MA Digital Media and Society (SCST88) FT

2018 - 2019

For students whose initial registration was in or prior to 2018-19 session

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
SCS6078	Researching Digital Society	AUT SEM	15 credits
SCS6081	Digital Methods	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
SCS6079	Digital Practices	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6082	Social Media, Data and Society	SPR SEM	15 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
SCS6086	Introduction to Qualitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits
SCS6087	Introduction to Quantitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

A student will take a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
SCS6089	Digital Identities	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
SCS6048 + not to be taken if SCS3036 has been sat previously - due to the similar content.	Intimacy and Personal Relationships	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6055	The Sociology of Surveillance	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6084	Digital Health	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6085	The Sociology of Culture and Identity	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS663 + Students must have means of capturing digitial images (eg. camera phone). Students with visual impairment should consult the Module Convenor before enrolling in order to assess feasibility and adjustments to assessment/delivery required.....	Visual Methods for Social Scientists	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

A student will take up to 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
EAS6208	Media, Culture and Society in East Asia	AUT SEM	15 credits
GEO6302	Theory and Debates in Food Security and Food Justice	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
EAS6453 XCannot be taken with: EAS6253	Media, State and Society in China	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6024	Researching Social Media	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6025	Information Governance and Ethics	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6034	Digital Advocacy	SPR SEM	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
SCS6083	Dissertation in Digital Media and Society	ACAD YR	60 credits

A student may, with the approval of the Head of Department, substitute a unit listed at 1C or 1D, with other F7 Level units to the value of not more than fifteen credits.

A student may proceed to the dissertation only on the recommendation of the Examiners based on performance in the units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D above.

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits from units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D above will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Media & Society (SCST90).

A student who has been awarded sixty credits from units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D above will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Media & Society (SCST92).

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2018/19 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.