Master of Arts [M.A] [Digital Directions] From Royal College of Art

Students will develop a deep understanding of critical and experimental communication/media production, creation, and design practices, and through applied innovation will address current and future contexts.

The Programme prepares students to evolve and lead new approaches to media and storytelling through predictive innovation, enabled by rapidly changing cultural and industrial practices and digital technologies.

Centering on the interrelated domains of broadcasting, film, and experience/brand, the Programme addresses knowledge and skills gaps in four key areas of practice: production, direction, content development/making/writing, and communication/digital media design.

The Programme offers:

• subject contextualization, looking at new imperatives and multiple media forms for storytelling in an age of alternative facts and fictions
• Grounding in traditional skill sets involving narration, scriptwriting, production design, direction, casting, photography, filming, lighting, and sound recording
• Training in coding and programming, interactive design, AI, cross-platform and cross-media integration (e.g. transmedia), visual design, virtual/augmented reality, and social media
• Real-world contextualization and information through visiting and guest lecturers from key industries and practices
• Cross-School and College interdisciplinarity opportunities through joint projects and mixed environments alongsideÊ industry projects and visits to key practitioners
• Close links between MA, MPhil, and Ph.D. students, funded research, and professional practitioners.