MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (Online) at SOAS University of London

The MA Global Media and Digital Cultures offers a bold, non-Western perspective on how media and digital communication shape globalisation, politics, and culture. With a focus on Asia, Africa, the Middle East and their diasporas, the programme tackles urgent debates about digital power, participation, and inequality in contemporary societies. Blending critical theory with grounded, interdisciplinary research, it challenges both utopian and dystopian narratives of digital transformation.

Faculty: School of Anthropology, Media and Gender  |  Department: Department of Media Studies  |  Duration: 2 years (accelerated) or 3 years  |  Study mode: online  |  Intake: September 2026 or January 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme can be studied either as an accelerated two-year part-time degree or a three-year part-time degree. Core and compulsory modules include Frontiers in Research, Capstone Dissertation/ Project.

Career pathways

We know you’re choosing this programme to advance your career and make a real difference in the world. That’s why we embed employability in every module and offer a range of innovative assessment methods.

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