Digital Culture and Society

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A unique opportunity to explore the many forms of digital culture and their profound effects on society from various angles. Graduates of this programme will have gained the analytical tools required for understanding how digitisation and internet technologies shape modern culture.

KEY BENEFITS
* Develop an understanding of the role and consequences of digital technologies in contemporary culture, broadly interpreted to include such areas of activity as performing arts, telecommunications, information technology, philosophy, law and education.
* Study digital technologies within an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural framework, combining modules from participating departments.
* Obtain on-the-job training in a month long internship within a relevant organisation.
* Take field trips to major London cultural institutions, such as Tate Modern, National Gallery, Institute of Archaeology and the BBC Archives

PURPOSE
The aim of the MA Digital Culture & Society programme is to develop participants understanding of the role and consequences of digital technologies in contemporary culture, broadly interpreted to include such areas of activity as performing arts, telecommunications, information technology, philosophy, law and education. The programme is conceived as fundamentally interdisciplinary, drawing for its teaching on four academic Schools: Arts and Humanities; Law; Physical Sciences and Engineering; and Social Science & Public Policy. It is aimed at a diverse range of participants, offering technological insights to those with non-technical backgrounds, and cultural perspectives to those who have not thought about digital culture in a systematic way.

DESCRIPTION
The central focus of the programme is the interrelatedness of technology and culture in contemporary society. The principle educational aims are to develop and enhance participants awareness and understanding of a range of subjects relevant to digital culture and technology, including:

* The key information and communication technologies that shape contemporary society.
* The key developments in contemporary cultural expression, specifically as these are driven, mediated or influenced by digital technologies.
* The role of digital technologies in the study of culture and cultural artefacts from the past.
* How digital technologies are shaping society more generally, e.g. social intercourse, social structures, government, international politics, education and law.
* The current critical and theoretical debates around digital culture and the role of technology in cultural life.
* The ethical, moral and philosophical issues that arise from the role and impact of technology in cultural and social life.

Overall, the programme aims to develop and enhance the critical and analytical skills of participants in forming their own assessments of digital technologies and their impact in society and culture.

STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
Core programme content

* Introduction to Digital Culture and Society (40 credits).
* Dissertation (60 credits).

Indicative non-core content

* Optional modules from participating Schools.

Modules from the Department of Digital Humantiies and Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries include;

* 7AAYCC35 Digital Culture and Political Protest
* 7AAYCC28 Digital Industries and Internet Culture
* 7AAVDC03 Internship for MA DCS students
* 7AAVMART Digital Arts and Culture
* 7AAVMLIT Digital approaches to literature
* 7AAVMDAT Structured Data in the Digital Humanities: databases and semantic web
* 7AAVMHIS: Digital Approaches to History
* 7AAVMWEB Web Technologies
* 7AAVDM07: From Information to Knowledge
* 7AAVDM09 Management for Digital Content Industries
* 7AAYCC10 Cultural Policy
* 7AAYCC16 Art of Management: Management of Art
* 7AAYCC18 "Creatives": Working in the Cultural Industires
* 7AAYCC19 Culture and the City* * subject to School Approval
* 7AAYCC21 Music and American Culture
* 7AAYCC23 Youth Subcultures
* 7AAYCC26 Gender, Media and Culture
* 7AAYCC29 Fashion, Culture and Society
* 7AAYCC36 Transnational Screen Production
* 7AAYCC08 Bodies and Identities in Digital Media
* 7AAVDH05 Digital Publishing
* 7AAVDH06 Editorial models for Digital Texts: Theory and Practice
* 7AAVMARC Communication and Consumption of Cultural Heritage
* 7AAV7004 Material Culture of the Book
* 7AAVMAVH Applied Visualisation for Cultural Heritage
* 7AAVDM06 Crowds and Clouds - Digital Ecosystems
* 7AAVDM04 Curating and Preserving Digital Culture
* 7AACCC06 Culture and Commerce
* 7AAYCC12 Visual Culture
* 7AAYCC13 Film and American Culture
* 7AAYCC22 Cultural Markets
* 7AAYCC34 The Aesthetic Economy and Aesthetic Markets
* 7AAYCC38 Readings in the Music Business

FORMAT AND ASSESSMENT
The programme consists of a compulsory core module (40 credits), optional modules (which consider aspects of the core module in greater detail) to the value of 80 credits, and a supervised research project (dissertation worth 60 credits). The taught core and optional modules are assessed by coursework and/or examination. One of the optional modules offered is an internship (20 credits) in an organisation relevant to digital culture.

Minimum 2:1 honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in any discipline. For those returning to study, evidence of appropriate experience will be required. A written personal statement, emphasising both qualifying background and reasons for selecting this programme, will be required. English Language Requirements CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 80 (Grade A)

AHRC, self-funded. Graduate School and School of Arts & Humanities studentships and bursaries.