Overview

The M.Sc. in Media Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation program is offered by the Colleges of Communication - University of Sharjah in the UAE. It will be delivered in collaboration with the Faculty of Philology and Communication at the University of Barcelona, Spain according to an agreement between the two universities. This is an interdisciplinary program that covers both fields of study - communication and business - by allowing participants to undertake interdisciplinary studies at both colleges under coordinated and integrated approaches. This includes having joint supervision in certain projects as well as the flexibility in the curriculum as to address students' strengths and weaknesses. The program will be physically hosted in the University of Sharjah, but students will regularly attend Sharjah Media City (Shams). Consequently, students will undertake their classes at the University of Sharjah as well as have a base at Shams to develop their own business - thesis project. This will also allow them to network and connect with other start-ups while benchmarking ideas, procedures, and best practices. The M.Sc. in MEDI is set to meet the requirements of society's welfare by supporting the strategic goals of the U.A.E. in terms of fostering growth by means of economic diversification and innovation. It addresses two fundamental areas, the promotion of a Competitive Knowledge Economy and fostering a First-rate Education System that competes in the world stage. MEDI will bring together scientific areas that would otherwise be spread across various departments or Colleges making emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach that integrates delivery and assessment across subject fields while combining theory and practice. This helps the university fulfil its goal of promoting interdisciplinary studies across the board. The M.Sc. in MEDI is a “Dual Degree". Graduates of the program will get two accredited certificates, one from the University of Sharjah in the UAE and one from the University of Barcelona, Spain. The program is a credit hours and thesis based. The student must and a thesis. the period of the program is two years (full time). During the first year, the applicants will complete eight Modules (24 Credit Hours) and in the second year he/she will complete the thesis (9 Credit Hours).