Bachelor in Mass Communication/Media Studies (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition and fees are set by Pitzer College and vary annually; see the Office of Admission for current rates..

The Media Studies major investigates how film, television, social media, and digital platforms shape everyday life. Students engage with non-traditional media forms such as activist media, video art, and community-based projects. The program emphasizes theory, practice, and social responsibility through interdisciplinary coursework. Students work with underserved communities and use professional production facilities for hands-on experience.

Focus areas include Film/Video, Digital/Electronic Media, Critical Studies.

The major requires 12 courses: 3 introductory, 6 intermediate, 2 advanced, and a senior seminar. Students choose from a broad range of theory and practice courses across the Claremont Colleges.

Graduates pursue careers in media production, community-based media projects, film curation, and digital storytelling.

Admission is based on academic interest and performance. No specific GPA or test scores are required. Applicants must declare a major in Media Studies.

The programme totals about 12 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year program. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 17% of applicants.

Students from across the nation and 39 countries contribute to Pitzer’s community in Claremont, California. International students make up 9.6% of the student population. Campus life includes four student-run spaces, a student senate with 54 representatives, and opportunities to influence academic policy, faculty hiring, building design and campus artworks. Every student completes a social responsibility praxis course with a service-learning component before graduation, while most complete more than 40 community engagement hours through that course. Six mixed-use residence halls include solar panels, green roofs, living walls, gray-water systems and water-efficient fixtures.

Since 1963, Pitzer has organized its education around social responsibility, interdisciplinary learning, environmental sustainability, intercultural understanding and student engagement. Students can choose from more than 60 majors and minors across the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and interdisciplinary studies, while more than 2,000 courses are available across Pitzer and The Claremont Colleges. A 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio supports close academic work. Faculty from different fields often influence one another’s work and co-teach, and students can create their own major. International and globally minded students can take part in study abroad programs; 53.1% of the Class of 2026 participated in study abroad. The college’s community includes students with connections from Los Angeles and New York to Nepal, and its programs connect academic study with community engagement.