Digital Media, Technology and Society

Entry requirements

A 2:2 Honours degree, or international equivalent.

We will also consider your application on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant professional experience in:

Data Management

Digital Media Production

Design of Digital Technologies

Digital Marketing

Months of entry

September

Course content

Discover how digital technologies are changing the world - and us. Engage with real-world challenges and gain the skills and confidence to shape our digital lives now and in the future.

Overview

Investigate how digital technology - from AI and data visualisation tools to social media - impacts culture, communication, global society, and our relationships with the world.

We've designed our Digital Media, Technology and Society Master's to combine academic depth with hands-on exploration of digital practices, such as:

• digital storytelling
• large language models
• data management
• applied digital ethics
• digital entrepreneurship in the context of media and communications

Learn from world-class academics and industry experts in an interdisciplinary Russell Group university, with links to outstanding creative, cultural and media partners.

Engage with real-world challenges and equip yourself with practical skills to stand out.

Develop advanced digital fluency, critical insight, collaborative decision making and cross-cultural awareness.

Graduate with the knowledge, skills, and experience you'll need to develop successful careers at top global firms, media outlets, and NGOs, working in roles such as:

• digital communication executive
• media strategist
• policy maker
• digital creator

or research roles, including at PhD level.

You'll be based in Media, Culture, Heritage, in the internationally-recognised School of Arts and Cultures. You'll also have access to optional modules from a variety of disciplines, including the triple accredited Newcastle University Business School.

What you'll learn

Explore leading-edge research and practice in contemporary digital practices. We focus on urgent issues facing global society including the tensions and opportunities relating to:

• artificial intelligence
• digital sustainability
• global justice

You’ll engage with innovative scholars and explore practices to develop the confidence, critical thinking skills and analytical tools necessary to approach the complexities of the digital world. This programme will:

• provide a broad knowledge and understanding of the practical and theoretical aspects of digital technologies and their global contexts 
• equip you with the knowledge and skills for a range of digital media and technology roles. These include employment, self-employment, freelancing and consultancy
• enhance your understanding of the complex ethical, environmental and political contexts in which digital media operate
• develop practical data gathering and analysis skills for work in the digital sector and academic scholarship
• connect you with digital industries practitioners, gaining professional network building skills and intercultural learning opportunities

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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