Digital Cultures (Online) (MA) 12 months Postgraduate Program By University College Cork |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 251-300QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

16,700 EURTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

Our online MA in Digital Cultures at University College Cork is delivered entirely through distance learning and explores and operates within the digital moment, developing knowledge, skills and critical awareness through theoretical engagement and critical practice.

Participants in the programme develop the practical skills needed to flourish in the digital age, while also examining the impact of the digital on culture, power, and identity in society. Our programme fosters those new literacies of consumption, production and creativity essential in the contemporary world. 

The MA in Digital Cultures invites you to consider the moral, ethical, social, cultural, political and economic implications of digital technology on humanity.

Program overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

Our online MA in Digital Cultures at University College Cork is delivered entirely through distance learning and explores and operates within the digital moment, developing knowledge, skills and critical awareness through theoretical engagement and critical practice.

Participants in the programme develop the practical skills needed to flourish in the digital age, while also examining the impact of the digital on culture, power, and identity in society. Our programme fosters those new literacies of consumption, production and creativity essential in the contemporary world. 

The MA in Digital Cultures invites you to consider the moral, ethical, social, cultural, political and economic implications of digital technology on humanity.

Admission requirements

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The entry requirement is a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent in any discipline.

Candidates who hold a Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) will also be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) 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.

All applicants are required to comment on the following statement:

  • Please explain your interest in the MA in Digital Cultures. Briefly outline the narrative extent and analytic issues which you may be interested in as research topics for the MA Thesis.  As this programme, requires engagement with digital tools for research, you should indicate your experience and aptitude for working with digital tools (750 words approximately).

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Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

6,130 EUR
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International Students

16,700 EUR
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