Two letters of recommendation should be obtained from college/university faculty, professional supervisors or others familiar with your academic or professional competence. At least one letter should be from an academic reference.

A current professional resume or curriculum vitae is required.

The GRE is optional. Scores submitted are preferred to be at least 60% verbal and at least 25% quantitative. A writing score of at least 3.5 is recommended. If you elect not to submit GRE scores, a writing sample is required.

International Test Scores

Applicants who earned their baccalaureate degree from an institution where the language of instruction was other than English, with the exception of those who subsequently earned a master’s degree at a U.S. institution, must report scores for a standardized test of English that meet the following minimums.

• TOEFL iBT: 100

• IELTS Academic: 7.0

• PTE Academic: 68

Your statement of goals will be used to determine how you will benefit from our program and what you will contribute to our learning community. In approximately 1,000 words, integrate your responses to the following prompts into a coherent essay.

• How will the Master of Arts in Media Studies and Production advance your career and research goals, and your intellectual objectives?

• Describe the interests, experiences, and academic and research achievements that you will bring to this program.

Please also review the descriptions of our program, curriculum and faculty, and incorporate that information into your statement.

If you elect not to submit GRE scores, you are required to submit one of the options below so that your readiness and ability or potential to engage rigorously with graduate-level work can be assessed.

1. A formal academic paper from your undergraduate work that represents your best academic writing. Please include a cover sheet in which you indicate the following.

   • Your name

   • The institution where you took the course for which the paper was produced

   • The course number and title of the course for which the paper was written

   • The professor for whom you wrote the paper

   • The term in which you took the course

2. Writing samples that you produced in a professional capacity, such as published news articles or press releases. Please include a cover sheet indicating in what publication and on what date the material was published.

3. A production portfolio that includes professionally or academically produced audio, video or web material. Please submit an academic essay that explains how theory and research inform the production portfolio, indicating your role in the production, where the material was produced and the date.