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Media, Information and Technoculture (MIT)
Media, Information and Technoculture (MIT) is an undergraduate program offered to students at Western University located in London, Ontario. Since its introduction in 1998, MIT has become the largest program belonging to the Faculty of Information and Media Sciences at Western University, with approximately 900 undergraduate students. This is a competitive program in which roughly 250 students are granted admission per year. MIT focuses on how modern communication and information technologies can influence one's life with or without their knowledge. Throughout this program, students critically analyze various forms of media and technology that impact society daily.

There is one additional program, offered at Western University, that is related to MIT: Media and The Public Interest (MPI). MPI, introduced in 2004, is a competitive program as enrolment is limited to roughly 20 students per year. MPI seeks to connect media theory to real-world experiences such as the political economy of communication, social movements, and global justice.

The Media Theory and Production Program (MTP) was an additional program under MIT that used to be offered at Western University. This was a combined program between Fanshawe College and Western University that offered its students both a degree and diploma. MTP closed in 2016.

Facility
The main on-campus facility for the MIT program is in the FIMS & Nursing Building located at the corner of Huron Drive and Lambton Drive. The building opened in December of 2016 and is 130,000 sq. ft. This building contains many classrooms, the FIMS deans office, FIMS student services, various communal areas, and the FIMS Graduate Library. While there are other buildings on campus in which MIT courses take place, the FIMS & Nursing Building remains the 'home' for MIT students.

Undergraduate Admissions
The Media, Information and Technoculture program offers a variety of different degrees to its students. These include MIT Honors, MIT Major, MIT Minor, and MIT/HBA Honors.

Students are able to declare MIT honors and major during their first year in the MIT program. Both of which requires students to complete four years of study with no failed courses. To gain entry to honors, students must maintain a 72% average in their core courses, a minimum average of 70% throughout other courses, and no mark below 60%. For a major in MIT, students must maintain an average of 68% in their core courses with no grade below 65%. Students are eligible to minor in MIT after completion of the first year of MIT with a minimum average of 65%. The last degree offered in the MIT program is the MIT/HBA Honors program which is a combined program with business administration. Students are eligible for this degree during their HBA1 year while maintaining an 80% average with no failures, at least 70% in Business Administration 2257, and the requirements for the MIT Honors program. MIT/HBA Honors is a limited program.

Courses
Western's MIT program offers a wide variety of courses to its students. Some areas of focus within these courses are Journalism, Web Design, Graphic Design, Advertising, Digital Media, History of Communications, etc. The course levels range from 1000 (first-year) to 4000 (fourth-year). The program's website offers a list of each course available to its students.

1000 Level Courses
In their first year of studies, students are limited to taking 1000 level courses. There are only 4 MIT courses offered for students in their first year in MIT as the rest of the courses that students take are electives. The four courses offered are Intro to MIT, First Year Foundations, Navigating Media Culture: #mediaculture, and First Year Foundations in Media Production. In the MIT program, students are required to take MIT1020 Introduction to Media, Information and Technoculture and MIT1025 First Year Foundations.

2000 Level Courses:
Students in their second year of studies in the MIT program are offered a much wider range of courses compared to those in first year. Many of these courses serve as introductory courses that will then be expanded on in third-year. These courses cover a large variety of topics ranging from courses about journalism, media law, popular music, graphic design, web design, etc. Students are required to take MIT2000 The History of Communications, MIT 2100 Political Economy of Media, MIT2200 Mapping Media and Cultural Theory and MIT 2500 The Meaning of Technology: Exploring the Relationship Between Technology & Society.

3000 Level Courses
Third-year MIT students are offered the largest number of courses all of which are more specific than those in previous years. These courses range from topics relating to media and mental health, the culture of celebrity, propaganda, the history of advertising, blogs, social change, genocide, advertising, etc. Students are able to take part in various practicums and internships. In their third year of studies, only MIT Honors students are required to take specific MIT courses (MIT3000 Designing and Critiquing Research Methods and MIT 3100 Information in The Public Sphere).

4000 Level Courses
Fourth-year students can take any course ranging from level 1000-4000. There are no required courses for general MIT students, only MIT Honors students are required to take one 4000 level seminar course. During their fourth year, students are able to take part in various practicums and internships.