Annotated Film Schools (LOAFS)

Provides a comprehensive listing of film schools' web sites from around the world, it also offers honest, telling reviews and shared experiences from the film students themselves.

http://www.filmmaker.com/loafs/

Loyola Marymount University - Communication Arts Department

The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in the areas of: Film Production, Television Production and Screenwriting. The degree is based on a professional academic program and designed to foster original and creative

http://www.lmu.edu/cfa/

Memorial University of Newfoundland: Department of Folklore

Offers training in folklore studies as preparation for careers in a variety of cultural enterprises, particularly those involving fieldwork research techniques.

http://www.mun.ca/folklore/

Metier

National training organization for the arts and entertainment sector.

http://www.metier.org.uk/

Middlebury College Film-Video Program

Middlebury offers a major in Film/Video. The program emphasizes a broad liberal arts approach that combines training in hands-on skills, such as video production and screenwriting, with studies of film/video history, criticism and aesthetics.

http://www.middlebury.edu/~filmvid/

Mississippi State University - Department of Communication

MSU's Department of Communication offers a four year Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication. Emphases include: Broadcasting, Communication Studies, Journalism, Public Relations and Theater.

http://www.msstate.edu/Dept/Communication/

Montclair State University - Communiation Studies

The Speech Communication Department program offers a professional degree with emphasis on research, writing, oral presentation and visual communication.

http://www.montclair.edu/Pages/CommStudies/CommStudies.html

Motion Picture Pro

Delivers a program where working professionals shoot and edit productions while experienced film and television actors bring words to life.

http://www.motionpicturepro.com/

Mount Holyoke Film Studies Program

Film studies at Mount Holyoke introduces students to the academic study of film from a variety of critical and disciplinary perspectives. Courses combine cultural, historical, formal and theoretical analyses of films from a range of world cinematic tradit

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/film/

National Institute for the Study of Digital Media (NISDM)

NISDM, a partnership between Bowling Green State University and Media 100, Inc., is a collaborative community of inter-connected disciplines, faculty, staff, businesses, and civic organizations dedicated to the transformation of the learning environment t

http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/nisdm/

National Institute of Multimedia Education (Japan)

Consists of three departments, including Administrative Department, Operations Department, and Research and Development Department. Based in Japan.

http://www.nime.ac.jp/

New School for Social Research, Media Studies Dept.

The core value of the Media Studies Program lies in the importance of what can be learned by studying the relationship between theory and practice across comparative media, including video, audio, film and multimedia.

http://www.newschool.edu/mediastudies/

New York University - Department of Dramatic Literature, Theater History and the Cinema

The Department of Dramatic Literature, Theater History and Cinema recognizes the special nature of Drama, in particular its relationship to literary texts as well as to the performing arts, both theater and cinema. Accordingly, the Department allows stude

http://www.nyu.edu/cas/dept/dlit.htm

Northern Arizona University - School Of Communication

The School of Communication provides undergraduate programs that prepare students for professional careers in a variety of communication fields or graduate studies, integrates the study of communication disciplines and contributes a high level of service

http://www.nau.edu/~soc-p/index.html

Notre Dame University - Communication and Theatre

Program seeks to provide education for the general liberal arts student at Notre Dame as well as the individual seeking an intensive preparation for advanced study of these arts and other related fields.

http://www.nd.edu/~cothweb/

Ohio University - School of Film

The School of Film offers two distinct graduate degree programs, the Master of Fine Arts and the Master of Arts. The MFA is a professional three-year program of study for individuals seeking advanced training in directing, screenwriting, producing, cinema

http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/film/

Ohio University

The School of Film offers two distinct graduate degree programs, the Master of Fine Arts and the Master of Arts. The MFA is a professional three-year program of study for individuals seeking advanced training in directing, screenwriting, producing, cinema

http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/film/

Oklahoma City University - Mass Communications Department

Program combines a liberal arts curriculum with theoretical and practical courses in mass communications. It also provides opportunities to gain experience and college credit by entering at the newspapers, radio and television stations, and advertising an

http://www.okcu.edu/tour/tour23.htm

Pima Community College - Department of Media Communications

Provider of education and training for the digital and film arts.

http://wc.pima.edu/~mec/index.html

Purchase College

The Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Film provides students with the professional training and cultural background needed to prepare them for careers in theatre and film, and awards the B.F.A. degree. The Theatre Arts Program is one of five member schools

http://www.purchase.edu/academic/taf/index.htm

Purdue University - Department of Communication (IN, USA)

The Purdue department is known for its top-ranked programs in interpersonal communication, mass communication, organizational communication, public affairs/issue management and rhetorical studies.

http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/comm/

Radford University - Department of Media Studies

RU's Media Studies Department is one of Virginia's leading professional journalism, advertising and media production programs with over 300 majors.

http://www.runet.edu/~mstd-web/

Radford University - Dept. of Theatre

Department offers students an emphasis in Cinematic studies.

http://www.runet.edu/~theatre/

Regent University - College of Communication and the Arts

The College of Communication and the Arts seeks to impart knowledge and understanding of the human communication process within the context of a Judeo-Christian world view and to help students to develop advanced critical thinking and communication skills

http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Department of Language, Literature, and Communication

The department's interdisciplinary programs span areas including composition and writing, rhetoric, interpersonal and organizational communication, technical writing, literature and cultural studies, languages, graphics and visual communication and electr

http://www.llc.rpi.edu/

Rhodes University - Department of Journalism & Media Studies

Program offers emphases in writing and editing, design, television, photojournalism and media studies.

http://journ.ru.ac.za/

Rice University - Media Center

Rice University Media Center was founded in 1969 as the home of film and photography at Rice University, with the intent that the Center would provide a channel through which different peoples of the world could communicate.

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~media/

Roskilde University - Dept. of Communication

Program aims to provide broad, interdisciplinary introduction to the more specialized degree programs and to train students to work on problem oriented projects in groups, learning through a research-like process.

http://www.komm.ruc.dk/

Saint Joseph\'s College - Communication and Theatre Arts Department

The Communication and Theatre Arts Department at Saint Joseph's College offers a comprehensive course of study in rhetoric, communication theory, mass communication and theatre.

http://www.saintjoe.edu/academics/communications/

San Diego State University - School of Communication

The School of Communication at SDSU offers leadership and education in communication across a broad range of applications—from mass-mediated to interpersonal, from new media design to verbal and nonverbal interaction, from television, film and journalism

http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/schlcomm/index.html

San Francisco St. University, Dept. of Broadcast & Elect. Comm. Arts

Department is dedicated to the education of undergraduate and graduate students who are effective producers and interpreters of electronic media messages.

http://www.sfsu.edu/~beca/

San Francisco State University

The Cinema Department was founded amid the political activism and artistic experimentation of the 1960's. Today, as then, the Cinema Department is committed to a curriculum which combines theory and practice while recognizing cinema to be an independent,

http://www.cinema.sfsu.edu/

Scriptapalooza

Offers screenwriting classes and workshops form their Los Angeles office.

http://www.scriptapalooza.com/

Seton Hall University - Department of Communication

Major in communication appeals to students who wish to pursue creative careers in television, radio, film, journalism, public relations, advertising, communication graphics or theater; and to students who wish to explore the history, aesthetics and critic

http://icarus.shu.edu/

Skillset National Training Organization

National training organization for broadcast, film, video and multimedia.

http://www.skillset.org/

Sonoma State University - Communication Studies

Department emphasizes internships that provide students with real world insights into the media. Students are advised to gain the practical experience and skills needed in the media marketplace by participating in a variety of internships.

http://www.sonoma.edu/Communications/

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

The College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale prepares students for careers in Cinema, Photography, Journalism, Radio, Television, Advertising, Telecommunications and Interactive Multimedia by combining creati

http://www.siu.edu/departments/cmcma/

SPRITO

Training organization for sports, recreation, outdoor education, development training and fitness.

http://www.sprito.org.uk/

Stanford University

While there is no official Film Studies curriculum at Stanford, courses are being offered that fall under the general rubric of Film Studies.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/filmstudies/index.htm

State University of NewYork College at Fredonia - Department of Communication

Students of communication investigate the communication processes as they occur both in face-to-face and mediated settings.

http://www.fredonia.edu/department/communication/index.htm

Temple University, Film & Media Arts Dept.

Program focuses on the development of creative and technical skills in film, video, audio, multi-media, computers and new technologies, and the theoretical understanding of media and culture.

http://www.temple.edu/fma/

Temple University

The Department of Film & Media Arts offers a Bachelor of Arts program in media production and theory. The program focuses on the development of creative and technical skills in film, video, audio, multi-media, computers and new technologies, and the theor

http://www.temple.edu/fma/

The New York Film Academy-School of Film and Acting

The New York Film Academy-School of Film and Acting is an educational institution with a focus on filmmaking instruction. Workshops are geared to offer hands-on experience which gives students the opportunity to develop their creative skills to the fulles

http://www.nyfa.com/

Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management

US News & World Report ranks Thunderbird the number one program in international business. For more than 50 years, Thunderbird's reputation for excellence has stood the test of time in the world's most important orgranizations. The School continues to lea

http://www.t-bird.edu/

UCLA - Animation Workshop

Animation Workshop offers three undergraduate courses and seven graduate courses, as well as graduate thesis courses, in animation. These courses are: introduction, storyboard, production, computer animation, interactive animation and a graduate seminar.

http://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/

University of Alabama

Since its founding in 1831 in Tuscaloosa as the first public university in the state, The University of Alabama has been committed to providing the best, most complete education possible for its students. The Telecommunication and Film Department's commit

http://www.tcf.ua.edu/

University of California at Berkeley

CinemaSpace - Film Studies Program at UC Berkeley offers an undergraduate major in Film, as well as a Designated Emphasis in Film Studies for currently enrolled UC doctoral students. In addition, the Department of Rhetoric houses the Film Track within the

http://cinemaspace.berkeley.edu/

University of California, Irvine, Film Studies Program

Course work leading to the B.A. degree in Film Studies trains students to read and understand the audio-visual languages of modern media and new technologies and to analyze images from socioeconomic, political, aesthetic and historical perspectives.

http://www.humanities.uci.edu/filmstudies/

University of California, San Diego - Department of Communication

At UCSD, the study of communication emphasizes the role of various communication technologies - from language to television to computer networks - in mediating human experience.

http://communication.ucsd.edu/

University of Delaware - Dept. of Communication

All majors in communication study a broad spectrum of communication phenomena, including interpersonal, small group, organizational, public speaking and mass communication.

http://www.udel.edu/johnc/udcomm.html

University of Georgia - Dowden Center for New Media Studies

The Dowden Center is dedicated to teaching, research, and training in new media technologies such as the Internet.

http://www.grady.uga.edu/

University of Idaho - School of Communication

School provides theoretical and professional preparation in communication fields and also functions as an academic unit of the College of Letters and Science to provide communication courses to students in other fields of study and university general educ

http://www.uidaho.edu/LS/Comm/

University of Illinois - Unit for Cinema Studies

Approach of the Unit and the Cinema Studies Option is strongly international and strongly interdisciplinary. Students acquire a broad, general knowledge of cinema, with an emphasis on foreign cinema in addition to the emphasis on Hollywood found in more t

http://www.uiuc.edu/unit/cinema/

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Communications

Two majors are offered to students who want to work in a media-related profession - Journalism and Advertising - and one major encouraging study in broad background issues of communications - Media Studies.

http://www.uiuc.edu/providers/comm/

University of Iowa, Communication Studies

PhD areas of study include: Communication Education, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication, Media Studies and Rhetorical Studies.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/

University of Kentucky - Department of Communication

Academic focus is on interpersonal, small group, mass and organizational communication, with special attention given to health communication in each of these areas.

http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/COM/

University of Louisville - Department of Communication

Department is committed to advancing knowledge of communication as an integral dimension of social life.

http://www.comm.louisville.edu/

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Department of Communication

Provider of education and training for the communications industry.

http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~commdept/

University of Missouri, Columbia - Dept. of Communication

Students learn to apply the study of communication to their professional and personal lives.

http://web.missouri.edu/~commwww/

University of Missouri, St. Louis - Communication

Course work leads to a B.A. in Communication which prepares alumni for careers in fields such as radio and television news, with specialization in promotion, administration, production, writing and technical support; magazine and sports journalism; manage

http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/communication

University of Nebraska at Omaha - Dept. of Communication

Students can major in broadcasting, journalism, public relations/advertising, interpersonal, organizational and public communication. The department offers the B.A. and B.S. degree, and the M.A. degree with an emphasis in communication theory and research

http://www.unomaha.edu/~wwwcomm/

University of New Brunswick - Film Studies

The film program, consisting of film studies and production courses, resides within the Department of English as a discrete unit but, through screenwriting, is associated with the Department's Creative Writing Program. The program is also affiliated with

http://www.unb.ca/FineArts/Film/index.htm

University of New Hampshire - Communication

Department emphasizes studies in human communication, including rhetoric, media and interpersonal communication. Students are taught to analyze verbal, nonverbal and mediated messages from a variety of perspectives including historical, critical, interpre

http://www.unh.edu/communication/index.html

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Communication Studies

Department provides educational opportunities for students and is a leading force in shaping the direction of communication studies, education and practice in the state, nation and international community.

http://www.unc.edu/depts/comm/

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Journalism and Mass Communication

School educates students in a broad range of skills and concepts involving the gathering, editing and presentation of information, along with evaluating the effects of public communication; prepares students for careers in journalism and mass communicatio

http://metalab.unc.edu/jomc/

University of North Texas - Department of Communication Studies

The curriculum, rather than being job-oriented, is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers.

http://www.comm.unt.edu/

University of North Texas

The Department of Radio, Television and Film of the University of North Texas offers programs leading to the B.A., M.A., and M.S. degrees. The increasingly rapid convergence of media technologies requires a broad and multi-media approach to communication

http://www.rtvf.unt.edu/

University of Notre Dame, Comm. & Theatre Dept.

Program seeks to provide education for the general liberal arts student at Notre Dame as well as the individual seeking an intensive preparation for advanced study of these arts and other related fields.

http://www.nd.edu/~cothweb/wwwhomepage.html

University of Oklahoma - Film and Video Studies

Interdisciplinary program which combines courses offered in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Department of Modern Languages,Literatures and Linguistics, the Department of Communicatio

http://www.ou.edu/cas/fvs/

University of Oklahoma - Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Degree Programs offered include: Advertising, Journalism, Professional Writing, Public Relations and Broadcasting/Electronic Media.

http://herbert.oulan.ou.edu/

University of Oklahoma

Film and Video Studies is an interdisciplinary program which combines courses offered in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics,

http://www.ou.edu/fvs/

University of Oregon - English Dept./Film Studies

Department offers courses of study leading to B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, as well as an English Minor.

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~engl/

University of Oregon - School of Journalism and Communication

Offers programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Undergraduate students can major in advertising, electronic media, communication studies, magazine journalism, news-editorial and public relations.

http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/

University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communication

School offers programs in the study of communication.

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/

University of Pennsylvania: Center for Folklore and Ethnography

Fosters an exchange of ideas and coordinates programs concerning the perspectives that folklore and ethnography provide on the making of social life in the past and present.

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/folklore/

University of Pittsburgh - Telecommunications Program

Provides a graduate program in telecommunications.

http://www.tele.pitt.edu/

University of Regina

Our Faculty is the Saskatchewan centre for excellence in fine arts. A full range of professional, educational and liberal arts programs lead to degrees in Film and Video Studies, Film and Video Production, Indian Art, Indian Art History, Music, Music Educ

http://www.uregina.ca/finearts/

University of South Florida - School of Mass Communications

School offers programs in advertising, journalism, public relations and telecommunications.

http://www.cas.usf.edu/mass_com/index.html

University of Southern California

The School of Cinema-Television at USC is an unique and dynamic place where students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds gather to create and analyze the moving image. Creative energy abounds as we challenge and explore traditional thought and aes

http://www-cntv.usc.edu/

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga - Department of Communication

Department is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.

http://www.utc.edu/commdept/

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Radio & Television

Undergraduate program is designed to prepare students for media careers and provide initial training in media research, creative writing and production fields.

http://www.utexas.edu/coc/rtf/

University of Utah

Undergraduate film/video studies at the University of Utah are designed to develop the student's critical thinking skills, broaden understanding of visual literacy, and foster award-winning creative work. The MFA in Film Program prepares students for emp

http://www.film.utah.edu/

University of Washington - Department of Technical Communication

Department offers degree programs, certificate programs and other course offerings to meet the needs of undergraduates, graduates and working professionals.

http://www.uwtc.washington.edu/

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Center for Twentieth Century Studies

Postdoctoral research institute that fosters cross-disciplinary research in the humanities.

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/20th/

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Department of Mass Communication

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication emphasizes the study of the social implications and responsibilities of mass media.

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/JMC//

Valparaiso University - Communication Department

Department of Communication focuses on teaching the process of communication as it applies to journalism, public relations and speech/debate.

http://www.valpo.edu/comm/

Vancouver Film School

VFS offers eight full-time programs to over 750 students and 50 part-time courses to more than 2,000 students. VFS is unique in its program focus and its sole concentration on areas related to production of the moving image.

http://www.multimedia.edu/

Vanderbilt University - Department of Communication Studies and Theatre

Department provides an interdisciplinary major in communication and offers a major in theater.

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/Comm/

Virginia Tech - Department of Communication Studies (USA)

Studies include film and media studies, public relations, journalism, media production, rhetorical studies, new communication technologies and communication theory.

http://www.comm.vt.edu/

Wayne State University - Department of Communication

Department provides emphases in journalism, film studies, radio, television, public relations and speech communication.

http://www.comm.wayne.edu/

Wesleyan University - Film Studies Program

Independent program of study that explores film on the cultural, historical and formal levels.

http://www.wesleyan.edu/course9798/filmc.htm

West Chester University - Department of Communication Studies

Teaches rhetorical skills, including speaking, writing, listening, knowledge of communication theory, critical thinking ability, ethics, research, computer literacy and visual literacy.

http://www.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS/sch_cas.cms/

Western Michigan University - Department of Communication

Provides educational opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students and supports active research programs in interpersonal communication, organizational communication and telecommunications.

http://www.wmich.edu/communication/

Willamette University - Rhetoric and Media Studies

Teaches an appreciation of the role of rhetoric in the creation and maintenance of human understanding.

http://www.willamette.edu/cla/rhetoric/