Media, Technology and Society
Graduate work in Media, Technology and Society is designed to aid the student in developing a systematic approach to understanding the processes and consequences of media and technology for a global society, including new and emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs). Current research being done in MTS at Purdue includes the impact of new technologies on media and society, cognitive and emotional reactions to media, children and video games, and health promotion in the media.
Reasons to Study Media, Technology and Society at Purdue
- Obtain a degree from one of the top-ranked communication programs in the nation
- Work with some of the most prolific scholars in the discipline of Communication
- Design a personally-tailored plan of study that best suits your needs
- Collaborate with faculty members and fellow graduate students on research projects
- Teach or assist with undergraduate MTS courses
Program Strengths and Faculty Interests
Health and new media: Mohan Dutta
Socio-spatial shaping of communication technology, on-line social interaction and communities, new media theory: Sorin Matei
Media effects: Glenn Sparks, Jane Natt
Media effects, media history: Robert Ogles
Television production and technology: Scott Schroeder
Information security, computer crime investigation and information ethics: Gene Spafford
Social cognition, communication and new technology: Howard Sypher
Selected Course Offerings
Theories in New Technology (COM 632T)
Current Trends in Mass Communication Research (COM 559)
Mass Media Institutions (COM 562)
Research Design and Evaluation (COM 682D)
Historical Trends in Mass Communication Research (COM 558)
Identity and Community in the Information Age
Comparative Telecommunication Systems (COM 534)
Public Policy in Telecommunication (COM 563)
New Media and Health
Interdisciplinary Connections
MTS faculty members are engaged in various interdisciplinary initiatives, including the Center for Education and Research in Information Security and Assurance (CERIAS). Students have the opportunity to develop research and professional connections through this program.