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Media Studies

MDST 8559 New Course in Media Studies
Spring 2021

This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Media Studies.

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GPA
MDST 8600 Media Studies Pedagogy
Fall 2025

Focuses on strategies for teaching media (screenings, using media in class, production). Uses pedagogical strategies like backwards course design, universal design for learning, and enhancing diversity. Covers FERPA, Title IX, …

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GPA
MDST 8900 Graduate Independent Study
Fall 2025

A single semester of independent study under faculty supervision for MA or PhD students doing intensive research on a subject not covered in available courses. Requires approval by a Media …

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GPA
MDST 8966 Master's Thesis Development
Fall 2023

Students meet as a cohort to translate their intellectual interests into a specific thesis project through iterative development, critique, and refinement of their research questions and proposed methods. Students will …

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3.91
GPA
MDST 8991 Introduction to Digital Humanities
Fall 2025

Introducing the history, theory, and methods of Digital Humanities. Students will learn the interdisciplinary origins of DH, debate contemporary issues, and explore opportunities at UVA. The course will cover a …

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3.89
GPA
MDST 8998 Non-Topical Research
Fall 2025

This is a variable credit course that gives students the opportunity to do supervised or unsupervised research toward their degree. These hours fulfill enrollment credits but do not count toward …

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GPA
MDST 8999 Thesis Writing
Spring 2023

In this course, students form a writing community to foster accountability and confidence in conducting, writing, and sharing original research. Instruction will address developing a regular writing habit, writing for …

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GPA
MDST 9000 Colloquium
Fall 2025

The graduate colloquium builds an intellectual community and offers professionalization opportunities. Students learn the field, norms of scholarship, and the variety of research topics and approaches through presentations by faculty …

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GPA