Digital Media: Critical Studies MA 12 months Postgraduate Program By UCL |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

29,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

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Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Digital Media: Critical Studies MA is for students who wish to investigate the significance, impact and interpretation of digital media. Students explore theories and methods relevant to the analysis of media, audiences and digital technology. Optional modules offer students the opportunity to focus on specific topics in more depth. During their final term, students undertake research on a relevant topic of their choice with the support of a supervisor.

Students will explore contemporary digital media in relation to questions of culture, social practices and representation. Students will critically examine media texts and transformations in digital culture while focusing on, for example, mobile media, screens and the body, and digital games and player cultures. 

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits including compulsory and optional modules and write a dissertation (20,000 words) or report (10,000 words).

The degree includes two compulsory modules (30 credits each); two optional modules (30 credits each); with a 20,000-word Dissertation (60 credits); or a 10,000-word Report (30 credits), allowing an additional 30-credit module.

Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MA in Digital Media: Critical Studies.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Digital Media: Critical Studies MA is for students who wish to investigate the significance, impact and interpretation of digital media. Students explore theories and methods relevant to the analysis of media, audiences and digital technology. Optional modules offer students the opportunity to focus on specific topics in more depth. During their final term, students undertake research on a relevant topic of their choice with the support of a supervisor.

Students will explore contemporary digital media in relation to questions of culture, social practices and representation. Students will critically examine media texts and transformations in digital culture while focusing on, for example, mobile media, screens and the body, and digital games and player cultures. 

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits including compulsory and optional modules and write a dissertation (20,000 words) or report (10,000 words).

The degree includes two compulsory modules (30 credits each); two optional modules (30 credits each); with a 20,000-word Dissertation (60 credits); or a 10,000-word Report (30 credits), allowing an additional 30-credit module.

Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MA in Digital Media: Critical Studies.

Admission requirements

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A minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject (e.g. media studies, cultural studies, art, education, digital media, interactive media, English. Applicants with a minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a non-relevant subject and at least one year's experience within the fields of education, media and/or the cultural industries will also be considered.
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Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

12,900 GBP
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International Students

29,400 GBP
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