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MSc by Research Digital Media and Culture - 1 Year (Full-time)

MSc by Research Digital Media and Culture - 2 Years (Part-time)

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Contact information: ECA Graduate School
Phone: +44 (0) 131 651 5736
Email: ecaresearchdegrees@ed.ac.uk; Professor Richard Coyne (Programme Director)
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 2332
Email: richard.coyne@ed.ac.uk; Address: Graduate School Edinburgh College of Art
University of Edinburgh
Evolution House, Grassmarket
Edinburgh
EH1 2LE

Entry requirements

Normally a 2:1 honours degree or its equivalent if outside the UK, in a relevant subject.

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

The programme aims to provide a broadly based foundation for research into theories of design in the context of digital media. The programme examines theories and philosophies of digital media, technological change, the mass media, computation, artificial intelligence, and the social and cultural contexts in which such developments take place.

Students of this programme will be part of a dynamic community of researchers, exploring many aspects of computing: its social ramifications, social media, the world of e-commerce, e-entrepreneurship, project-based composition and artistic works, digital architecture and urbanism, new media consumption practices, the co-creation of media, changes to the household, links between vision and sound, branded places, non-places, and more.

Programme structure

A research-methods course, reading courses, and selections from an interdisciplinary menu of course options.

Learning outcomes

Graduates will be able to contribute knowledgeably and critically to debates on digital media and its social, cultural and theoretical contexts.

Funding

Edinburgh College of Art are offering scholarships to applicants for postgraduate programmes in our five schools:

Edinburgh College of Art PhD and PG Scholarships (Session 2013-14)

Please see Scholarships and Student Funding Services for other funding opportunities:

Scholarships and Student Funding Services

Further Information

This article was published on Apr 25, 2013