Syllabus

This is a 60-credit research master's degree programme. It can be completed in one or two years. The structure of the Master’s Degree has been conceived so as it will provide the students with an integral, diverse knowledge of digital media culture, with a balance between research/analysis and creativity, as well as between the coverage of informative and persuasive genres, and fiction, art and entertainment genres.

Students must complete a total of 52 obligatory credits (OB), 15 of which correspond to the master’s final project, and 8 optional credits (OP).

BLOCK I. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

- Theoretical Approaches to the New Media Ecology (4 ECTS, OB)

- Methodological Approaches to Digital Culture and the Emerging Media (6 ECTS, OB)

• In addition, students not coming from communication-related degrees must take also a bridging subject: 

Foundations of Communication Studies and Media Culture (4 ECTS)

BLOCK II. DIGITAL MEDIA, DATA AND SOCIETY

- Digital Society, Politics and Communication (6 ECTS, OB)

- Data Analysis and Information Visualization concerning Global Issues (5 ECTS, OB)

BLOCK III. DIGITAL CULTURE, NARRATIVES AND EXPERIENCES

- Videogames, Transmedia Imaginaries and Contemporary Entertainment (6 ECTS, OB)

- Digital Arts and Emerging Media (5 ECTS, OB)

BLOCK IV. PERSPECTIVES ON DIGITAL CULTURE AND EMERGING MEDIA (OPTIONAL SUBJECTS)

1) Choose one:

(A) Trends in Digital Journalism (4 ECTS, OP) OR

(B) Digital Museography and Online Cultural Activities (4 ECTS, OP) 

2) Choose one:

(C) New Media Literacies and Youth Cultures (4 ECTS, OP) OR

(D) Digital Storytelling: Models, Trends and Innovation (4 ECTS, OP)

BLOCK V. WORKSHOP

- Workshop: Planning and Developing a Research Project (5 ECTS, OB)

MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT (15 ECTS, OB)

FIRST TRIMESTER

- Theoretical Approaches to the New Media Ecology (4 ECTS, OB)

- Methodological Approaches to Digital Culture and the Emerging Media (6 ECTS, OB)

- Digital Society, Politics and Communication (6 ECTS, OB)

- Videogames, Transmedia Imaginaries and Contemporary Entertainment (6 ECTS, OB)

• Additionally, if bridging formation is required: Foundations of Communication Studies and Media Culture (4 ECTS)

SECOND TRIMESTER

- Data Analysis and Information Visualization concerning Global Issues (5 ECTS, OB)

- Digital Arts and Emerging Media

- Optional subject 1 (A or B) (4 ECTS, OP)

- Optional subject 2 (C or D) (4 ECTS, OP)

THIRD TRIMESTER

- Workshop: Planning and Developing a Research Project (5 ECTS, OB)

- Master’s Degree Final Project (it is advisable starting the project before, during the second trimester) (15 ECTS, OB)

 

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