<p> PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION</p><p>PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION</p><p>Programme title: Msc Digital anthropology</p><p>Final award (BSc, MA etc): Msc (where stopping off points exist they should be detailed here and defined later in the document) UCAS code: (where applicable) Cohort(s) to which this programme specification is applicable: (e.g. from 2008 intake onwards) Awarding institution/body: University College London</p><p>Teaching institution: University College London</p><p>Faculty: Social and Historical Sciences</p><p>Parent Department: Department of Anthropology (the department responsible for the administration of the programme) Departmental web page address: www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology (if applicable)</p><p>Method of study: Full time or Part time Full-time/Part-time/Other</p><p>Criteria for admission to the See http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective- programme: students/graduate/apply/taught/entry-requirements</p><p>Length of the programme: One calendar year full time, two calendar years part time (please note any periods spent away from UCL, such as study abroad or placements in industry) Level on Framework for Higher M Education Qualifications (FHEQ) (see Guidance notes) Relevant subject benchmark statement N/A (SBS) (see Guidance notes) Brief outline of the structure of the Students must take one core course assessed by an unseen programme and its assessment written exam and an essay; three optional courses assessed by methods: coursework; submit a 15,000 word dissertation; undertake a (see guidance notes) practical project and complete a research methodology program geared specifically to understanding the role of digital technologies in everyday life and to using digital tools within ethnographic research. Board of Examiners: i) Name of Board of Examiners:</p><p>Msc Digital Anthropology</p><p>Professional body accreditation N/A Date of next scheduled (if applicable): accreditation visit:</p><p>EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME:</p><p>The program aims to give student a solid background in the comparative, and global use and experience of digital technologies from multiple perspectives and to train students in ethnographic methodologies and other practical skills that will allow them to under take research into the social experience of technology both in further graduate study and research and in other research environments (industry, commerce etc).</p><p>PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:</p><p>The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:</p><p>A: Knowledge and understanding Knowledge and understanding of: Teaching/learning methods and strategies:</p><p>1. How to assess virtual and Acquisition of 1 through Three hour seminars and digital communities, images, classes. Several course, especially the required objects, collections critically core, Digital Anthropology: Theory, Practice, including social networking, Ethnography, will also entail practical instruction gaming, new media and e.g. visits to design companies, UCL Museums and communications. Analyse Collections and other cultural organizations to view digital materials relevant to contemporary art. Several related projects will be museum collectionbs, art undertaken in the Digital Anthropology lab including installations, ethnographies workshops on Big Data and Data Visualization, and digital sources. Sole training in Corporate Ethnography, and introduction probbkems of conflicting to various open source software platforms that can sources and conflicting be utilized in research. interpretations, locate source materials and interpretive Acquisition of 2 through the required course digital studies, use research Anthropology: Theory, Practice, Ethnography resources (particularly library catalogues, archival Acquisition of 3 through the multiple optional inventories, online catalogue courses. and museum collections, digital databases and other traditional and digital resources relevant to anthropology 2. Subject specific skills, for instance, analytical skills for understanding social networking devides (digital) and communication technologies, object analysis, image anslusis, critical analysis of cultural production etc and familiarity with diverse digital media. 3. Aspects of anthropological theory, mateiral culture, critical museology, visual culture, visual anthropology, cultural heritage and the impact of digital media worldwide. Assessment: Students will be assessed by a variety of methods: one unseen examination, long essays, a dissertation and a research methodology project. B: Skills and other attributes</p><p>Intellectual (thinking) skills: Teaching/learning methods and strategies:</p><p>The Program aims to help students: These are fostered in all courses offered, in that all 1. Be precise and cautious in courses will introduce information that will need to their assessment of evidence, be assessed critically and will demonstrate that how and to understand through conflicting interpretations arise from the same practice what objects and information. images can and cannot tell us. 2. Question interpretations, however authoritative and reassess evidence for themselves 3. Be creative in thinking about digital media and issues of representation Assessment: Through unseen examinations, long essays, and dissertation and through an intensive practical project that will result in a digital portfolio presentation. C: Skills and other attributes</p><p>Practical skills (able to): Teaching/learning methods and strategies:</p><p> Communicate effectively in  Through the writing of long essays and the writing dissertation  Improve their knowledge and  Through weekly reading exercises skills in using a variety of  Through practical exercises digital media and  Through regular seminar presentation understanding critically their  Through seminar discussion strengths and limitation in  Through visits to museums, archives, diverse applications. libraries and art institutes  Be able to develop digital  Through the setting of clear deadlines for the content, databases, and other submission of written work software platforms  Through small group tutorials to work  Develop ethnographic research through ideas and arguments for the methodologies that can help in dissertation any qualitative research  Through one on one tutorials environment both inside and  Through short presentations to the outside the university department as a whole  Develop independent research skills working with a variety of different source material and through ethnographic research  Develop complex arguments within long essays and their dissertation</p><p>Assessment:</p><p>Through unseen examinations, long essays, and dissertation and through an intensive practical project that will result in a digital portfolio presentation. D: Skills and other attributes</p><p>Transferable skills (able to): Teaching/learning methods and strategies:</p><p> Write good essays and  Long essays and dissertation dissertations and improve their  Reading anthropological texts and writing analytical skills short summaries for class  Use computer resources and  Submitting final work in the form of visual, software platforms that will be textual and digital platforms relevant in working and  Seminar presentations research environments  Reading, class discussion  Present material orally and  visually  To listen and contribute in group discussions  To understand different perspectives  To gather and assess original evidence Assessment: Through unseen examinations, long essays, and dissertation and through an intensive practical project that will result in a digital portfolio presentation. The following reference points were used in designing the programme:</p><p> the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/quality-code-A1.aspx);  the relevant Subject Benchmark Statements (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/quality-code-A2.aspx);  the programme specifications for UCL degree programmes in relevant subjects (where applicable);  UCL teaching and learning policies;  staff research.</p><p>Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes, content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course unit/module can be found in the departmental course handbook. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed annually by UCL and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency. Programme Organiser(s) Haidy Geismar Name(s):</p><p>Date of Production: January 14, 2014</p><p>Date of Review: January 2014</p><p>Date approved by Head of Department:</p><p>Date approved by Chair of Departmental Teaching Committee: Date approved by Faculty Teaching Committee </p>