Course summary

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.

• 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.