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Course info
UCAS CODE P390
Explore how digital culture is changing the way we understand the past, experience the present and anticipate the future. Our Digital Culture BA will provide you with critical insight into the social, political and economic challenges and opportunities brought about by digital technologies. Topics include digital politics, data science, social media, AI, the internet, and much more. This is the only single honours degree in digital culture and internet studies taught by a dedicated team in a
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Explore how digital culture is changing the way we understand the past, experience the present and anticipate the future. Our Digital Culture BA will provide you with critical insight into the social, political and economic challenges and opportunities brought about by digital technologies. Topics include digital politics, data science, social media, AI, the internet, and much more. This is the only single honours degree in digital culture and internet studies taught by a dedicated team in a unique location in central London.
Key benefits
Insight into how individuals, companies, governments, and other institutions are being transformed by social media, machine learning, artificial intelligence, digital management techniques and practices, data journalism, digital advertising, analytics, visualisations, and more.
Provides digital research methods training, with no pre-existing understanding of computing or programming needed.
Recognised as creating world leading research into digital culture.
Friendly and supportive learning environment.
Central location offers exciting possibilities for further access to digital cultures, organisations, and companies, as well as cultural institutions.
Provides a grounding for careers in all aspects of digital culture, including the creative industries such as advertising, journalism, publishing, digital curation and management.
Course Aims
The Digital Culture BA develops your knowledge of how all aspects of our everyday lives are shaped by the networked technologies we use and the data we produce.
Combining a theoretical emphasis with practical work, we aim to give you the opportunity to work alongside computer scientists and data analysts, with the capacity to critically understand the social, political and economic dimensions of our digital lives.
The BA is a three-year course that comprises modules totalling 360 credits. With us, you will learn how to research digital cultures with a range of theoretical and qualitative and quantitative digital methods including network analysis and data visualisation.
The flexible design of the course means that you can focus your studies on the elements of digital culture that most interest you, including digital marketing and services, mobile technologies, digital journalism, coding, data analytics and beyond.
Employability
Our graduates go on to work in a range of professions such as community manager for an advertising company, digital project manager for an NGO, blog writer and editor for a fashion house, while some choose to continue their studies at graduate level.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Details
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject
Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject
Access to Social Sciences/Humanities/Media (or similar subject). Preferred subjects: Art and Design, English (Literature or Language), Communication and Culture, History, Media Studies or Philosophy.
Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.
including 6,6,5 at Higher Level. Note the total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. Preferred Higher Level subjects English (Literature or Language), History, Philosophy, subjects relating to the arts, communication and culture, media Studies.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Previous study
Previous study
The most common A-levels taken by students who end up studying this subject at uni.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Other UK.
Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£9,250
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within England.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union.
Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£20,790
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
More info: Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions..
Strand
London
City Of Westminster
WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom Nearest tube station: Temple 0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Charing Cross 0.2 miles away