Big Data in Culture and Society

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in an English, Arts, Humanities or Social Science degree, or a related discipline.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our Big Data in Culture & Society MA recognises the growing importance of Big Data in contemporary society and looks at the theory and practice of Big Data from an arts and humanities perspective.

What is Big Data? Beyond the large data sets that can be analysed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, it is increasingly about our everyday lives and how the data we generate is transforming social, cultural, political and economic processes and the generation of knowledge.

Our course is likely to appeal to a broad range of students across the Arts and Humanities from Sociology to Political Science to English to Business and beyond. It will attract students interested in emerging trends who recognise that data scientists and analysts need collaborators with domain specialisation and critical insights.

Key Benefits

• Taught by scholars working at the leading edge of digital studies and big data.
• Offers a lively mix of theory and practical work.
• Equips students with skills that are highly attractive to employers in our digital age.
• Provides a series of workshops with data scientists and analysts to learn collaborative practices and applications in social media and cultural analytics, mobile platforms, and data visualisation.
• Is at the forefront of digital developments – Big Data is transforming society, politics, the economy and culture and impacting work.
• Offers innovative interdisciplinary methods of study crossing technological and cultural perspectives.
• Links Big Data to Culture, Law & Ethics, Geography, Public Health, and Social Life.
• Located in a highly ranked department – the Digital Humanities department was ranked first in the UK for research power (2014 Research Excellence Framework).