{"id":11568,"date":"2022-12-01T12:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/?post_type=program&#038;p=11568"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:30:35","slug":"media-cinema-and-digital-studies","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/media-cinema-and-digital-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tMedia, Cinema, and Digital Studies\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>This track offers students the opportunity to study relationships among different forms of media,\u202fcinema, and digital culture. 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                       <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/literature-and-cultural-theory\/\" >Track A: Literature and Cultural Theory<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/rhetoric-and-professional-writing\/\" >Track B: Rhetoric and Professional Writing<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/creative-writing\/\" >Track C: Creative Writing<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/media-cinema-and-digital-studies\/\" >Track H: Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ba\/open-focus\/\" >Track O: Open Focus<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem\"><h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-my-10\">Prospective Undergraduate Students (not yet enrolled at UWM)<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">Prospective students, contact our admissions counselor at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:let-sci@uwm.edu\">let-sci@uwm.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:414-229-7711\">414-229-7711<\/a>.<\/p> <\/span><h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Current Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">General questions such as how to declare, how to change a major, general education requirements, etc. should be directed to the college advising office at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ls-advising@uwm.edu\">ls-advising@uwm.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:414-229-4654\">414-229-4654<\/a>.<\/p> <p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">Specific questions about English, such as research opportunities, study abroad, internship opportunities, \r\n requirements, etc., should be directed to <a href=\"mailto:english-office@uwm.edu\">the English department<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Interested in this Plan?<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">\r\n   For more information about the Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies plan, contact \r\n   Professor Tami Williams at <a 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