Media, Culture and Technology
Master
In Luton
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Luton
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Duration
1 Year
To develop a substantial portfolio of digital designs and explore many of the latest developments in communication technology.
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About this course
A lower second class first degree or postgraduate qualification such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Media Studies or the equivalent
Special entry requirements
All applicants must have the ability to study and complete all assessments with a suitably high standard of English, which in the case of overseas students will be assessed in accordance with University policy.
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Course programme
MA in Media, Culture and Technology
Mode: full-time
The course investigates the major developments and current debates in media theory as they relate to media artefacts, such as the internet, films, video games, television programmes, and increasingly, mobile computing.
This occurs in both theoretical and practical components of the course and uses an extensive and diverse range of literature and course materials which draw on a wide range of intellectual traditions.
The MA offers the opportunity to pursue a specialist subject demonstrating your skills, ideas and learning in an extended piece of written or practical work - for example, web-based work, mobile computing, an art installation or digital video.
The course offers opportunities to research into a range of media disciplines relating to media, culture and technology. It offers a broad range of modules and, due to the size and breadth of interest in the School of Media, Art and Design.
Students can choose to be supervised for their Independent Studies in a wide range of specialist subjects. For example, interface design, mobile computing, aesthetics, cultural studies, digital television, computer games, and cyberculture.
Students on the course also benefit from a growing postgraduate research environment and the presence of a leading journal in new media theory, Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, which is edited by staff in the School.
Why choose this course?
- The course has been running successfully for over ten years, and was launched as part of our strategic development of research on the new media and convergence
- We boast a £5.5m Media Arts Centre containing television studio, white space studio, performance studio, two electronic newsrooms, radio station, ten digital video suites, multimedia computer suites, creative writing labs, and studios for animation and design work
- The Research Institute for Media, Art and Design is the editorial base for Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies and stages regular research seminars, screenings, guest speakers, and reports on our various research projects
- We were ranked third in the country for our Media courses in the Guardian 2007 league tables
Career Opportunities
Career paths open to you include web design, mobile computing design (WAP, Palm Technology), media researcher, journalism, arts administration, advertising and public relations.
Assessment
Essays, written exercises, presentation of practical work, group work and self-directed independent study (written or practical).
Further details about the course
The programme commences with an induction at the start of the first semester. This includes an introduction to business skills and gives you an opportunity to meet and get to know your class colleagues.
Areas of study include:
- Research Methods
- Media Theory
- Interface Design for the Web
- Publishing and Technology
- Critical Issues in Multimedia
- Media and Cyberculture
- Representation and Reality
- Independent Study
- Aesthetics and New Media
- Multimedia: The Industry and Applications
Media, Culture and Technology