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MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory & Practice

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Brian Kavanagh, MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory & Practice

Length:
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
Applying:
Please see How to apply.
Entrance requirements:
You should have a degree of at least upper second class standard, or an experiential background, in a relevant subject, and an ability to engage with cultural theory. If your first language is not English, you normally need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS, or equivalent'.
Funding:

UK/EU students may be eligible for AHRC funding. Applications must be received by 2 March. See the following page for details: or contact James Burton at j.burton@gold.ac.uk

Careers:
New media researcher; new media curator; new media practitioner; new media project manager.
Skills:
Software applications; aesthetic evaluation; design concepts; project development; interdisciplinary knowledge.
Fees:
Please see Tuition fees.
Staff research interests:
Please see Staff research interests.
Find out more:
Download a booklet [PDF, 1,334KB] or contact Cultural Studies
About the department:
Centre for Cultural Studies

Join us at the cutting edge of media theory and practice. We are looking for students from design, scientific, artistic, cultural, philosophical, and/or political backgrounds who have felt the polarity of their disciplines and are looking for a critical environment in which the practical and theoretical carry equal weight. You will be tutored by award-winning practitioners and theorists including Luciana Parisi, Bernard Stiegler, and Graham Harwood, with special input from Matthew Fuller and Scott Lash.

This MA develops a new philosophical direction in the study of digital media. Help us speculate: prodding and poking media machines, following their pathologies, and diagnosing our futures.

The MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice will provide you with:

  • an in-depth basis in critical, non-linear and post-structuralist theory for the understanding of our new and second media age;
  • an understanding of the uses of media systems in the visual arts, with a chance to work on live arts projects;
  • an interdisciplinary theoretical framework together with an analytical basis for research and speculation into emerging and historical media;
  • the opportunity to participate in an exciting, intellectual environment of theory, practice and the visual arts.

What you study

  • One option course (or two half-length courses where available) from a wide range available within Goldsmiths.
  • Participation in the programme’s annual expo.
  • A dissertation comprising an integrated major practical project and 6,000 word essay.

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Assessment

Essays; practical projects; dissertation including an integrated major practical project and essay.

Application enquiries

Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.