Program Overview

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Communication and New Media

Communication and New Media is an interdisciplinary field that examines the interplay between media, culture, and technology. It brings together communication and media research with research creation and media arts practice.

Faculty of Humanities

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Degree Options

Degree Options

Communication and New Media (MA)

The MA program in Communication and New Media at McMaster University offers the opportunity for students to gain experience in independent communication studies research and/or multimedia art and design at the graduate level, while developing advanced knowledge in communication theories and methodologies, and cultivating their interest in one or more subspecialties in this interdisciplinary program (such as media studies, discourse analysis, performance studies, audio and video art, audience studies, computer-mediated methodologies).

Students entering the program from undergraduate communication studies and/or multimedia programs will all share a background in critical and creative approaches to conventional and new media, but they will also bring a spectrum of interests, reflecting the diversity of these fields, that will contribute to a vibrant interchange of ideas. This program will cultivate their intellectual development through coursework, a major research project, and extracurricular activities. The program prepares students for both further graduate education in the areas of communication, media and multimedia study, and for employment in a range of fields such as media production, media administration, communication policy, organizational communication, and the arts.

Areas of Research

• Digital media & code art
• Communications law and policy
• Copyright history
• Diasporic and international media
• Critical approaches to race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality
• Television and radio studies
• Political economy
• Networked creativity
• Augmented Reality
• Sound art
• Physical computing
• Animation and design
• Political communication
• Media management
• Digital games studies
• Participatory culture
• Digital cultural theory
• Reputation and brand management
• Public relations management
• Media literacy
• Audience research
• Media and activism
• Popular music studies
• Professional communications
• Crisis management

Length

1. 1 year

Required Credentials

• Honours bachelor's degree in Communication Studies, Multimedia and/or other related disciplines.

Options

• Full-Time

Typical Entry

• September

Typical Deadline

• January 22

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Alvin Irwin Ogilvie Graduate Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $6,000

Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS)

• Category: Internal
• Amount: Varied values

Bertram Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: May 26, 2025
• Amount: $20,000

Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: September 18, 2025
• Amount:

Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

Canadian Japanese Mennonite Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: April 1, 2023
• Amount:

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Master’s (CGRS-M)

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: December 1, 2025
• Amount:

CSA Group Graduate Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 31, 2024
• Amount:

Dr. J. A. Campbell Young Investigator Award

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: April 30, 2023
• Amount: $5,000

Fulbright Canada Student Awards

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: November 15, 2023
• Amount: $ - $$$

Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 10, 2025
• Amount: $$-$$$

Health Research Postdoctoral Opportunities

• Category: Internal
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Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship

• Category: Internal
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John Charles Polanyi Prize

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: December 2, 2024
• Amount: $$$

Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: April 30, 2024
• Amount:

Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: February 2, 2026
• Amount: $$-$$$

Manulife Life Lessons Scholarship Program

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 31, 2023
• Amount: $$

Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: February 23, 2024
• Amount: $$$

Mary Buzzell Graduate Scholarship for Resilient Aging

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: December 1, 2024
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McMaster Graduate General Bursary

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$$$

MIRA Graduate Scholarship Program

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: November 25, 2024
• Amount: $$$

MIRA Graduate Student Travel Awards

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 15, 2020
• Amount:

Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: November 13, 2024
• Amount:

OGS for Indigenous Graduate Students

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 10, 2025
• Amount: $$$

Ontario Graduate Fellowships

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$$

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$$

Ontario Graduate Scholarship – International

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$$

Rainbow Fund

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$

SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: September 12, 2024
• Amount: $$$$

The Barkleys of Avonmore Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

The Brooke and Irene Townsend Scholarship (Humanities)

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$

The Dr. Colin Webber Graduate Scholarship

• Category: Internal
• Amount: $$

The Edna Howard Bursary

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

The Graduate Students Association Bursary

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

The H. Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

The Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada Graduate Award

• Category: Internal
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The Myra Baillie Academic Grant

• Category: Internal
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The Robert John Morris Graduate Studies Bursary

• Category: Internal
• Amount:

The School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 7, 2025
• Amount: $-$$

Wilson Leadership Scholar Award

• Category: Internal
• Deadline Date: March 28, 2022
• Amount: $$-$$$

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