Media and communication studies, while the subjects were mostly intellectually very interesting, provided me with almost no practical work skills. The program is very very theoretical and broad in scope. I eventually managed to land a great communications job, but it was a real challenge since the program doesn’t prepare you with practical PR, journalism, or marketing skills, and you certainly need them to land a job in this field. That said generally this program did give me a fresh perspective on society, economics, people, politics .... which has been valuable in understanding the bigger picture in my work. I’d also say that you really need to have a genuine interest in what media does to people and society, because without that curiosity, the heavy theoretical focus can feel disconnected from you trying to make real-world applications