About Big Data In Culture & Society MA in Kings College London

Overview

Understand the growing importance of Big Data in contemporary society and study the theory and practice of Big Data from an arts and humanities perspective.

What is Big Data? Beyond the large data sets that can be analysed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, it is increasingly about our everyday lives and how the data we generate is transforming social, cultural, political and economic processes and the generation of knowledge.

Our course is likely to appeal to a broad range of students across the Arts and Humanities from Sociology to Political Science to English to Business and beyond.  If you're interested in emerging trends and recognise that data scientists and analysts need collaborators with domain specialisation and critical insights, this course is perfect for you.

Key Benefits

• Taught by lecturers working at the leading edge of digital studies and big data.
• Offers a lively mix of theory and practical work.
• Equips students with skills that are highly attractive to employers in our digital age.
• Provides a series of workshops with data scientists and analysts to learn collaborative practices and applications in social media and cultural analytics, mobile platforms, and data visualisation.
• Is at the forefront of digital developments – Big Data is transforming society, politics, the economy and culture and impacting work.
• Offers innovative interdisciplinary methods of study crossing technological and cultural perspectives.
• Links Big Data to Culture, Law & Ethics, Geography, Public Health, and Social Life.
• Located in a highly ranked department – the Digital Humanities department was ranked first in the UK for research power (in the most recent Research Excellence Framework).

Description

This Big Data in Culture & Society MA offers you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of Big Data in culture and society. It will enable you to analyse Big Data across social, political and economic areas. In addition to the required content we cover, you will have the opportunity to pursue your own interests through our optional modules and to undertake an internship and a group project module.

By bringing together domain knowledge and technical skills and approaching these from an Arts and Humanities perspective, the course will help you develop highly valued employment skills and expertise for careers in Big Data.

The course will provide you with:

• Knowledge and understanding of the effects of Big Data on contemporary society.
• Critical and theoretical approaches to the analysis of Big Data.
• Knowledge of the historical antecedents of Big Data.
• Understanding of the innovative methods for generating new knowledge through the use and analysis of Big Data.
• Understanding of Big Data in relation to the broader study of digital culture, the digital humanities and traditional humanities disciplines.
• Understanding of appropriate personal and professional conduct in the context of digital culture as an emerging discipline.

Career prospects

Our graduates will follow a broad range of career paths. The skills you develop are likely to be particularly transferable to work in social media management, analytics & website management, CRM management, digital advertising, metrics management, market research, marketing and across cultural industries.

Academic qualification equivalents

• A baccalaureate degree from a recognized degree granting institution

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS   :    6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill
• TOEFL :    92 overall with a minimum of 23 in writing and 20 in each of the other skills
• PTE      :    62 overall with a minimum of 59 in each communicative skill

Kings College London Highlights

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UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) requires students to have a budget of at least £1,265 per month in addition to tuition fees.