Media & Communication courses

About Digital Media & Information Studies MA in University of Glasgow

Digital Media & Information Studies explores the creation, use and impact of digital content and information in the arts, humanities and society at large. It brings a human perspective to the issues of the digital age.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

YEAR 1

You will learn about the value and role of information in professional and social environments, through theory, practice and hands-on sessions with digital media technologies. You will discover how to maximise the potential of information for work and everyday life, through key information literacy skills.

Topics include:

• digital media in cultural heritage
• publishing information on the web
• digitisation
• information governance, security and legislation
• database development
• data analytics and visualisation
• text analysis.

YEAR 2

Your second-year studies build on the foundations laid in the first year and introduce new concepts and applications including:

• artificial intelligence
• basics of 3D modelling
• information systems
• cyberspace
• digital sound and video
• digital curation and stewardship.

You will also study other subjects in years 1 and 2: see Flexible degrees.

YEARS 3 AND 4

If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4) you will gain a broader theoretical understanding along with a chance to study the creation, application and use of particular technologies in more detail.

You will choose from courses such as:

• Enterprise, creative and citizenship online
• Heritage cultural informatics
• Multimedia analysis and design
• 2D digitisation
• Document encoding
• Records, society and accountability
• Music curation and analytics
• History of ICT
• Digital creativity
• Books and new media
• Introduction to digital humanities
• Data analysis and visualisation

You will also complete a dissertation based on an original piece of research.

Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a programme. For more information, please see: Student contract.

OUR INTERNATIONAL LINKS

You can spend up to a year of your degree studying abroad, normally in the third year. Recent students have chosen to study in Canada, the United States, Australia and Hong Kong.

SQA Higher Entry Requirements (by end of S6)

• AAAAAA Higher or AAAA + BB Advanced Higher (AAABB S5 minimum for consideration)
• Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject or Mathematics.

SQA Higher Adjusted Entry Requirements* (by end of S5 or S6)

• MD20 – BBBBB (also other target groups*)
• MD40 – AABBB*
• Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject or Mathematics. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.

A-level Standard Entry Requirements

• AAB – BBB
• Additional requirements: A-level English or Humanities subject.

IB Standard Entry Requirements

• 38 (6,6,6 HL) – 32 (6,5,5 HL)
• Additional requirements: HL English or Humanities subject.

International students with academic qualifications below those required should contact our partner institution, Glasgow International College, who offer a range of foundation certificates.

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• 6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)

• 90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

PTE (Academic)

• 60 with minimum 59 in all sub-tests.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

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