12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Digital Anthropology MSc will equip you with the ethnographic research and analytical skills needed to understand digital cultures and their impact on human societies and social life.
As part of the course you will study core anthropological theories of society and social relations, technology, materiality and immateriality, and explore their relevance to contemporary digital technologies, platforms, and practices, including social media, data and algorithms, digital infrastructures, smartphones, and online politics.
Join a world-leading research community, with the department ranking #4 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for anthropology, and benefit from research-led teaching on social media and everyday life, including the work of the TikTok Ethnography Collective, research on data and algorithms, and studies of the impact of smartphones on societies around the world.
Specialise in the areas of digital anthropology that interest you most, choosing from a range of optional modules to shape your learning experience and graduate with cutting-edge knowledge and insight into digital anthropology today.
Develop skills highly sought after by employers, including digital and offline ethnography, social data analysis and interpretation, and the communication of complex ideas. These skills also provide excellent preparation for PhD-level study.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Digital Anthropology MSc will equip you with the ethnographic research and analytical skills needed to understand digital cultures and their impact on human societies and social life.
As part of the course you will study core anthropological theories of society and social relations, technology, materiality and immateriality, and explore their relevance to contemporary digital technologies, platforms, and practices, including social media, data and algorithms, digital infrastructures, smartphones, and online politics.
Join a world-leading research community, with the department ranking #4 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for anthropology, and benefit from research-led teaching on social media and everyday life, including the work of the TikTok Ethnography Collective, research on data and algorithms, and studies of the impact of smartphones on societies around the world.
Specialise in the areas of digital anthropology that interest you most, choosing from a range of optional modules to shape your learning experience and graduate with cutting-edge knowledge and insight into digital anthropology today.
Develop skills highly sought after by employers, including digital and offline ethnography, social data analysis and interpretation, and the communication of complex ideas. These skills also provide excellent preparation for PhD-level study.
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