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Study Details: 12 months full-time; 24 months part‑time
New digital technologies have become part of our lives in ways and with depths that would have been difficult to imagine two decades ago. The Masters in Digital Society aims to respond to the needs of this fast-changing environment, by preparing social scientists who can critically and effectively engage with the realities and challenges of the digital era.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Sociology, Political Economy, Cultural Studies, Media Studies (Not the same as Journalism), Gender Studies, Human Geography, Psychology, Digital Humanities, Social/Cultural Anthropology, Philosophy, Cognitive Sciences, Social Work, Urban Studies, Criminology, Business Studies, Business Administration, History, Law, English or Foreign Language and Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, Management, Marketing or Public Administration.
On this programme, you will gain a deep understanding of the ways in which technology is socially constructed, as well as how it shapes the practice of social actors, power relations and organisational structures.
This programme will equip you to apply your learning to a wide range of opportunities within the global workplace. The knowledge and skills acquired in this programme will place you in a favourable position to inform policy debate, but your learned skills are not limited to one sector. Career opportunities for graduates exist in:
non-technical project management within the IT sector and other industries
public administration
commerce and tourism
non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
community building
digital marketing and advertising
digital media.
Core courses:
Digital Society-Theory and Substantive Issues
Practicing Research and Working with Data in the Digital Age
Digital Societies - The Living Lab
Optional courses:
A Public Social Science for Social Justice.
Class and Stratification
Crime, Media And Popular Culture
Current Issues in Social Theory
Gender Relations (Contemporary Critical Approaches)
Improving Health and Society: Programme Development and Evaluation
Introduction To Social Theory For Researchers
Journalism and Global Change 5
Quantitative Data Analysis
Sexualities And Society
Sociology of Culture
Social Media, Disinformation and Democracy
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