![Students use computers in a classroom.](https://alumni.arcadia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/media-communication-student-hero-opt.webp)
![A view of Murphy Hall during spring.](https://alumni.arcadia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/14/murphy-hall-collage-horizontal-opt.jpg)
![Students work on computers in the Dig Fab Lab.](https://alumni.arcadia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/14/murphy-hall-interior-collage-squarish.jpg)
![Student demonstrates acting monologue in Steitler Auditorium.](https://alumni.arcadia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/14/murphy-hall-interior-collage-horiz2-opt.webp?ver=1714691628)
Hands-On Learning Experiences
Arcadia's Murphy Hall houses the Media and Communication studio, where students have open access to the most current software, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Intel Mac Pro computers and high-definition camcorders—plus an audio recording facility with Ableton Live, Pro Tools. Our expert faculty provide guidance for video, documentary, narrative, experimental, and animation.
Senior Thesis Website
Take a look at the Arcadia University Media and Communication Department Senior Thesis Website. Senior thesis is a process that acts as a bridge between the Media and Communication Students’ final semester and their entry into the professional world of communication and media.
The Kusum Kulkarni Award for Academic Excellence
Selected by the faculty in the Department of Media and Communication, this award recognizes graduating seniors with outstanding academic records and strong contributions to the life of our programs. The award is named after Kusum Kulkarni, an educator, cosmopolitan citizen with a sense of social justice, and mother of Dr. Shekhar Deshpande, the founder of the Department. The award affirms the Department’s vision of global education.
![Megan Klose Honors Convocation 2024 student winner of the Kusum Kulkarni Award for Academic Excellence.](https://alumni.arcadia.edu/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1892-Megan-Klose-2-col-grid-optimized-horizontal.jpg.webp)
Megan Klose
![Jewel Miller Honors Convocation 2024 student and a winner of the Kusum Kulkarni Award for Academic Excellence.](https://alumni.arcadia.edu/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/05/IMG_4971-Jewel-Miller-2-col-grid-optimized-horizontal.jpg.webp)