BA Hons Digital Humanities and Information Technology

at University College Cork

Programme Outline
 

The BA Digital Humanities and Information Technology is a three-year programme. It is possible to take a four-year degree under the International or Work Experience pathways as detailed:
 

• 3 Years: BA (Hons) Digital Humanities and Information Technology
• 4 Years: BA (Hons) Digital Humanities and Information Technology - International Pathway: Year 3 is spent in an approved foreign university where students will study approved courses/modules to the equivalent value of 60 credits.
• 4 Years: BA (Hons) Digital Humanities and Information Technology - Work Experience Pathway: Year 3 undertake a 5-credit Work Placement Plan module (DH3004) and a 55-credit Work Placement module (DH3005) (approved by the Board of Studies). 
   

Modules

In Year 1 all students take Computer Science (CS) modules and Arts & Humanities (DH) modules to the value of 45 credits together with one other subject from Year 1 arts subjects (15 credits).
 

Year 1

• CS1201 Introduction to Computer Systems (15 credits)
• CS1202 Programming for Digital Humanities I (5 credits)
• CS1203 Programming for Digital Humanities II (5 credits)
• CS1204 Databases for Digital Humanities (5 credits)
• DH1001 Digital Humanities: Theories & Concepts I (5 credits)
• DH1002 Digital Tools & Methods I (5 credits)
• DH1003 Research Methods & Practice (5 credits)

Plus 15 credits from one Arts (minor) field:

Archaeology, Béaloideas, Celtic Civilisation, Chinese Studies, English, Geography, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Philosophy, Politics, Religions & Global Diversity, Sociology, Spanish.
 

Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & ExaminationsThe minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BA Hons English may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

You will come away from this course equipped with an interdisciplinary skill set, which opens up a wealth of employment opportunities across a variety of industries in the technical and cultural sectors. Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of settings, including IT, education, heritage, journalism, technical writing, publishing, galleries, and design.
 

Further Study
 

Our graduates are uniquely balanced across the arts and computing, having studied interdisciplinary modules from Arts, Digital Humanities, and Computer Science. This makes further study possible in many disciplines. Some discipline-specific options include:

• MA Digital Arts & Humanities
• MA Digital Cultures (online)
• PhD Digital Arts & Humanities