SMC Undergraduate Programs Book & Media Studies
About
The Book and Media Studies program is an interdisciplinary and historical investigation of the role of books and other print media, as well as newer media such as radio, television and the internet in cultures past and present. It covers topics such as manuscript and book production, internet publishing, book illustrations, advertising, censorship, and the ways readers use and enjoy books.
The St Michael's Print Room houses a collection of antique presses and other printing artifacts, including binding equipment and an extensive collection of type. The Print Room gives Book and Media students a hands-on experience in support of their courses in book history and material bibliography. The program takes advantage of the extensive human and physical resources already in place at the University of Toronto, including the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, the Robertson Davies Library (Massey College), the Centre for 19th Century French Studies, the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies, the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, and the Department of Fine Arts exhibition catalogues collection.
Book and Media Studies may be taken as a minor or a major program.
Book and Media Studies is an undergraduate program only. Students in the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto may enrol in the program at the end of their first year. All students in the Faculty of Arts and Science are welcome in the program and its individual courses.
COURSES
Please note: not all courses are offered every year
- Mass Media in Culture and Society
- Bibliography and Print Culture
- Readers and Readerships
- Broadcast Media and Culture
- Media Revolutions
- The Newspaper in Canada
- Religion, Media and Culture
- The Celtic Book
- Special Topics in Books and Media
- Independent Studies in Book and Media Studies
- The Mediaeval Book
- The Church and Social Media McLuhan
The program also includes relevant courses in other departments, e.g. English, History, Fine Art, Anthropology, etc.
Internship
The Francess Halpenny Internship offers a unique opportunity for one student each year to work closely with a University of Toronto Press editor and to experience the scholarly publishing world from the inside.
Overseas Study
University of Toronto students have the opportunity of applying for the third year Study Elsewhere program.
What next?
The program prepares students for vocations in journalism, publishing, editing, communications and graduate programs in information and library science.
The program also introduces them to topics in the Book History and Print Culture Graduate program at the University of Toronto.
WHERE SHOULD I BEGIN?
The required courses for the program are:
SMC219Y1 Mass Media in Culture and Society
SMC228H1 Bibliography and Print Culture
SMC229H1 Readers and Readerships
These courses offer an introductory overview of all facets of the program.