Master of Arts in Media, Culture and Technology

Master of Arts (MA)

Course Overview

Study Level

Postgraduate/Graduate

Course duration

Credits

Mode of Delivery

Hybrid

level 1 est. tuition

JMD$ $1,807,400 or USD$13,107

Location(s)

Papine Campus

The amounts quoted for are the existing fees for the Academic Year 2024/2025 and are subject to change based on variation in the number of credits assigned to the course of study and the cost per credit at the time of delivery.

UTech, Jamaica’s MA in Media, Culture, and Technology, offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, is a 36-credit interdisciplinary degree. It merges a strong foundation in media and technology with solutions-driven engagements in culture. Students pursue a range of modules that cover theories of culture and society and media technology skill development. Developing skills in content production across multiple platforms and media is one of the critical concerns of this course of study. While doing so it also provides students with a range of adjunct skills, such as the use of digital systems for storing and retrieving cultural content, the drafting of policy at the nexus of culture and digital media production, and the use of intellectual property as a vehicle for the monetization of culture.

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Course Details

Informed by the technical orientation and mission of UTech, Jamaica as well as Jamaica’s national development plan, Vision 2030, the course of study seeks to produce graduates who possess the conceptual knowledge and technical skills to:

evaluate the role of media technology in global social and cultural change
innovate in the production, curation, archiving and promotion of creative cultural content across multiple media platforms
lead Caribbean cultural and creative media enterprises
integrate policy concerns into the production of cultural content, and
impact the positive evolution of Caribbean creative industry output through ethical design and use of research.

Mode of Delivery

The MAMCT is offered with most modules being delivered remotely. Face-to-face is reserved optionally for two practical modules, Digital Production Studio, and Digital Storytelling and Media Production, which will be delivered on-site from the UTech, Ja. Papine campus. Students who prefer or need to work remotely will be accommodated in these modules via hybrid modality, once they can demonstrate that they have their own equipment. Research Project, which, depending on students’ interests, may have a practical component, will also be facilitated through independent work in studio on campus or remotely with students’ own equipment.

Course Code

PMAMECTPTU1A/B

Entry Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in media, communication, cultural studies, history, entertainment, heritage studies, archaeology, information technology, any relevant social or behavioural science, or a
related field with a GPA of 2.7 or above.
If you do not meet regular matriculation requirements, eligibility may be determined by Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

Career Opportunities

NB: This list is not exhaustive

Creative cultural media managers
Communication policy analysts
Cultural policy analysts
Multimedia producers/ editors
Cultural production enterprise managers
Creative production enterprise managers
Production designers
Radio and television programme directors