MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (Online Learning)

Mode of Attendance: Online learning

This unique interdisciplinary programme offers critical grounded knowledge of global media and digital cultures in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with a focus on the dynamics between media and politics and diplomacy, media and social/political change, media and development, media and conflict, media and representation and media and identities. The degree prepares students for jobs in the media and communication sectors, government agencies, non-governmental organisations, UN bodies and international organisations.

Taught by leading scholars and drawing on SOAS expertise in the Global South, the programme provides students with a non-Eurocentric approach to addressing some of the key debates in contemporary lives – populism, hate speech, fake news, access and representation, inequalities (with a specific focus on gender and minorities) and transnational communities and diasporas. The course will expose students to the main discussions around the role and impact of global media players, including the tech companies on digital economies and futures.

Who is this programme for?

Designed for recent graduates as well as professionals who are looking to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for careers in the media sector as well as in PR, communication systems and companies, government, education, NGOs and the UN.

Structure

Dissertation

All students will take a compulsory Dissertation with a value of 60 credits.

Taught Component

All students will take two compulsory modules, one core module, and one guided option.

Core Modules

• Global Media and Digital Cultures (online)

Compulsory Modules

• Digital Diplomacy (Online Module)
• Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media (online)

Guided Option

All students will take one guided option from List A below.

List A

• Gender, Conflict and the Middle-East (Online)
• Global Citizenship and Advocacy (Online Module)
• Muslim Minorities and the State: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Online Module)
• Muslim Minorities in a Global Context (Online Learning)
• Cultural Diplomacy (Online Module)
• Diplomacy and Power: International Actors in the Middle East (Online Module)
• Contemporary Themes in Media and Religion (online)
• Media and Development (online)
• Contemporary Global Issues in Media and Gender (online)

Important notice

The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. If you are a current student you can find structure information through your Department.