Media Studies and Production

School of Communication and the Arts

Turn Your Passion For Media Into Your Future

Marist’s Media Studies and Production major is designed to provide a well-rounded education in both the theory and practice of the industry. Taught by faculty who live what they teach, our program will hone your creativity and passion to take you from the classroom to the production room.

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Nick Tormey: Grateful For Experiential Opportunities At Marist

"There were many ways in which Marist helped prepare me for success, but one specific example during my interview at Marvel comes to mind. I was asked how comfortable I was with a system used in post-production and something they didn't expect someone so early in their career to know a lot about. Luckily, I had been using it in my production classes at Marist since freshman year. It’s little things like that that continually pop up that make me very grateful for my Marist education."

Nick Tormey
Media Studies and Production Major, Photography Minor
Assistant Editor, Marvel New Media

Focus Your Coursework On Your Career Goals

Our Media Studies and Production students are afforded the flexibility of the Marist curriculum. Unique elective opportunities, like “Comedy Writing,” “Online Culture,” and “Race and Ethnicity in Film,” paired with a rigorous, foundational major education, prepares our students with both the theory and experience for practical application in the industry.

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Perform Media Studies and Production Work for Real Clients

At Marist, we firmly believe that producing media that meets the needs of real clients, rather than simply satisfying the requirements of a class assignment, provides the real-world skills for an edge in the industry. That’s why our Media Studies and Production students are given the opportunity to produce work for real clients in the community, and even collaborate on interdisciplinary projects with students from other majors.

Film and TV students are helping produce a documentary film for Criminal Justice faculty member Dr. Julie Raines, to raise awareness of problem-solving courts seeking to remedy conditions such as drug addiction and mental illness as an alternative to incarceration
Students produced a recruitment video for the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department
On the Right: Students in the Comedy Writing Workshop class produced a song parody video of “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande to be used as a promotional video for Marist Dining Services.

Courtney "Ness" Clyburn: Using Media Studies for Hip-Hop Production

Courtney Clyburn is a junior Media Studies major at Marist doubling as the upcoming hip-hop producer, "Ness." His production portfolio of tracks by Drake, Kodak Black, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, PnB Rock, Don Q and Chief Keef have collectively racked over 200 million streams on Spotify within the past two years. He has been interviewed by New York radio station, Hot 97, named one of the "30 of the Best Hip-Hop Producers of 2017" by XXL Magazine, and was featured by Genius, in a September 2017 video interview reaching a total of 10,000 views on YouTube.

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Award Winning Student-Produced Content

Young Folks, a film produced by Marist Media Studies and Production students, won “Best Short Feature” 2019 at the Nyack Film Festival and “Best Film” 2019 at the American Creed Film Festival. Involved students were Michael Barron, Audrey Cerrone, Niccole D’Arco, Jessica Farr, and Nora Proce.

The Value of a Marist Education

At Marist, we pride ourselves on our dedication to providing our students with a well-rounded liberal arts education that prepares them for practical experience and profound success in their field. But don't just take our word for it - the numbers speak for themselves.