MA in Digital Media: Technology & Cultural Form
The MA in Digital Media offers a critical conceptual approach to contemporary media and technology, challenging both technological determinism and over-optimistic visions of the virtual future, and stressing the social and historical contexts within which media technologies are employed. It will equip you with skills in critical evaluation and contextualisation which can be applied to future developments in digital media and technology.
Ying-Chien Liu, MA in Digital Media: Technology & Cultural Form
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
1 May, unless applying for funding (deadline: 4 February). Early application is recommended.
Practice pathway applications must be accompanied by a portfolio of work.
Due to the popularity of this programme we ask you for a deposit of £450 to secure any offer made to you after applying for the programme. The deposit will be credited against your tuition fees when you enrol.
Please see How to apply.
You should have an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant subject. If your first language is not English, you normally need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS or equivalent.
Our students go on to pursue a variety of careers ranging across the media and cultural industries. A number also pursue further studies and occupy academic posts throughout the world.
Critical evaluation and contextualisation; understanding of the workings of the media and their broad cultural and social impacts; understanding of the pleasures of media consumption.
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Media & Communications
What you study
The MA now offers two pathways. Pathway 1 is a theory programme where you learn about developments in digital media and technology from a wide range of perspectives. Pathway 2 is a theory and practice programme where you improve your skills, understanding and experience in one of the following areas: documentary; image making; journalism; writing.
Two core courses will draw on the history, sociology and anthropology of the media (offering contextualised analyses of media technologies such as the internet, mobile phone, television, photography, and film), and will develop themes of technology, power, politics and subjectivity. Pathway 1 students also take four courses from options provided by the Departments of Media and Communications, Anthropology, English and Comparative Literature, and Sociology, and the Centre for Cultural Studies. Pathway 2 students take two option courses plus the Digital Media Practice unit.
Assessment
Seen take home paper; essays; dissertation or practice/theory project and other production work in the area of documentary, image-making, journalism or fiction.
Application enquiries
Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.