Digital Society

Manchester Metropolitan University has an MSc in Digital Society which develops “skills and knowledge that allow you to engage critically with key debates and issues in the study of digital media and technology”. (https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/msc-digital-society) Johannes Kepler University Linz offers a Master’s in Digital Society which focuses on “academic understanding of methods in social sciences and theories that will help you analyze, interpret, define, and shape a digital society.” (https://www.jku.at/en/degree-programs/types-of-degree-programs/masters-degree-programs/ma-digital-society/)

Few universities sync media aspect in studies such as Universität Bremen offers an MA in Digital Media and Society which teaches “media planning and decision-making skills.” (https://www.uni-bremen.de/zemki/studium/ma-digital-media-and-society) Loughborough University has an MA in Digital Media and Society which enhances skills in “modern media, media and power, ethnography, social network analysis, emerging digital socio-economic practices, marketing politics, critical discourse analysis, migration and the media and political rhetoric and political communication.” (https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/masters-degrees/a-z/digital-media-society/) University of Leicester offers an MA in Digital Media and Society which gives knowledge about the “comprehensive grounding in digital media technologies and their influences on society, culture, politics and human psychology.” (https://le.ac.uk/courses/digital-media-and-society-ma/2022) Cardiff University has an MA in Digital Media and Society which “investigates how media audiences become producers, how citizen journalism and digital culture change established norms and practices, how social media and peer production affect politics and business and how technology is related to power and social change”. (https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/digital-media-and-society-ma) The University of Sheffield has an MA in Digital Media and Society which concentrates on “digital media developments, data and algorithms in terms of a range of social issues, such as gender, race, health, intimacy, surveillance and activism.” (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/2023/digital-media-and-society-ma)

Also there are few universities which explains technology and society factory together in the studies such as Radbound Universiteit’s Master’s program in AI & Digital Society dives “into the technical aspects of AI, gain a solid basis and understanding of the AI methodology, and also learn about the societal impact of AI and to understand ethical considerations with respect to AI.” (https://www.ru.nl/en/education/masters/artificial-intelligence-intelligent-technology/ai-and-digital-society) Henley Business School runs Master’s in Digital Innovation which teaches to explore “how digital technology innovations (e.g. Internet of Things, 3D printing, Drone Technology, Artificial Intelligence) and leadership can be harnessed to strategically organise and lead people and technology in a digital environment.” (https://www.henley.ac.uk/study/masters/msc-digital-innovation#modules) The University of Edinburgh offers an MSc in Digital Society which imparts learning in “core theoretical and methodological issues that arise when sociologists investigate the increasing prevalence of digital technology, digital infrastructure, and data production, capture, and analysis in everyday life.” (https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&id=936)

Few universities have a specific focus such as McMaster University has a Master of Public Policy in Digital Society which educates “to navigate the rapidly changing dynamics of the technological landscape so as to more effectively address the complex social, political, and economic challenges that have accompanied the digital age.” (https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/master-of-public-policy) Tallinn University runs an MA in Human Rights in the Digital Society which deals with “new developments and challenges in law and society that have arisen in connection with the ever-increasing digitization” (https://www.tlu.ee/en/yti/human-rights-digital-society)

And few universities cover cultural factor such as Uppsala Universitet offers a Master’s Programme in Social Sciences, specialising in Digital Media and Society which gives insights about “how media are shaping and being shaped by culture, education, politics and economy.” (https://www.uu.se/en/admissions/master/selma/program/?pKod=SSV2M&pInr=DIMS) University of Brighton runs an MA in Digital Media, Culture and Society which cover aspects such as “activism, big data, the cultural and creative economy, participatory and creative media, everyday life, future cities, social wellbeing and identity.” (https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/digital-media-culture-and-society-ma.aspx) King’s College London runs an MA in Digital Culture and society helps to enhance “analytical and communicative skills.” (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/digital-culture-and-society-ma) Nova School of Science and Technology has a Master’s in Digital Society which focuses on insights about how to “manage the social, cultural and communication dimensions of the digital practice.” (https://www.fct.unl.pt/en/education/course/master-digital-society)