Careers
Media studies students will be well-suited for graduate school, as well as a variety of careers in film, television, radio, public relations/advertising, marketing and journalism. They secure successful careers as event planners, broadcasters, writers, market researchers, videographers and social media producers.
Hands-On Learning
Internship opportunities include:
- Epicosity
- Lawrence & Schiller
- Mud Mile Communications
- Dakota News Now and KELO News
- USA Today
- South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB)
Media studies students study away in:
London, England, and Ireland — focusing on race and religion with AU faculty
- England — focusing on Londinium and Brexit with AU faculty
- Scotland — focusing on its stories and scenes with AU faculty
- Barcelona, Spain — focusing on colonialism, identity and modernism with AU faculty
- Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, through HECUA — focusing on making media and change
Courses & Organizations
The media studies curriculum teaches social, historical, political and cultural aspects of the media, as well as interdisciplinary study of aesthetics, production and social influence.
Media studies students often participate in:
- Augustana Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
- The Writer's Guild
- Augustana Collaborative Theatrical Society (ACTS)
- Student publications, The Mirror and The Edda
