MA Digital Media & Information Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
About this course
MA in Digital Media & Information Studies, a data science and film studies degree focusing on the creation, use and impact of digital content. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The course is accredited by CILIP. The first year introduces foundational concepts through Digital Media and Information Studies 1A and Digital Media and Information Studies 1B. The second year continues with Digital Media and Information Studies 2A and Digital Media and Information Studies 2B, alongside online versions. In later years, students can study topics such as Books as New Media, Digital Creativity, Document Encoding, and Music Curation and Analytics. Final-year options include independent research through the Applied Dissertation with Placement in Digital Media & Information Studies, DMIS Joint Honours Dissertation, or Dissertation in Digital Media and Information Studies.
Modules
- Digital Media and Information Studies 1A
- Digital Media and Information Studies 1B
- Digital Media and Information Studies 2A
- Digital Media and Information Studies 2B
- Digital Media and Information Studies 2A - Online Version
- Digital Media and Information Studies 2B - Online Version
- 2D Digitisation: Theory & Practice (Hons)
- Books as New Media
- Data Analysis, Visualisation and Communication
- Digital Creativity
- Document Encoding
- Enterprise, Creativity and Citizenship Online
- Digital Cultural Heritage
- History of Information Communication Technology
- Introduction to Digital Humanities
- Multimedia Analysis & Design (A)
- Multimedia Analysis & Design (B)
- Music Curation and Analytics
- Records, Accountability, and Society
- Applied Dissertation with Placement in Digital Media & Information Studies
- DMIS Joint Honours Dissertation
- Dissertation in Digital Media and Information Studies