New York University (NYU)'s Department of Culture and Communication’s faculty offer an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human and mediated communication - and recognise the two are often fused in this technological age. The programme is designed to investigate how humans experience media and how changes in the media landscape prompt transformations in communication processes within and among individuals, organisations, and societies.

1. Steinhardt Master of Arts in Media, Culture, and Communication - This degree in Media, Culture and Communication prepares students to understand and analyse culture and communication environments and to become acquainted with key debates and scholarship in communications, media studies, and related fields in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human and mediated communication. Beginning with foundation courses in theory and research methods, students then specialise in one of five areas of study. These include: Persuasion and Politics; Interaction and Social Processes; Cultural and Visual Studies; Technology and Society; and Global and Transcultural Communication.
   
   The degree includes an internship. The internship programme promotes the integration of academic theory with practical experience. In addition to completing administrative tasks around their respective work environments, interns are often exposed to networking opportunities, mentored by industry professionals, and taught the skills necessary to succeed in their industry. Above all, the internship programme is meant to expand student understanding of the dynamics of the ever-changing field of communication. The department has an internship manager dedicated to building relationships with professional organisations in New York City and beyond, offering practice-based study abroad programmes in Asia and Europe.
   
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2. PhD Programme in Culture and Communication - This programme is based upon: an interdisciplinary focus; a multi-methodological approach; and a comparative outlook in explicating communication phenomena. Within this framework, the research areas available for doctoral students in the department are shaped by the scholarly expertise and current research of the faculty described under three headings:
   • Cultural Theory and Criticism including: the relationship of media and technology to social interaction in particular contexts; the consequences of globalisationfor cultural maintenance and transformation in particular societies (including societies in history and those considered “developing”); critical examinations of the intersection of culture and power in matters of class, race, region, ethnicity, gender, ability, and sexuality; investigations into the contextual meanings of audio and visual cultures; and the performativity of cultures;
   • Media, Institutions and Technologies, including specific media formats - e.g., print, television, radio, film and others - as well as new media technologies and information systems, media education principles and practices, the political economy of media systems and the legal and regulatory regimes;
   • and Rhetoric, Politics & Public Advocacy, grounded in the study of classical and modern rhetorical theory.
   
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