Collage of electronic parts and cameras.
Why Study Media Study?
3/6/19

Film and video, sound, games, virtual and augmented reality, media archaeology, emerging media and more are all here in theory and practice: if you think making things is fun and creativity is a joy, we invite you to begin your journey with us.

Two students and a professor examining wearable electronics.
Join Us
3/6/19

Apply to Media Study and start your future today!

Students viewing a screen in a dark room.
What We Do
3/4/19

We are a department of nationally and internationally visible filmmakers, media artists, and scholars with a wide range of interests.

PLASMA lecture series.
PLASMA Speaker Series
3/6/19

Performances, Lectures, and Screenings in Media Art invites cutting-edge artists and scholars to discuss innovations in media art and culture that are shaping the new millennium.

Students in a classroom project critique.
Questions? Contact Us
3/6/19

Get in touch with any questions you might have about our programs.

previousnext

The Department of Media Study (DMS) is one of the country’s leading programs in experimental and independent media. DMS is led by an award-winning, internationally-active faculty who continue to probe media and its social implications in the widest context. We offer students exposure to an always evolving array of thematic foci, ranging from screen culture to software studies, incorporating documentary and experimental film, video and sound, robotics, social media, gaming, interactive fiction, digital poetics and critical spatial practice. Come to Buffalo and see for yourself!

Future Students

Two undergraduate students.

Our alumni are everywhere – movie sets, magazines, game companies, art galleries, television studios, advertising companies, universities and more.

Meet Our Faculty

Sama Waham.

The faculty of the Department of Media Study consists of nationally and internationally visible media artists and published scholars, all of whom have been invited to exhibit their work or perform in international venues.

Support the Department

Electronic media.

Students come to UB from every economic background, but leave as equals in opportunity. That’s the promise—the great work—of the public university. And you can play a crucial part in it.

News and Events

PLASMA image studio light.
Recent News
More News>