Media, Ethics and Social Change MA (online)
University of Sussex
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Taught 100% online, this flexible course offers you the opportunity to study our Media, Ethics and Social Change MA from wherever you are in the world. Designed for professionals striving to progress their career and make a real impact, you’ll graduate with the confidence to lead change and challenge the status quo. Our Media, Ethics and Social Change MA (online) offers you the opportunity to engage with the ways in which digital media is both transforming the world and is a medium for ...Read more

Taught 100% online, this flexible course offers you the opportunity to study our Media, Ethics and Social Change MA from wherever you are in the world. Designed for professionals striving to progress their career and make a real impact, you’ll graduate with the confidence to lead change and challenge the status quo. Our Media, Ethics and Social Change MA (online) offers you the opportunity to engage with the ways in which digital media is both transforming the world and is a medium for transformation. It will teach you how to use digital media in a meaningful way to bring about positive change across various sectors.The course will explore digital media in the context of activism and social justice how can media practice lead to social change? How can we engage in activism and achieve ethical citizenship through digital media?You will study the intersection of three key phenomena in modern societies:the desire for social changethe role in digital media in helping change to happen or preventing change from happeningthe underlying ethical principles that guide our interactions with one another, the larger world, and the digital technologies.Through a combination of theoretical concept analysis and practical application, you’ll be equipped with the skills to challenge a variety of social issues faced by societies around the world.The course is organised around three key areas:critical media studies journalism studies and practices creative media practice (including activist media practice and participatory media).

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Orisha
20 Oct 23

So far, I have only experienced the university online but the support and communication is very good. Their systems are also very efficient. Not a lot of international support for..Read more

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Les
20 Oct 23

The student success team is incredibly helpful. The university has brilliant lecturers who have impressively put together fantastic modules. My interactives so far have been..Read more

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Entry requirements

You need an upper second-class (2:1) undergraduate honours degree or above from any UK university or international equivalent. You could also be considered for entry to this course with relevant professional experience and may be required to submit a portfolio of work as part of your application.

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£6,330 per year

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Course fee: £12,660, Cost per module: £1,055. Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. Thereafter, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5% per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes).

£6,330 per year

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Course fee: £12,660, Cost per module: £1,055. Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. Thereafter, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5% per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes).

£6,330 per year

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The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

Course fee: £12,660, Cost per module: £1,055. Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. Thereafter, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5% per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes).

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Orisha
20 Oct 23
So far, I have only experienced the university online but the support and communication is very good. Their systems are also very efficient. Not a lot of international support for...
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Les
20 Oct 23
The student success team is incredibly helpful. The university has brilliant lecturers who have impressively put together fantastic modules. My interactives so far have been...
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University of Sussex
Sussex House, Falmer Brighton BN1 9RH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Falmer  0.1 miles away

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