Programme overview

The study programme in a nutshell

Media, Digitalisation & Society is one of the four master specialisations within the master Media Studies. The curriculum is intensive and interactive, relying upon seminars, workshops, and guest lectures to provide a varied and challenging programme. This specialization uniquely combines media theories, internet studies and the sociology of technology to critically analyze how mass media and digitalisation processes reshape culture, politics and everyday life.

You will debate urgent issues, work on real-world cases, and collaborate with peers and experts in an international classroom. Together, you will explore topics such as the politics of media representations, mis- and disinformation, social media activism, online cultures and their impacts on people’s lives, algorithmic and AI disruptions, and the role of digital platforms in strengthening and threatening democracies. 

What you will learn

As a Media, Digitalisation & Society student, you will gain expertise on key developments in the media world and their wider societal causes and consequences. You will acquire state of the art knowledge about processes of media production, distribution, and reception, while being prepared to systematically examine these processes and their implications. All this will equip you to analyse complex social and cultural phenomena related to the fast-changing media environment.

Master Thesis

The final step of the master specialisation is writing your master thesis. Students before you wrote their master thesis on topics such as ‘Museums, Millennials and Gen Z’, ‘Exploring Contemporary Film Taste and Consumption Practices’ and ‘Sociological Factors Affecting Change in Music Taste’ to name a few.