Students will now be able to take a Masters degree in ‘Social Media’, with the University of Salford insisting that the course can give real-world skills and experience.
Although it should come as little surprise that people will now have the option to have an MA in Facebook and Twitter, the course is apparently aimed to produce the next generation of PRs and marketers.
Course leader Professor Ben Light said: “Social media is often associated with photos and statuses on Facebook,” he said. “But there’s a massive potential for it to bring communities together, whether they’re geographical or online.
To be honest in my opnion it could be percived as just studying Facebook and social media and social networking, but it also could be a huge benifet for businesses in the future if you have employees who have been trained in the use of using social media tools, such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, and other social media websites and tools.
