The Digital World Research Centre (DWRC) at the University of Surrey,
Guildford, UK, is launching a new inter-disciplinary postgraduate
programme in September 2003. It is designed to equip students with the
social scientific resources to investigate the role of digital
technologies in society, and the technical resources to contribute
towards their ongoing development. The programme combines modules from
DWRC and other Departments, particularly Sociology and Computing. It
will also bring together people from variety of backgrounds.
It will provide students with the skills required for a range of jobs
involving digital technologies in the IT industry. In particular the
course will enable students to:
• examine these digital technologies and their place in society in a
critical and theoretically informed way and utilise a range of research
methods to assess the impact of digital technologies
• develop an appreciation of the processes involved in the design of
digital technologies
• develop the skills required for analysis and synthesis, communication
and presentation, computing, critical reasoning, data analysis,
organisation and planning, report and essay writing, problem solving,
and interactive group work.
This full-time programme is suitable for students with first degrees in
social science or computer science.
DWRC is a multidisciplinary unit within the School of Human Sciences.
It covers sociology, psychology, economics, human factors and
human–computer interaction.
The University of Surrey campus is located in landscaped grounds just
outside Guildford town centre. Guildford has a lively nightlife and
good transport connections to London (50 kms) and London airports.
For further information contact:
MSc Admissions
Digital World Research Centre
School of Human Sciences
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 1483 689446
Fax: +44 1483 689550
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Professor Nigel Gilbert, FREng, AcSS, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor
of
Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. +44 (0)1483
689173
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