Digital Media: Production MA

About this degree

Students will engage with digital media and cultural studies theories and creative practices in fields such as animation, interactive media development (e.g., VR/XR), game design, storytelling, and coding. The degree interweaves critical theory and creative practice, and the studio-based structure of the Media Production Studio facilities at the UCL Knowledge Lab equips students to produce theoretically informed digital media artefacts.

The MA Digital Media: Production route combines cultural and media theories and creative practices in digital media production, allowing students to critically engage with key debates and develop specific techniques in digital media production. Different from degrees focused on technical mastery or marketing/advertising, this programme is designed to support students to become reflective, critical practitioners, capable of developing creative modes of enquiry in order to leverage a rapidly changing digital landscape towards producing socially relevant and compelling works.

Applicants with a 2:1 from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a media or design specialism (e.g. Media Studies, Digital Design, Digital Media Arts, Interactive/Digital Media, Game Design) will be considered. Applicants with a 2:2, in a relevant subject, plus at least 2 year's work experience in the fields of media, interactive design or cultural industries, and a relevant design portfolio may be considered. Applicants with a non-relevant subject will not be considered.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 3

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

The MA Digital Media: Production will equip students to become reflective, critical media production practitioners, capable of progressing to further postgraduate research or a broad range of careers in creative and cultural sectors, including creative industries and cultural institutions. It does not provide professional/vocational training of the kind the industry itself offers, but rather a critically informed expressive exploration of media production in different digital media formats, focusing on use cases behind the creation of digital artefacts rather than on 'how' to use such tools.