University of Sussex

PhD Digital Media

University of Sussex

Course overview

The rapid evolution and distribution of digital media technologies are used in so many aspects of everyday life, raising new research questions. In this four-year course, specialist methods and approaches are updated to understand the transformations in this era and social worlds. Exploring these questions in a PhD programme, students will work with expert faculty who guide and supervise them throughout their research project.

Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Sussex Humanities Lab, which is dedicated to developing and expanding interdisciplinary research at the cutting edge of digital humanities and digital media. This PhD Digital Media at University of Sussex welcomes research proposals in areas such as critical theory, technology, digital humanities, computational media, the political economy of computation, software and algorithm studies and philosophy of media.

Entry requirements

Grade Requirements

  • International students are expected to have a merit (an average of 60% overall) in a master's degree and an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree.

English Language Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic): International students are required to score a high level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).
  • Pearson PTE Academic: International students are required to score a High level (62 overall, including at least 59 in all four skills)
  • TOEFL (iBT): International students are required to score a high level of 88 overall, including at least 20 in listening, 19 in reading, 21 in speaking, and 23 in writing.
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): International students are required to score an English A or English B at grade 5 or above.

Scholarships

  • Cate Haste Scholarship in History

    £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £3,000

  • Cate Haste Scholarship in Media and Film

    £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £3,000

  • Chancellor's International Scholarships

    £5,000 in the first year of full-time study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Chancellor's Masters Scholarship

    £3,000 for applicants assessed as 'Home' for fees or £5,000 for applicants assessed as 'Overseas' for fees.

  • Gazelle Twin Scholarship for Women in Music Technology

    £500 each year of study. The opportunity to organise an annual student music event.

    Up to £500

  • Jan Metzger Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems MSc

    £12,550 fee waiver

    Up to £12,550

  • John Kinghorn Scholarship in Engineering

    £10,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £10,000

  • MBA Impact Scholarship

    £2,500 - £5,000 towards tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £2,500

  • Professor Colin Eaborn Chemistry Scholarship

    Up to £2,000 for BSc students, up to £3,000 for MChem students.

  • Sanctuary Scholarship (Masters)

  • Sanctuary Scholarship (Undergraduate)

  • Shan Vaswani Borgartz Scholarship in Media

    £5,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £5,000

  • Stuart Hall Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee discount.

    Up to £5,000

  • Sussex Alumni Scholarship

    £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £3,000

  • Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships

    £10,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £10,000

  • The University of Sussex Business School International Masters Award

    £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the Business school.

    Up to £2,000

  • The University of Sussex Engineering and Informatics International Masters Award

    £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the School of Engineering & Informatics.

    Up to £2,000

Career opportunities

Careers for graduates of PhD Media and Communications from the University of Sussex range from technical roles such as:

  • Professor
  • Researcher
  • Digital media producer
  • Innovation leader
  • Media consultant

Cost of study

The tuition fee for international students studying a PhD Media and Communications in the University of Sussex is £23,500 per year. The tuition fee is subject to an annual increase.

Admission

To apply for this course, you’ll need to go through the application portal of the university. You can speak to one of our trained counsellors to find out more about this process.

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