School of Culture, Media, and Society
Gain a framework to understand societal structures and evaluate global social challenges including inequality, poverty, sexism, racism, violence, and climate change.
Develop an appreciation for other ways of life and examine your own with a UFV Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology. Alternatively, investigate the lore and logic of other cultures and gain a framework for looking critically at your own through an Anthropology minor or extended minor.
UFV’s Media and Communication Studies (MACS) program is available as a minor or extended minor, and examines the diffusion of information, current technological changes, the methods we use to communicate, and the media’s role in our everyday lives.
The two-year Associate of Arts, Media and Communication Studies option, focuses on the study of information — how it is created, packaged, distributed, and used. Students will learn how their lives and society are changing in response to innovations in communication.
Media literacy is an essential skill for employment and citizenship in Canada. Learn to ask the right questions about the media you consume.
Learn how to gather, interpret, and present information using journalism-inspired knowledge.