Austin Peay State University (APSU) - Media Studies
Media Studies
A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization. Get more details and student breakdown below, including other Tennessee schools that offer a media studies degree. Students at Austin Peay State University who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- Bachelor
- Master
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Breakdown of Students That Completed the Media Studies Program
The table below lists the number of students that have completed the media studies program at the Austin Peay State University for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Overall
| Total | Bachelor | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
All Students | 102 | 78 | 24 |
By Gender
| Total | Bachelor | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 48 | 35 | 13 |
Female | 54 | 43 | 11 |
By Race
| Total | Bachelor | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
American Indian | - | - | - |
Black | 25 | 18 | 7 |
Asian | 1 | - | 1 |
Hispanic | 6 | 5 | 1 |
White | 65 | 52 | 13 |
Unknown | - | - | - |
Career Options For Graduates
Students who have completed this program, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below. The information covers overall job description, estimated salary and wages, along with job projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Court Reporters
Job Description
Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of court reporters in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 22,000
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 25,100
- Percent Job Growth: 14.10%
- Percent of Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 14%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of communications teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.
Reporters and Correspondents
Job Description
Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of reporters and correspondents in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 51,900
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 48,000
- Percent Job Growth: -7.5%
- Percent of Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 14%
Editors
Job Description
Plan, coordinate, or edit content of material for publication. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. Includes technical editors. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of editors in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 127,200
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 128,000
- Percent Job Growth: 0.6%
- Percent of Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 16%
Copy Writers
Job Description
Write advertising copy for use by publication or broadcast media to promote sale of goods and services. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of copy writers in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 145,900
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 155,400
- Percent Job Growth: 6.50%
- Percent of Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 68%
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Job Description
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of poets, lyricists and creative writers in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 145,900
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 155,400
- Percent Job Growth: 6.50%
- Percent of Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 68%
List of schools that offer a media studies degree or program in Tennessee
4-Year Colleges and Universities
| Belmont University | |
Nashville, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| Carson - Newman College | |
Jefferson City, TN
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| East Tennessee State University | |
Johnson City, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 65 |
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| Freed - Hardeman University | |
Henderson, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Lipscomb University | |
Nashville, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Middle Tennessee State University | |
Murfreesboro, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 258 |
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| Southern Adventist University | |
Collegedale, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| The University of Tennessee | |
Knoxville, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 23 |
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| Trevecca Nazarene University | |
Nashville, TN
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| Tusculum College | |
Greeneville, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| University of Memphis | |
Memphis, TN
| Students That Completed This Program: 102 |
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