Digital Asset & Media Management

King's College London, University of London
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year PR and communications

About this course

Overview

  • Explore the opportunities and challenges that organisations face as they attempt to develop effective strategies to manage every-increasing amounts of data in the form of digital assets.

  • Combining theory and practice, the course is designed to link important theoretical ideas with industry-focused case studies and practical group projects.

  • The management of digital assets has become a critical concern for organisations operating across non-profit and for-profits sectors so this course has been specially designed to prepare you for the challenges of digital asset and media management and related careers.

    Key Benefits

  • Study on a course that draws on a wide range of expertise, offering insights into curatorial and archival practices associated with digital asset management across industry sectors, encompassing nonprofits (e.g. libraries, orchestras, museums) and for-profits (e.g. broadcasting corporations, gaming companies, commercial archives, social media).

  • Explore interesting questions into the nature of digital technology and socio-economic questions such as rights and project management.

  • Learn from course tutors who offer unrivalled expertise in technologies and processes that allow the quick and efficient storage, retrieval and reuse of digital assets throughout their lifecycle.

  • Be taught by lecturers from a diverse and highly interdisciplinary background, having managed digital archives in the nonprofit heritage sector or, for example, worked on large digital projects in the gaming, film, or broadcasting sectors.

  • Through the optional internship module, have direct access to some of the world’s most important culture and media institutions.

    Close links and regular speakers from the content sector give students unique insights and up-to- the-minute knowledge of new trends in digital asset and media management related areas of research/work

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2139 Information technology professionals
    2136 IT quality and testing professionals
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    4214 Company secretaries and administrators
    2471 Librarians

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    PR and communications