Digital Media and Culture BA

King's College London

United Kingdom, London

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King's College London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

P390

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023 25-Jan-2023

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 23,160 / year

Apply Date 25-Jan-2023

Next Intake September-2023

Digital Media and Culture BA

About

Want to take the lead in the digital sector? Kings is the place to get your head start with your career. Explore how digital media and culture is changing the way we understand the past, experience the present and anticipate the future. Our Digital Media and Culture BA will provide you with critical insight into the social, political and economic challenges and opportunities brought about by digital technologies. Topics include digital politics, data science, social media, AI, the internet, and much more. This is the only single honours degree in digital media, culture and internet studies taught by a dedicated team in a unique location in central London.The Digital Media & Culture BA 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. The BA is a three-year course that comprises modules totalling 360 credits. With us, you will learn how to research digital cultures with a range of theoretical and qualitative and quantitative digital methods including network analysis and data visualisation. The flexible design of the course means that you can focus your studies on the elements that most interest you, including digital marketing and services, mobile technologies, digital journalism, coding, data analytics and beyond.

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.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Certificate of General Secondary Education will not be considered for direct entry - study our International Foundation Programme instead. Please note: students completing King's International Foundation programme will not be able to progress onto our Dentistry programmes.

English Program Requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Career

Employability

Our graduates go on to work in a range of professions such as social media analytics, UX design, digital project management and, digital marketing, while some choose to continue their studies at graduate level in areas such as Law, Communications, and Business Analytics.