
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Aug 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 18,700 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Dutch I EU/EEA students and non-EU/EEA students 01.05.2025
** for Non-EU|for EU/EEA EUR 2,530
Key Summary
Introduction
Ever wondered how algorithms make sense of our digital activities to determine what we see and do online? Do you want to understand how big data is affecting our daily lives and how digital literacy can empower people to navigate digital societies?
This program offers students the opportunity to gain cutting-edge knowledge of the digital transformations that profoundly change society. New media technologies and platforms are increasingly central to people’s daily lives. Many activities, from doing business to getting information and organizing our health care, are now moving online. The data this generates allows for large-scale data mining and algorithmic filtering. This opens up opportunities to enhance our life, but also raises ethical issues and pushes us to thoroughly understand and reflect on the implications.
By critically engaging with the role of digital media in our day-to-day lives, you will understand the wider consequences of our growing reliance on data for society, policy and business. By taking a digital literacy perspective, this MA empowers you to address the challenges of datafication.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- Algorithmic Culture
- Transformations in the Digital Society
- Conceptualizing Audiences
- Digital Literacy
- Datafication: contemporary debates
- Research Seminar DDL
- Thesis Lab: DDL
Year 2
- Master's Thesis: DDL
- MA Thesis Plus: DDL
- Tutorial
- Master's Internship: DDL
Program Outcome
Credits: 90 ECTS
MA in Media Studies
Students who finish this MA degree will have:
- A thorough understanding of how to navigate the shifts undergone in social and political institutions as our societies have become digital societies
- An understanding of the implications an increased reliance on digital media and digital data has had on society, with a focus on policy and media strategy
- Strong analytical, methodological and professional skills that allows you to critically explore, and to develop critical research
Career Opportunities
Job examples
- Policy maker
- Educator
- Consultant
- Data manager
- Media analyst
- Data analyst
- Media and digital advocate