• Top media schools prepare students for careers in high-tech communications.laptop with microphone image by patrimonio designs from Fotolia.com
  
  The top schools for media studies encourage students to examine the nature of mass media and its effects on society. Media studies include journalism, theater, film and speech. Students have course work in such areas as journalism and media technology and fields that affect media studies such as sociology and cultural studies. Graduates with degrees in media studies can pursue employment in such areas as television, public information, advertising and filmmaking.
  
  

University of Pennsylvania

• The Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania, founded by diplomat Walter Annenberg, focuses on examining the role of communications in public life. Course work applies an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing communication and communication methods. Students study the humanities as well as the social sciences and can participate in internships, independent study and study abroad programs. The doctoral program encourages students to conduct research and contribute to communication scholarship and policy.
  
  Annenberg School of Communications
  
  University of Pennsylvania
  
  3620 Walnut St.
  
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  
  215-898-7041
  
  Asc.upenn.edu
  
  

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

• The Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers courses in the effects of communications on cultural institutions. Students complete 30 credits of communications courses along with four or more courses in a concentration of their choice. They learn the skills necessary for interpreting communications problems in the areas of economics, political science and social relations. Through research and service, UNC students learn to apply ideas learned in the classroom to real life.
  
  The Department of Communication Studies
  
  University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  
  CB # 3285
  
  115 Bingham Hall
  
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  
  919-926-2311
  
  comm.unc.edu
  
  

Northwestern University

• Northwestern University School of Communication offers courses in five departments: Communications Sciences and Disorders; Communications Studies; Radio, Television and Film; Performance Studies; and Theater. Students study the role of communication in society with an emphasis on evaluating measurement tools. Courses in modern technological advances in communication methods are available. Undergraduate programs include a variety of disciplines including media and technology studies.
  
  School of Communication
  
  Northwestern University
  
  2240 Campus Drive
  
  Evanston, IL 60206
  
  847-491-7023
  
  communication.northwestern.edu
  
  

Syracuse University

• Admission to the Newhouse School of Public Communications is extremely competitive. Students learn about cutting-edge technology such as computer-based interactive multimedia in course work that includes broadcast journalism, film and print. The Newhouse School offers a doctoral program in media studies and mass communication, and graduates are expected to join other alumni to shape policy in worldwide communications.
  
  S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
  
  Syracuse University
  
  215 University Place
  
  Syracuse, NY 13244
  
  315-443-4039
  
  Newhouse.syr.edu