Digital Cultures

Digital Cultures is in the School of Letters, Art and Media (SLAM).

Digital Cultures is an innovative trans-disciplinary program. It critically investigates the cultural and social changes associated with new media and digital technologies. Our classes combine hands-on learning in labs with related studies in media, cultural studies, aesthetics, textual criticism, sociology and technology studies.

The Digital Cultures Program puts intelligent, interactive, mobile and
networked technologies into context, drawing on media studies,
sociology, history, philosophy, cultural studies, games studies and
cyber culture studies. The program combines face-to-face coursework with exercises in computer labs using web production tools, social software, blogs and wikis.

At the Undergraduate level the Digital Cultures program currently offers

• a major in Digital Cultures,
• individual units of study that students may take as elective units within other degree programs,
• an Honours program in Digital Cultures.

Students graduating with this major not only have competencies in using digital media, but have the breadth of understanding and critical insight to understand where these technologies fit in a rapidly changing world.

Major
To complete a major in Digital Cultures, students must complete 36 senior credit points in Digital Cultures units of study including up to 12 credit points from approved cross-listed units of study. Information on Digital Cultures units of study can be obtained in the Unit of Study chapters in this handbook.

Crosslisting
For further information on cross-listed units of study, please consult the Table of Crosslisted units available on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website sydney.edu.au/arts

Pathways
Students can continue their interest in Digital Cultures by going on to study at postgraduate coursework level with the Master of Digital Communication and Culture or at a postgraduate research level.

Honours (see chapter 5 for further information
The Honours program allows students to undertake a research project and become an expert in a recent development in digital media. Students need to complete 48 senior credit points in the Digital Cultures program comprising ARIN and cross-listed units of study. The ARIN units must include ARIN2600 Technocultures and ARIN3620 Researching Digital Cultures. An average of credit or above is required for the 48 credit points. Further detail regarding prerequisites and the nature of the Honours year is described in chapter 5 of this handbook.

Contact/further information
For further information see the department website: sydney.edu.au/arts/digital_cultures/
Undergraduate Student Advisor: Dr Kathy Cleland
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