Digital Media, Culture and Korean

Digital media, culture, and Korean is a combination that connects the study of contemporary media and cultural production with deep engagement with one of the world's most dynamic and globally influential languages and cultures. Digital media and cultural studies provide the analytical tools to examine how meaning is made, circulated, and contested through film, television, social platforms, and digital technologies, and how these processes shape identity, power, and public life. Korean, meanwhile, gives you direct access to a culture that has become genuinely global in its reach, from cinema and K-pop to literature, webtoons, and digital content industries that are reshaping global media.

At the School of Oriental and African Studies this combination is a natural fit with the institution's specialism in Asian, African, and Middle Eastern cultures. Studying Korean at SOAS means engaging with the full breadth of Korean linguistic, literary, and cultural traditions, developing language proficiency alongside the historical and contemporary knowledge that allows you to understand Korean cultural production in context. The programme includes a foundation year, which provides a structured introduction to the disciplines before you proceed to the main degree.

You will also study digital media and culture through the specific lens of SOAS's global and cross-cultural perspective.

Graduates from this combination work in media organisations, broadcasting, content creation, journalism, arts and culture organisations, and the growing field of Korean and East Asian cultural industries. Roles in translation, communications, digital marketing, and the international entertainment and media sector are increasingly relevant as Korean cultural content continues to find global audiences. Many graduates continue to postgraduate study in Korean studies, media, or cultural studies, or move into careers in public diplomacy, international organisations, and the arts sector.