MA/PgDip Social Media
- International students can apply
- Based at MediaCityUK
The aim of this course is to equip you to play leading roles in facilitating various communities' engagement with social media through your exploration of social media's role in a variety of socio-cultural spheres. You will learn about the historical context of the internet and analyse it as a contemporary socio-cultural phenomena. Coupled with this, you will engage with different forms of media practice at the intesection of audio, video and 'online'. This will allow you to engage with the internet, and assist others in in this activity, in order to create and maintain networking opportunities.
Course Structure
The course runs over three semesters in full-time mode with students studying 60 credits worth of contents each semester. The part-time programme runs over two years. In year 1 you will study 30 credits per semester. In year 2 you will undertake a final elective in semester 1 and engage with the 60 credit Major Project in semesters 2 and 3.