MA Digital Arts and the Humanities

at University College Cork

Modules (total 90 credits)
 

Part I (60 credits)

• DH6003 Digital Humanities Institute (5 credits)
• DH6013 Getting Started with Graduate Research and Generic Skills (5 credits)
• DH6032 Communities of Practice in Digital Scholarship (10 credits)
• DH6033 Conceptual Introduction to Digital Arts and Humanities (10 credits)
• DH6034 Humanities and New Technologies: Tools and Methodologies (10 credits)
   

plus 20 credits from the following elective modules:

• CS6102 Graphics for Interactive Media (5 credits)
• CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
• CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
• CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)
• DH6006 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
• DH6007 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
• DH6012 Contemporary Practices in Publishing and Editing (5 credits)
• DH6014 Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Science (5 credits)
• DH6018 History and Theory of Digital Arts (5 credits)
• DH6026 Principles of Game Design (5 credits)
• HA6026 Global Galleries: History, Theory and Practice (10 credits)
• MU6031 Sound Studies and Musicology (5 credits)
   

Part II (30 credits)

• DH6035 Digital Arts & Humanities Dissertation (30 credits). A dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words plus a digital artefact must be submitted by a specified date.
   

Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Arts & Humanities (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award): Students who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules (including DH6033) may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Arts & Humanities.
 

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Arts & Humanities (NFQ Level 9, Major Award): Students who pass modules to the value of 60 credits in Part I may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Arts & Humanities.

The entry requirement is a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent in any discipline.
 

Candidates who hold a Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) will also be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) subject to the approval of the programme selection committee.
 

Students intending to take this course will need to be proficient users of common word processing software, and basic internet tools, have a basic grasp of spreadsheet and database software, and be willing, and keen to develop advanced user skills in those areas, and explore new technologies. Where specific tools are used in the field, skills development is built into the relevant modules to raise students’ skills from those of the average MA entrant to best international norms in the Digital Arts & Humanities. The course team has significant experience in this area. 
 

Students must submit a supplementary statement (c 750 words)  indicating their potential research interests in the field, and how they envisage the use of digital tools might contribute to their research interests.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The 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 EU fee for this course is €6,130.
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €16,400.
 

Deposits

If your course required a deposit, that figure will be deducted from your second semester fee payment in January.
 

EU student fee payment

Fees for EU students are payable in two equal instalments. First payment at registration in August and the second in January.
 

International student fee payment

International Students can pay in two equal instalments once they have paid the appropriate deposit. The initial payment is due on registration and the balance usually by the end of January.

This course produces digitally-literate, interdisciplinary graduates who will be able to fill a variety of roles in the ‘knowledge economy’. Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of settings, including IT, education, heritage, journalism, technical writing, publishing, galleries, design, and academia.