Overview

The Social Technologies MA program from Arizona State University provides a grounding in social, behavioral, cultural and design approaches to critically interrogating the social uses of data, the ethics and politics of social computing, and algorithmic culture more broadly.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Master of Arts program in social technologies should be well-positioned for research roles in businesses, nonprofits and government organizations. They also may move on to doctoral study.

The program deliberately seeks to be more reflective of the diversity of those who are affected by datafication and actively promote the careers of professionals who are underrepresented in data-related fields.

Career examples include:

chief information officer
communications director
community manager
data journalist
intelligence or policy analyst
program or project manager
public affairs specialist
social media manager
social strategist
research and data analyst

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theories of Data and Society
Data Wrangling
Data, Places, People and Things
Ethics and Policies of Social Data
Networked Publics
Technologies of Community
Social Search and Filtering
Computational Social Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2023-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-08-04 00:00:00
Starting 2024-01-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-12-12 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

60

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

Sociology Data Science & Big Data Media Studies & Mass Media View 706 other Masters in Sociology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

60

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree, in any field, from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

graduate admission application and application fee
official transcripts
statement of purpose
three letters of recommendation
an academic writing sample (preferred) or professional writing sample
GRE scores (if applicable)
proof of English proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

26460 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26460 USD per year during 12 months.
National

24498 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24498 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

12014 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12014 USD per year during 12 months.

Online: $10,372 per year

Living costs for Peoria

940 - 1390 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Financing

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Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Social Technologies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

226 countries / Need-based

Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria

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