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    MA Full-time 1 year, Part-time up to 4 years

Masters Degree Description

Want to get under the skin of the creative economy and sharpen your expertise in this dynamic, multi-faceted field? Curate your own study pathway on our MA Digital Media and Creative Industries, based in East London’s vibrant creative community.

As a sector, digital media and the creative industries is expanding and evolving at lightning speed. A major contributor to global economic growth, it’s integrated across every area of life and is ripe with career opportunities for innovative minds.

This is the ideal next step if you want to specialise in advertising and creative campaigning, digital media applications, digital heritage, cultural institutions or social identities and media – and gain a deep understanding of sector dynamics and contexts. You’ll emerge with the mindset and skillset to shape the next generation of ideas, trends and creative output.

Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree with a minimum of 55% (or equivalent international qualification), in social science, humanities or associated subject.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

You'll graduate primed for roles in digital media, advertising, film, social media, public relations, immersive experience design, journalism, fashion and the museum and heritage industries. Or in any area that uses digital and creative media as a tool for progress.

Graduates of this course have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

  • Creative director
  • Digital marketing manager
  • Marketing and communications manager
  • Social media manager
  • Media manager

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory modules

  • Media Industries: Critical Perspectives
  • Grand Challenges

Optional modules

Choose one of:

  • Design Futures 
  • Promotional Practices and Cultures

Choose one of:

  • Design Practices in Digital Industries 
  • Principles of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics 
  • Social Identities and Media 

Choose one of:

  • Digital Media Audiences and Markets 
  • Creative Business Models 
  • Strategic Sports Sponsorship 
  • Digital Heritage, Museums and Cultural Industries 

Semester 2

Compulsory modules

  • Creative Industries: Contexts and Practices
  • Researching Media Industries
  • Dissertation

Optional modules

Choose one of:

  • Intellectual property
  • Media, Social Movements and Politics
  • Immersive Experiences and Creative Technologies

Choose one of:

  • Collaborative Project 
  • Learning from the Global South: Field Trip

Summer

Compulsory module

  • Dissertation

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