Master Scholarships in Digital Communication Leadership, Europe (2018)

The Master in Digital Communication Leadership (DCLead) approaches the vast and recent field of digital communication from an interdisciplinary and international point of view bringing together advanced academic discussion with practical knowledge and skills. The programme promotes a non-techno-deterministic, social and ethical reflection on digital communication for future leaders of the field.

DC Lead is also offered in collaboration with the following academic partners:
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States
- Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC), Ghana
- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Bresil
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
- Journalism School at Fudan University, China

And the following industry partners:
- Teracom A/S, Denmark
- Discovery Communications Inc.
- the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Red Bull Media House GmbH, Austria

All courses are held in English.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:
- An applicant for admission shall hold the equivalent of an academic bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic higher education institution, corresponding to at least 180 ECTS (6 semesters), or a Master’s degree;
- Applicants for the Digital Communication, Policy and Innovation in Europe (track A), should have a Bachelor or Master degree in Mass Communication, Communications, Journalism or Media Studies. Candidates with a bachelor or master’s degree in Law, Sociology, Education, Translations or other social science disciplines must have gained competencies in the field of digital communication through work experience to be eligible;
- Applicants for the Digital Technology and Management track (track B) must have a Bachelor or Master in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering. Candidates with a bachelor or master’s degree in business administration with competencies in Information Technologies gained through work experience are also considered. Candidates with other bachelor or master’s degrees are not eligible;
- Applicants for positions as self-funding students that do not have a Bachelor’s degree at the moment of the application, but, they are expected to be awarded a Bachelor’s degree before the start of the programme, are considered;
- Applicants for an E+ Scholarship that do not have a Bachelor’s degree at the time of the submission of application are not elegile for the scholarship;
- Furthermore, in judging whether a particular diploma or work experiences is relevant to the topic of the programme, the selection commission will take into consideration the motivation letter;
- Prospective candidates should also note that Digital Marketing is a minor subject in the DCLead programme.

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Master Scholarships in Digital Communication Leadership, Europe (2018)