Critical & Creative Media

The Critical and Creative Media major coheres around the history, theory, and practice of media in a way that has integrity. Our focus on the history, ethics, analysis, theory, and production of media is very much tied to transnational and transmedia approaches to production and curriculum.

• One of the newest majors at Wake Forest, Critical and Creative Media is off to a fast start. It has already had 23 graduates in its first three years.
• Media Studies has a history of updating its curriculum to meet the rapidly changing media universe. The creation of the major in Critical and Creative Media and the minor in Marketing Communications represent the most recent examples.

The Critical & Creative Media degree is offered as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).

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Our model and curriculum educate the whole person and often help students discover interests they had never previously discovered. Students generally take 100-200 level courses during their first year of college, while registering for higher level courses as upperclassmen.

Sample courses that you may take as a Critical & Creative Media student include:

* Courses listed above are offered during the current academic year. Course availability and offerings can change at any time. Refer to the Academic Bulletin to view all major requirements.

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Faculty have included students in their creative and scholarly work, a collaboration between faculty and students that builds exceptional engagement. Text, media, creative practices, and pedagogy are consistently interrogated for their effectiveness in teaching the material and also in their promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Careers that often interest Critical & Creative Media majors, and fields our graduates work in, include:

• Communication Specialist
• Digital Marketing
• Editorial Assistant
• Filmmaker
• Journalist
• Producer
• Production Assistant
• Social Media Specialist
• Public Relations Specialist
• Video Editor