The University of Tulsa acquires Fab Lab Tulsa

The University of Tulsa has announced the acquisition of Fab Lab Tulsa, which provides access to digital fabrication tools and resources throughout the community through membership and programming. The move is part of TU’s ongoing efforts to promote innovation and aligns with the university’s global reputation in engineering, computer science, and the creative arts. “We […]

Unique organizational studies program offers expansive opportunities

At roughly 75 majors, organizational studies is one of the largest majors in The University of Tulsa’s Kendall College of Arts & Sciences. From social sciences, media, and arts to business administration, the program provides students a wide range of knowledge and skills, rather than limiting them to a single discipline. But as a so-called […]

TU Law celebrates alumna Sara Hill’s historic confirmation to federal bench

The University of Tulsa’s College of Law congratulates alumna Sara Hill (JD ’03) as she becomes the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge in Oklahoma. This historic appointment marks a significant milestone in the state’s legal landscape. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Hill, who fills a vacant […]

New faculty member brings expertise and INSPIRE lab to Psychology Department

The University of Tulsa Department of Psychology has a wide variety of faculty-led research labs. From the Exposure, Relaxation & Rescripting Therapy for Chronic Nightmares study to the Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience lab, TU offers students the opportunity to participate in ongoing research and even publish their findings. New to Kendall College of Arts […]

More than 60 years of James Joyce Quarterly

Legend has it that Thomas Staley, former provost of The University of Tulsa, founded the James Joyce Quarterly, fondly known as JJQ, in his garage. Or was it his kitchen table? That was more than 60 years ago, and since then the journal has become an internationally esteemed publication known for its publishing of critical […]

Department of Media Studies

Activist. Creative director. Critic. Journalist. Media scholar. Producer. Publicist. Your dream career in media awaits you. Welcome to the Department of Media Studies. Our students prepare for careers in the 21st century world of media through invaluable coursework and hands-on experience that blends media theory and history, creative and critical production, public relations and advertising, journalism and multimedia storytelling, and other fields.

I was allowed the opportunity to change majors while still working toward my goals, and most importantly, I was able to discover my creative voice, which has turned out to be instrumental in my career.
Ryan Allen, (BA ’08) Director of Storytelling & Exhibit Management at Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture

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Media Studies Faculty

The Media Studies faculty embody the over seventy years of liberal arts and professional excellence in the media and communication fields at The University of Tulsa. Committed to student success in the form of mentorship, professional preparation, and teaching excellence, core resident faculty hold the top degrees. In the field and have published award-winning books and articles on advertising, art, culture, film, food, museums, politics, and technology at top presses, magazines, journalistic, and multimedia outlets. Faculty also advise, sustain, and consult with many student-centered media communities and organizations across campus such as the Collegian, the TUTV Media Lab, Studio 151 (podcasting), and the Tulsa Switchyard Magazine and Festival.

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UTulsa Media Lab

The UTulsa Media Lab is a student-driven media collaborative that is home to TUTV, a television studio that produces weekly programming, and Studio 151, a podcast studio that produces series on a wide range of topics. The UTulsa Media Lab's mission is to help the UTulsa and Tulsa communities do creative things with media. No prior media production experience is necessary.

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The Collegian

The Media Studies department oversees The Collegian, The University of Tulsa's student newspaper. Since 1898, The Collegian has provided excellent journalism to the University each week, fostering a lively, academic, and entertaining atmosphere for all members of the campus community. Our faculty encourages all students, especially those in Media Studies, to get involved with The Collegian, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to its long-standing tradition of journalistic excellence.

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World Class Research

UTulsa's media faculty are excellent teachers addicted to world class research. We publish our scholarly articles in top journals and presses as well as our public-facing pieces on popular multimedia outlets. With roughly ten books in as many years, our faculty books showcase new knowledge on topics as diverse as the craft of communication, how diets were first sold to men, how method acting became as white as the big screen, how elections became rituals, how First Nations people have been photographed and visualized, why the Soviets did not develop an internet, how tech became (too) big, on language in the age of search engines, and on how to write a lot--and well. Our faculty model our core beliefs: the media saturated world is driven by the art of the script and the story, the commitment that true stories change life, and our shared conviction in the higher arts of inquiry.