MIT Comparative Media Studies / Writing

ary media. Its students and research help shape the future by engaging with media industries and the arts as critical and visionary partners at a time of rapid transformation. CMS/W is devoted to understanding the ways that media technologies and their uses can enrich the lives of individuals locally, across the U.S., and globally. CMS/W faculty, researchers, and students share a deep commitment to the development of pioneering new tools and strategies which serve the needs of diverse communities in the 21st-century. In its unique approach to humanities and arts education, CMS/W:

* Offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs centered on teamwork and research laboratories;

* Engages with media practices across historical periods, cultural settings, and methods in order to assess change, design new tools, and anticipate media developments;

* Supports a distinguished studio and workshop curriculum featuring the techniques and traditions of contemporary fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, journalism, digital media, video, and games;

* Works with programs throughout MIT to draw on and enrich the Institute’s unique mix of intellectual and entrepreneurial talent;

* Cultivates a community of students, faculty, and staff devoted to the highest standards of scholarship and ethical practice;

* And extends its educational work into industry, the arts, and the public sphere by offering socially aware, critically informed expertise and events.