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Professional Development in Media Literacy Education

• Conferences, workshops, etc: see our Calendar
• Summer institutes for teachers
• Online programs
• Degree and certificate programs

Summer Programs in Media Literacy Education for Teachers

• Dr. David Considine at Appalachian State University has offered a summer program for many years
• Project Look Sharp Summer Institute at Ithaca College, New York
• The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Conference is held bi-annually in the summer. See their 2009 conference videos and reports.

Online Programs in Media Literacy Education for Teachers

• Appalachian State University master's degree program (partially online, some on-site classes required)

Degrees and Certificates in Media Literacy (plus closely related fields, such as Mass Communications)

Check out the outstanding NAMLE Graduate Student Caucus website, an interest caucus of the National Alliance for Media Literacy Education.

United States Media Literacy programs

A survey of in U.S. Institutions of Higher Education was undertaken in 2002 by Webster University, led by professor Art Silverblatt. The results (updated to the best of our ability) indicate that schools offering degree programs in media literacy are:

• Bachelors Degree: Webster University (School of Communication, Emphasis on Media Literacy), New York University (degree in Media, Culture and Communication),  Rutgers University, Univ. of Mass, Boston (degree in Community Media and Technology), and Florida Atlantic University (degree in Multimedia Studies)
• Masters Degree: Webster University (School of Communication, Emphasis on Media Literacy; and School of Education, Master of Arts in Teaching with an Emphasis in Media Literacy); Appalachian State, New School, New York University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
• Doctorate: New York University, Temple University, University of Alabama
• Certificate: Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Univ. of Dayton (online course); Univ. of Mass, Boston

The Webster survey is described here, and is an excellent overview of the status of U.S. higher education in media literacy.

Outside the U.S.

• Institute of Education, University of London: MA in Media, Culture and Communication
• University of Queensland, Australia: several undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Search "media" in the search box.
• Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has a Media Studies Working Group in its Sociology department.