Master of Arts in Creative Media 12 months Postgraduate Programme By City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 201-260QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

23,927 USDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

28 Mar, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

The Master of Arts in Creative Media (MACM) aims at shaping the future researchers, intellectuals and cultural engineers of the creative economy. This selective programme offers a humanities-oriented curriculum complementing the School’s mission to develop a range of aesthetic, theoretical and techno-scientific expertise in the fields of new media arts.
Degree Characteristics
  • Provides comprehensive interdisciplinary grounding in the theory, history and criticism of new media arts
  • Provides a critical understanding of how current technological innovation and artistic practices reconfigure contemporary thought, aesthetics, technology, culture, law, environment and society
  • Core teachings in critical media theory, cultural studies, philosophy of technology and theories of world building
  • Electives include aesthetics, media ecology, media archeology, film studies, new cinema, media art theory and practice, visual studies, sound art, video game studies, art management, law and digital cultures, curation, gender studies and popular culture studies
  • Excellent preparation for future professional careers in media arts, creative media industries, art organisations, specialised journalism, private research, publishing industries, cultural policy and public administrations or for further doctoral studies

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

The Master of Arts in Creative Media (MACM) aims at shaping the future researchers, intellectuals and cultural engineers of the creative economy. This selective programme offers a humanities-oriented curriculum complementing the School’s mission to develop a range of aesthetic, theoretical and techno-scientific expertise in the fields of new media arts.
Degree Characteristics
  • Provides comprehensive interdisciplinary grounding in the theory, history and criticism of new media arts
  • Provides a critical understanding of how current technological innovation and artistic practices reconfigure contemporary thought, aesthetics, technology, culture, law, environment and society
  • Core teachings in critical media theory, cultural studies, philosophy of technology and theories of world building
  • Electives include aesthetics, media ecology, media archeology, film studies, new cinema, media art theory and practice, visual studies, sound art, video game studies, art management, law and digital cultures, curation, gender studies and popular culture studies
  • Excellent preparation for future professional careers in media arts, creative media industries, art organisations, specialised journalism, private research, publishing industries, cultural policy and public administrations or for further doctoral studies

Admission Requirements

79+
6.5+
Applicants normally must satisfy the University’s General Entrance Requirements for taught postgraduate programmes, i.e. they should be graduates of an accredited bachelor’s degree programme or equivalent. Both fresh graduates and individuals with some working experience in relevant industries are invited to apply. Applicants without the specified qualifications may still be considered for admission to the programme if they are able to present equivalent qualifications. All applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to pursue the programme.

28 Mar 2025
1 Year
Sep

Domestic
23,927 USD
International
23,927 USD

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