About Communication Studies & Media Arts
About Communication Studies & Media Arts
We are a hub for learning media studies, digital technologies, communications practices and artistic production.
Undergraduate Programs
CSMA has two undergraduate programs: the BA Honours in Communication Studies and the BA Honours in Media Arts.
Undergraduate Course Outlines
View your CSMA course outline to find assignment due dates, assessments and more.
Humanities Student Experience Office
Access undergraduate academic advising, career support and experiential learning.
Graduate Programs
Explore our MA, PhD and Master of Communication Management program options.
NEWS & STORIES
March 14, 2024
Analysis: The PR silence around Princess Kate’s well-being fuels frenzy about photo mishap
Sound, strategic communications about the Princess of Wales' condition would have helped protect her privacy while fostering trust and transparency with the public....
February 12, 2024
Analysis: The diversity within Black Canada should be recognized and amplified
While “Black Canada” is a useful blanket term and important organizing identity, a closer look reveals a detailed tapestry of communities that also deserves visibility, writes Professor Alpha Abebe....
STUDY ABROAD
Learn more about study abroad programs to enhance your CSMA educational experience.
I was greeted with a nurturing love of reading and learning. It was the ability to sit down, focus and construct an argument or opinion. Reading is a superpower.
Tristan Toye '14
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I was well-positioned to begin my career upon graduating from my program.
Lisa Bifano '13
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Earning a Humanities degree is the strongest step you can take to being well-rounded and in-demand.
Nina Cammalleri '17
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Communication Studies & Media Arts Department Job Opportunities
Learn more about sessional teaching and graduate research assistantships.
RESEARCH INSTITUTES & CENTRES
Centre for Networked Media and Performance
The Centre for Networked Media and Performance produces, explores and analyzes new forms of expression, communication and collaboration, enabled by networks and networking technologies.
Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship
The Sherman Centre consults, instructs and offers technical support on approaches to digital scholarship for research and teaching.
Networked Imagination Laboratory
Artist researchers in the Networked Imagination Laboratory create multimedia performances, works of media art and software platforms for network music and live coding.
Pulse Lab
Pulse Lab engages in rigorous interdisciplinary and trans-faculty research, employing multimedia technologies to support community-driven research and needs.
Communications Governance Observatory
The Communications Governance Observatory, directed by Sara Bannerman, is dedicated to the study of the increasingly globalized and networked governance of communications and creative production.
Centre for Networked Media and Performance
The Centre for Networked Media and Performance produces, explores and analyzes new forms of expression, communication and collaboration, enabled by networks and networking technologies.
Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship
The Sherman Centre consults, instructs and offers technical support on approaches to digital scholarship for research and teaching.
Networked Imagination Laboratory
Artist researchers in the Networked Imagination Laboratory create multimedia performances, works of media art and software platforms for network music and live coding.
Pulse Lab
Pulse Lab engages in rigorous interdisciplinary and trans-faculty research, employing multimedia technologies to support community-driven research and needs.
Communications Governance Observatory
The Communications Governance Observatory, directed by Sara Bannerman, is dedicated to the study of the increasingly globalized and networked governance of communications and creative production.
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