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The MA in Digital Cultures at University College Cork will prepare you to understand the transformation in our society, identity, and culture; to develop digital literacies in using and in creating digital artefacts in a range of media and to provide innovative and creative leadership in the digital age.

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Overview

The University College Cork MA in Digital Cultures operates within and about the digital moment, developing knowledge, skills and critical awareness through praxis.

Learning outcomes

The MA in Digital Cultures not only develops practical skills to flourish in the digital age, but also to explore the impact of the digital on culture, power and identity in society. The programme fosters new literacies for the contemporary world - of digital consumption, literacy of digital production, of digital creation. Most importantly, the MA in Digital Cultures considers the moral and ethical implications and social, cultural, political and economic impacts of technology on human organisation.

This MA encourages a truly transdisciplinary engagement that is creatively enriching for students within a scholarly atmosphere. We offer a unique interdisciplinary opportunity for participants in a distinctive synergy within Digital Cultures. The programme offers an introduction into how digital tools and methods can be used in research and it combines innovative elements of theory and practice in Digital Cultures.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Getting Started with Graduate Research and Generic Skills

Digital Humanities Institute

Communities of Practice in Digital Scholarship

Conceptual Introduction to Digital Arts and Humanities

Humanities and New Technologies: Tools and Methodologies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2022-09-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2022-06-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2022-07-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

Bring your tomorrow closer

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 3 other Masters in Area & Cultural Studies in Ireland

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

Bring your tomorrow closer

TOEFL^® IBT

Other requirements

General requirements

The entry requirement is an honours primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 1 (or equivalent) in any discipline.

Candidates who hold an honours primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 2 will also be considered subject to the approval of the programme selection committee.

Some applicants who do not fulfil the usual entry requirements may be invited for interview to satisfy the selection committee of their suitability for the programme.

Tuition Fee

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International

16080 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16080 EUR per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

6130 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6130 EUR per year during 12 months.

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.

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