I have heard a lot about the School for Media and Cultural Studies, (SMCS) of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Will you tell what courses offered by this school of TISS along with eligiiblity to apply for that course also provide list of research areas of SMCS School of TISS?

The School for Media and Cultural Studies, (SMCS) is a part of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in India, engaged in media teaching, film production, research and dissemination.

Courses offered:

MA in Media and Cultural studies

The M.A. Media and Cultural Studies aims at honing the skills of media production and research.

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s Degree of a minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognised university, in any discipline.

Research areas

The SMCS undertakes research in the following broad areas:

Film and Television Studies
Documentary Film and Media Representation
Media Censorship
Media Representation of Marginalised Groups
Urbanism, Gender and Public Space
Globalisation, Sexuality and Questions of Representation
Young Women and Feminism
Political Economy of Media
Participatory Media Democratic Decentralisation
Micro- Level Planning and Local Self Governance
Globalisation and its implications for culture
New Media and ICTs

Address:

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400088
Phone: 022 2552 5000