Media Studies is a broad field of studies that deals with the history, content and impact of various collective communication methods and tools. It includes both the analysis of images, sound and text, but also the technical side of effectively delivering media to audiences.

Mass Media is a subset of Media Studies. Mass Media refers to the applied study of different practices and technology used to facilitate the communication of information to large audiences. Mass Media refers to content that is meant to reach large audiences using modern technological means. As such, Mass Media includes platforms like newspapers radio, television, and the internet, communicating information from political, social, cultural or entertainment settings.

Media Studies also use concepts and techniques from other disciplines such as Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Politics, Economics, or Philosophy.