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Students
Tuition Fee
GBP 33,600
Per year
Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
1 years
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Digital Media | Media Management
Area of study
Arts | Information and Communication Technologies
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 33,600
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2025-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


Digital Asset & Media Management MA

Key Information

Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time, Part time Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): UK 180/ECTS 90 Application status: Open Start date: September 2025


Course Essentials

This Digital Asset & Media Management MA is designed to prepare you for a DAMM-related career across the private, public and third sectors. Since it’s largely a practice-based discipline, there are plenty of opportunities for you to get hands-on experience using DAM software during the core modules. Your core modules will teach you a broad understanding of the key ideas, challenges, processes and technologies that intersect with the design, creation, documentation, publication, management and preservation of digital assets. You’ll review case studies and theory to develop a critical and reflective view of digital asset and media management, which you’ll use to examine the interdependence between the practice of digital scholarship, technologies, and curatorial best practices. You will also get to use DAMM software during seminar activities to build your hands-on experience in using industry-standard tools. A wide list of optional modules lets you curate the rest of your curriculum. For example, you could study how digital content industries manage and deliver content or learn how to understand, evaluate, and apply the various approaches to preserving digital materials. The breadth of interdisciplinary optional modules means you could also study artificial intelligence and society, digital innovation, or digital media and marketing and beyond. Your studies will culminate in a dissertation, which will see you conduct and present your own piece of research. As a digital asset and media management student, you’ll also benefit from our unrivalled links with the DAMM industry. You’ll be taught by world-leading digital asset management expert Theresa Regli, gain exclusive access to tools used by our software partners, and be introduced to guests from high-profile organisations during guest lectures and our annual DAMM industry day. Digital Asset and Media Management MA students can benefit from King’s links to industry in the following ways: • Access to digital asset management software via Intelligence Bank giving students practical digital asset management experience • Guest lectures from digital asset management industry experts and input on assessments so that graduates are work-ready • An Industry Day event where students can hear from 6-8 leading digital asset and media management specialists across different sectors with a Q&A and networking


Base Campus

Strand Campus Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.


Regulating Bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students


Entry Requirements

UK Applicants

  • Standard requirements: A minimum high 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above
  • Programme-Specific Requirements: Bachelors degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) valid in any discipline and/or substantial work experience involving the management, use or creation of digital media and resources.

International Applicants

  • Equivalent International qualifications: Select a country to view equivalent qualifications
  • English language requirements: English language band B
  • To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Selection Process

  • Applications must be made online using King’s Apply, the Admissions Portal. A non-refundable application fee of £130 applies.
  • Due to the large volume of applications, this programme operates a partial “gathered-field” approach to decision making for applicants who meet our advertised academic entry requirements.

Personal Statement and Supporting Information

  • You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
    • Supporting document: Yes
      • Please provide a writing sample of around 500 words, answering the following questions. Please note this an essential requirement and supporting statements which do not answer the questions below will not be assessed as part of your application.
        • Why you are applying for this specific programme, and how does it fit in with your future plans? (max 250 words)
        • How does your experience and education make you a suitable candidate for this programme? (max 250 words)
    • Previous Academic Study: Yes
      • A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required.
    • References: Yes
      • One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.
    • Other: Optional
      • Applicants may wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of their application.

Teaching and Structure

  • Teaching methods: Our Digital Asset and Media Management MA is designed to prepare students for a broad range of career opportunities in a dynamic and exciting digital world that is driven by knowledge and innovation.
  • Structure: This is a one-year full-time course (two years part-time) that comprises of modules totalling 180 credits.
  • Required modules:
    • Introduction to Digital Asset & Media Management 1 (30 credits)
    • Introduction to Digital Asset & Media Management 2 (30 credits)
    • Dissertation (60 credits)
  • Optional modules:
    • Artificial Intelligence & Society (15 credits)
    • Music and Sound in Digital Societies (15 credits)
    • Digital Storytelling (15 credits)
    • Web Technologies (15 credits)
    • Global Digital Audiences (15 credits)
    • Digital Innovation (15 credits)
    • Digital Publishing (15 credits)
    • Data Journalism (15 credits)
    • Communication and Consumption Of Cultural Heritage (15 Credits)
    • Social Media, Marketing and Platforms (15 credits)
    • Digital Asset and Media Management Technologies In Practice (15 credits)
    • Management for Digital Content Industries (15 credits)
    • Digital Media, Digital Marketing (15 credits)
    • Curating & Preserving Digital Culture (15 credits)

Careers

  • Employability: As a Digital Asset & Media Management MA graduate, you’ll be equipped with the right skills and knowledge to work with organisations that need expertise in the management of media and assets in both nonprofit and for-profit fields.
  • You would be well-placed to pursue DAMM careers within museums, galleries and archives, symphony orchestras, broadcasting corporations, publishing houses, government agencies, healthcare, law firms, gaming, search engine corporations, social media firms, and beyond.

Fees and Funding

  • Tuition Fees:
    • UK: Full time: £13,500 per year (2025/26), Part time: £6,750 per year (2025/26)
    • International: Full time: £33,600 per year (2025/26), Part time: £16,800 per year (2025/26)
  • Deposit: If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment.
  • Additional Costs: In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for books, clothing for optional course related events and competitions, library fees and fines, personal photocopies, printing course handouts, society membership fees, stationery, travel costs around London and between campuses, and graduation costs.
  • Funding: To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
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