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BA Media Studies

Digital Studies

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•The Digital Studies concentration sits at the intersection of humanities, social sciences, art, and computer science, examining networked connectivity as technologies, industries, and user practices reshape scholarship and everyday life.

•Students complete one elective from each of three tracks: Research Methodologies (e.g., Media Studies 132, Researching Digital Media), Virtual Communities and Social Media (e.g., Journalism 111, Social Media; Sociology 167, Virtual Communities/Social Media), and Digital Projects and Digital Storytelling (e.g., Journalism 115, Video & Interactive Journalism).

Degree Flexibility

•Two more upper-division electives can be drawn from either of the major's other concentrations, letting students combine digital methods with global cultural studies or media law coursework.

School Info

Snapshot

3.90

Avg GPA (W)

11%

Admit Rate

school-wide

93%

Grad Rate

33.1K

Enrollment

$92K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$18,216

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$57,486

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$54,470

Before aid

Average Net Price

$13,481

After aid

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Program info updated 3d ago

Program Highlights

Training

Degree Flexibility

•Two more upper-division electives can be drawn from either of the major's other concentrations, letting students combine digital methods with global cultural studies or media law coursework.

Program Highlights

Training

Degree Flexibility

•Two more upper-division electives can be drawn from either of the major's other concentrations, letting students combine digital methods with global cultural studies or media law coursework.

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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School Website apply.universityofcalifornia.edu

Deadline

Application DeadlineNov 30, 2026

Dates Deadlines · admissions.berkeley.edu

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Major Declaration

•Complete the Media Studies prerequisites and apply during a published declaration period, then select this concentration.

Transfer Pathway

Transfer applicants who select Media Studies on their UC Berkeley application are automatically declared into the major beginning with Fall 2026 transfer admits, with any outstanding prerequisites — including Media Studies 10, which cannot transfer in and must be completed at Berkeley — finished before graduation; the Digital Studies concentration is chosen after the major is declared.

Declaring Overview · mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu

What's The Process

Admissions

•No artistic audition, interview, portfolio, or media supplement is required.

School Info

Snapshot

3.90

Avg GPA (W)

11%

Admit Rate

school-wide

93%

Grad Rate

33.1K

Enrollment

$92K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$18,216

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$57,486

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$54,470

Before aid

Average Net Price

$13,481

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Training

Degree Flexibility

•Two more upper-division electives can be drawn from either of the major's other concentrations, letting students combine digital methods with global cultural studies or media law coursework.

Updated 3d ago