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The New York Times has a story that asks, "Is a Cinema Studies Degree the New M.B.A.?" While I doubt many employers will have an immediate recognition of the value of a Film degree, I tell production students that they learn a lot of skills - teamwork, time management, and basic equipment competence - that are critical in nearly every job setting. Similarly, a degree in Media Studes, gets students writing, thinking critically about sources of information, and interrogating social power. I do wish that the article had distinguished between production programs and Media Studies, since it seems like production students are often less critical about issues of of social power and the like, while most Media Studies folks don't come out with a repertoire of technical skills.