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For media studies, journalism, communication and digital media learners, MIT OCW offers useful materials related to media theory, film studies, documentary practice, digital culture, learning technologies and media history.

Selected media-related MIT OCW courses

Introduction to Media Studies

Introduction to Media Studies / Literature

Learning, Media, and Technology

History of Media and Technology

The Film Experience

DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

Music and Technology: Contemporary History and Aesthetics

These courses can help learners explore mass media, film criticism, documentary production, digital media, learning technologies, media history, music technology and communication culture.