Master of Arts [M.A] [Digital Media - Technology and Cultural Form] From Goldsmiths, University of London

The established and exciting degree is designed to help you understand digital transformations in media, culture and society and apply this understanding in practice, in the media and creative industries and in further research. You will be equipped with skills that can be applied to current and future developments in digital media, social media, computing and other aspects of technology.

The Digital MediaÊprogramme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London,Êeducates aspiring media practitioners and academics as well as early and mid-career professionals who seek to reflect on their roles in a structured and stimulating learning environment designed to give all students up-to-the-minute knowledge of digital media and the skills to apply that knowledge to future developments.

Skills

We provide graduates with skills that are cutting edge: in the critical analysis and/or creative production of digital media; in the disciplinary knowledge and conceptual frameworks necessary for current and future forms of media and technology; in the awareness of how digital media and technologies are re-shaping society from the ways we communicate (through social media and web 2.0) to the increasingly ÔsmartÕ environments in which we live.

Careers

Our programme provides a theory and practice pathway and prepares students for work in the following areas:

• media and creative industries; advertising, marketing and PR (graduates of the MA Digital Media have found work with Virgin Media, Google, the BBC and other leading organisations worldwide)
• research and academia (graduates from this programme have gone on to study for PhD degrees in higher education institutions around the world and also here with us)
• media production and new media art (graduates have exhibited, published and produced work in photography, journalism, TV, documentary, film and multimedia)