Overview
The Digital Culture BA at King's College London develops your knowledge of how all aspects of our everyday lives are shaped by the networked technologies we use and the data we produce. Combining a theoretical emphasis with practical work, we aim to give you the opportunity to work alongside computer scientists and data analysts, with the capacity to critically understand the social, political and economic dimensions of our digital lives.
Key benefits
- Insight into how individuals, companies, governments, and other institutions are being transformed by social media, machine learning, artificial intelligence, digital management techniques and practices, data journalism, digital advertising, analytics, visualisations, and more.
- Provides digital research methods training, with no pre-existing understanding of computing or programming needed.
- Recognised as creating world leading research into digital culture.
- Friendly and supportive learning environment.
- Central location offers exciting possibilities for further access to digital cultures, organisations, and companies, as well as cultural institutions.
- Provides a grounding for careers in all aspects of digital culture, including the creative industries such as advertising, journalism, publishing, digital curation and management.
Career prospects
Our graduates go on to work in a range of professions such as community manager for a gaming company, digital project manager for an NGO, blog writer and editor for a fashion house, while some choose to continue their studies at graduate level.Get more details
Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Digital Economy and Audiences
- Digital Politics
- History of Networked Technologies
- Digital Methods I: Approaches
- Knowledge Representation
- Theories of New Media
- Digital Foundations
- Digital Methods Two: Working with Data
- Critical Debates in Digital Culture
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Informatics & Information Sciences Artificial Intelligence View 144 other Masters in Informatics & Information Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- AAB
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.
- Preferred subjects
Preferred subjects (preference for at least one of the following): Art and Design, English (Literature or Language), Communication and Culture, History, Media Studies, Philosophy.
Tuition Fee
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International
19800 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 19800 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months. -
EU/EEA
9250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 9250 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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